Ireland at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Ireland participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, Italy. The 1960 Paralympics, now considered to have been the first Paralympic Games, were initially known as the ninth Stoke Mandeville Games, Games for athletes with disabilities founded in Great Britain in 1948.[1]

Ireland at the
1960 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeIRL
NPCParalympics Ireland
Websitewww.paralympics.ie
in Rome
Competitors5
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Paralympics appearances

Ireland were one of 23 nations to enter athletes and the team of five athletes finished 12th in the medals table, winning two gold medals. Both of Ireland's gold medals were won by Joan Horan. Horan won her medals in two different sports, one in women's St. Nicholas Round open archery and one in the women's 25 m Crawl complete class 2 swimming event.[2][3]

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldJoan HoranArcheryWomen's St. Nicholas round open
 GoldJoan HoranSwimmingWomen's 25m crawl complete class 2

See also

References
  1. "Britain's golden pioneer", BBC, September 13, 2004
  2. "Ireland honours pioneering Paralympian". inside world parasport. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. Results for Joan Horan from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)


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