Toronto was the host of the 1976 Paralympic Games where Team Ireland went to produce their best performance to date at a Paralympic Games. 20 medals came homeĀ with the Irish athletes; 2 for Patrick McCool, Julia Cosgrove, Clause Stevens and Frances O’Sullivan, 3 for Christine Doprill and Kathleen Fagan, an amazing 6 medals from Rosaleen Gallagher and a gold medal in the javelin for Michael Cunningham.
First Name | Surname | Medal | Sport | Event |
Patrick | McCool | Silver | Athletics | Men’s Club Throw |
Patrick | McCool | Silver | Athletics | Men’s Discus Throw |
Clause | Stevens | Silver | Athletics | Men’s Discus Throw 2 |
Michael | Cunningham | Gold | Athletics | Men’s Javelin 4 |
Clause | Stevens | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s Shot Put 2 |
Rosaleen | Gallagher | Silver | Athletics | Women’s 60m 1B |
Kathleen | Fagan | Silver | Athletics | Women’s 60m 2 |
Rosaleen | Gallagher | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Club Throw 1B |
Rosaleen | Gallagher | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Discus Throw 1B |
Kathleen | Fagan | Silver | Athletics | Women’s Discus Throw 2 |
Christine | Doprill | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Discus Throw 2 |
Christine | Doprill | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Javelin 2 |
Rosaleen | Gallagher | Gold | Athletics | Women’s Pentathlon 1B |
Rosaleen | Gallagher | Silver | Athletics | Women’s Shot Put 1B |
Christine | Doprill | Silver | Athletics | Women’s Shot Put 2 |
Rosaleen | Gallagher | Silver | Athletics | Women’s Slalom 1B |
Kathleen | Fagan | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Slalom 2 |
Julia | Cosgrove | Gold | Table Tennis | Women’s Doubles 1B |
Frances | O’Sullivan | Gold | Table Tennis | Women’s Doubles 1B |
Julia | Cosgrove | Gold | Table Tennis | Women’s Singles 1A |
Frances | O’Sullivan | Silver | Table Tennis | Women’s Singles 1B |