The 1984 Paralympic Games were significant for several reasons. The games were hosted on two sides of the Atlantic Ocean as Stoke Mandeville and New York shared the hosting duties. Stoke Mandeville was the spiritual home of the Paralympic Games as the competition that was the forerunner and inspiration to the Paralympic movement and, in 1984, the games returned to that hallowed ground.
Team Ireland enjoyed out most successful ever games in terms of medal success as Irish athletes claimed 67 Paralympic medals. Amongst the medal winners was Ronan Tynan who went on to gain international fame as a singer but as an athlete he showed his versatility by winning three gold and one silver medal in Discus, Shot Put, High Jump and Long Jump.
First Name | Surname | Medal | Sport | Event |
Alice | Bailey | Gold | Lawn Bowls | Women’s Pairs Paraplegic |
Alice | Bailey | Bronze | Lawn Bowls | Mixed Pairs Paraplegic |
Alison | Barnes | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Slalom C1 |
David | Boland | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s Medicine Ball Thrust C2 |
Carol | Carr | Gold | Athletics | Women’s 400m B2 |
Carol | Carr | Silver | Athletics | Women’s 1500m B2 |
Morna | Cloonan | Silver | Athletics | Women’s Club Throw C6 |
Morna | Cloonan | Gold | Athletics | Women’s Shot Put C6 |
Morna | Cloonan | Gold | Swimming | Women’s 25m Backstroke C6 |
Morna | Cloonan | Bronze | Table Tennis | Women’s Singles C4-5 |
Martin | Costello | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s Javelin C4 |
Brendan | Crean | Gold | Athletics | Men’s Club Throw C3 |
Brendan | Crean | Bronze | Swimming | Men’s 25m Backstroke C3 |
John | Creedon | Silver | Athletics | Men’s Club Throw L1 |
Christina | Dodrill | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Shot Put 2 |
Cathy | Dunne | Gold | Athletics | Women’s Discus Throw 3 |
Gerard | Dunne | Gold | Swimming | Men’s Backstroke 6 |
Gerard | Dunne | Gold | Swimming | Men’s 100m Butterfly 6 |
Gerard | Dunne | Silver | Swimming | Men’s 100m Freestyle 6 |
Gerard | Dunne | Silver | Swimming | Men’s 400m Freestyle 6 |
Bill | Ensor | Gold | Lawn Bowls | Men’s Pairs A2/4 |
Rosaleen | Gallagher | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Discus Throw 1B |
Rosaleen | Gallagher | Silver | Athletics | Women’s Javelin 1B |
Rosaleen | Gallagher | Gold | Athletics | Women’s Shot Put 1B |
Rosaleen | Gallagher | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Slalom 1B |
Francis | Genockey | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s Shot Put L2 |
Jimmy | Gibson | Gold | Snooker | Men’s Tournament Paraplegic |
Angela | Hendra | Gold | Lawn Bowls | Women’s Pairs Paraplegic |
Angela | Hendra | Bronze | Lawn Bowls | Women’s Singles Paraplegic |
Angela | Hendra | Bronze | Lawn Bowls | Mixed Pairs Paraplegic |
Team | Ireland | Silver | Football | Football 7 a Side |
Team | Ireland | Bronze | Table Tennis | Men’s Teams CP5 |
Team | Ireland | Silver | Table Tennis | Women’s Teams 2 |
William | Johnston | Gold | Athletics | Men’s Distance Throw C1 |
William | Johnston | Silver | Athletics | Men’s Precision Throw C1 |
Jennifer | Keily | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Slalom C3 |
Patrick | Kelly | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s 800m B1 |
Patrick | Kelly | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s 1500m B1 |
Jennifer | Kiely | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Shot Put C3 |
Tom | Leahy | Silver | Athletics | Men’s Club Throw C2 |
Tom | Leahy | Gold | Athletics | Men’s Shot Put C2 |
David | McNally | Gold | Athletics | Men’s Long Jump C8 |
Kay | McShane | Silver | Athletics | Women’s Marathon 4 |
Joe | Mulhall | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s Club Throw C3 |
Joe | Mulhall | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s Javelin C3 |
Joe | Mulhall | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s Shot Put C3 |
Fintan | O’Donnell | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s 800m B3 |
Monica | O’Kelly | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Shot Put C2 |
Monica | O’Kelly | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Slalom (Leg) C2 |
Monica | O’Kelly | Silver | Swimming | Women’s 25m Freestyle with Aids C2 |
Gerry | O’Rourke | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s 100m A1-3 |
Gerry | O’Rourke | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s 400m A1-3 |
Gerry | O’Rourke | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s 800m A1-3 |
Gerry | O’Rourke | Bronze | Table Tennis | Men’s Singles L2 |
Men’s | Relay | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s 4 x 100m C7-8 |
Ronan | Rooney | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s Marathon 1B |
Paul | Smyth | Gold | Lawn Bowls | Men’s Pairs A2/4 |
Paul | Smyth | Gold | Lawn Bowls | Men’s Singles A2/4 |
John | Twomey | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s Discus Throw 2 |
Ronan | Tynan | Gold | Athletics | Men’s Discus Throw A3 |
Ronan | Tynan | Silver | Athletics | Men’s High Jump A3 |
Ronan | Tynan | Gold | Athletics | Men’s Long Jump A3 |
Ronan | Tynan | Gold | Athletics | Men’s Shot Put A3 |
Dermot | Walsh | Gold | Athletics | Men’s Slalom C2 |
Theresa | Ward | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s 100m C7 |
Theresa | Ward | Silver | Athletics | Women’s 200m C7 |
Theresa | Ward | Silver | Athletics | Women’s Javelin C7 |