Ireland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Ireland at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeIRL
NPCParalympics Ireland
Websitewww.paralympics.ie
in London
Competitors49 in 10 sports
Flag bearers Cathal Miller (opening)[1]
Gabriel Shelly (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
8
Silver
3
Bronze
5
Total
16
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Ireland competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.[3] There are 49 participants representing Ireland at the games, competing across ten sports.

These were the best Paralympics for Ireland since 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea winning 13 gold, 11 silver, and 18 bronze. For its efforts the Team was presented with a People of the Year Award in September 2012.[4]

  1. ^ Paralympic site
  2. ^ "Shelly given flag honour". Herald. Retrieved September 9, 2012.[1],
  3. ^ "Ireland - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Heroes at national and community levels honoured in emotional ceremony". The Irish Times. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.