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Ireland at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

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Ireland at the
2000 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeIRL
NPCParalympics Ireland
Websitewww.paralympics.ie
in Sydney
Competitors39 (24 male, 15 female)
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
9
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

There were fifteen female and twenty-four male athletes representing the country at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, winning nine medals in total and with three of these being won by Mairead Berry.[1]

Medal table

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Tom Leahy Athletics Men's discus F51
 Gold Gabriel Shelly Boccia Mixed individual BC1
 Gold Margaret Grant
John Cronin
Boccia Mixed pairs BC3
 Gold David Malone Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S8
 Gold Mairead Berry Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S2
 Silver Mary Rice Athletics Women's 400m T34
 Silver Mairead Berry Swimming Women's 50m backstroke S2
 Silver Mairead Berry Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S2
 Bronze Catherine Walsh Athletics Women's pentathlon P13

See also

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References

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Bibliography

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  • International Paralympic Committee (2000). "Appendix C: Athlete Numbers - By Delegation". Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Post Games Report. Sydney.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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