Orla Barry

Orla Barry (born 21 September 1989) is an Irish discus thrower. Barry was born in Ladysbridge, County Cork, Republic of Ireland and competes in the F57^[2] classification. She has won two Paralympic medals, and is a three time European champion (2012, 2016 and 2018) in the event. On 13 January 2020, Barry announced her retirement from Paralympic sports.^[3]

Orla Barry

Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	(1989-09-21) 21 September 1989 (age 35) Ladysbridge, County Cork
Height	177.8 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F57
Event(s)	Discus, Shot put
Club	Leevale Athletic Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best	31.18 m[1]
Medal record Women's Discus Representing  Ireland Summer Paralympics 2012 London Discus - F57/58 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus (F57) IPC World Championships 2013 Lyon Discus - F57/58 2015 Doha Discus - F57 European Championships 2012 Stadskanaal Discus - F57/58 2016 Grosseto Discus - F57 2018 Berlin Discus - F57 2014 Swansea Discus - F57

References

1. "Cork's Orla Barry wins gold for Ireland at IPC Athletics European Championships". Paralympics Ireland. 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
2. "Orla Barry". London 2012 Paralympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
3. "Orla Barry announces retirement from Paralympic sport". rte.ie. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

External links

• Orla Barry at the International Paralympic Committee
• Orla Barry at Paralympics Ireland (archived 2016 profile)
• Orla Barry at Paralympics Ireland (archived 2012 profile)