FITZGERALD Mary

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
7	Shot Put - F40	2019	Dubai, UAE	6.87
European Championships
3	Shot Put - F40	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	7.35

Ice hockey, ice skating. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)

Athlete, Student

Occupational Therapy - University College Cork, Ireland

English

Gowran Athletic Club [Kilkenny, IRL]

John McCarthy, IRL, from 2018; Jeff Gomez

2019 for Ireland (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)

She took up Para athletics in 2010. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)

"I was always a very active person, who hated sitting down doing nothing for more than five minutes. I enjoyed playing football, ice skating, horse riding, and ice hockey with Kilkenny City Storm. I've always enjoyed sport. I didn't see the fact that I was a little shorter than my friends as a reason to hold me back. I didn't want to let my height stop me from achieving what I wanted to achieve. I won't let anyone or anything stop me from doing what I want to do. From horse riding to ice hockey, I didn't let my height stop me pursuing different sports. That said, shot put is definitely the one for me." (irishexaminer.com, 09 Apr 2020; enableireland.ie, 06 Jul 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (irishexaminer.com, 09 Apr 2020)

Winning three gold medals at the 2019 IWAS World Games in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and competing at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (paralympicsire YouTube channel, 15 Nov 2019; Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)

New Zealander shot putter Valerie Adams. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)

Her parents. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)

"Never tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon." (sport.ucc.ie, 01 Jan 2019)

She was named the 2016 Irish Wheelchair Association [IWA-Sport] Junior Athlete of the Year. (iwasport.com, 26 Feb 2017)

She received the 2014 Jamie Boyle Memorial Award from IWA-Sport for her services to sport. (IWA-Sport Facebook page, 22 Nov 2014)