O'LEARY Patrick

Date of Birth: 17 Oct 1972

Age: 48

Gender: Male

Sport Class: KL3,VL3

Place of residence : GALWAY

Residence Country:

Ireland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL3	9
	Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL3 Heat 1 #7	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Heat 1 #17	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL3 Semi-final 2 #26	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL3 Final B #32	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Semi-final 2 #42	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Final A #49	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	42.783
World Championships
5	Va'a Single 200m - VL3	2019	Szeged, HUN	49.27
9	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2017	Racice, CZE	42.332
9	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2015	Milan, ITA	42.399
9	Men's K1 200m LTA	2014	Moscow, RUS	42.541
10	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2019	Szeged, HUN	42.22
10	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	42.622
10	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2016	Duisburg, GER	42.882
12	Va'a Single 200m - VL3	2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	52.788
14	Men's K1 200m LTA	2013	Duisburg, GER	44.264
European Championships
1	Va'a Single 200m - VL3	2021	Duisburg, GER	50.308
7	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2019	Poznan, POL	44.301
7	Va'a Single 200m - VL3	2018	Belgrade, SRB	53.564
8	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2018	Belgrade, SRB	41.410
9	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2021	Duisburg, GER	44.944
9	Va'a Single 200m - VL3	2019	Poznan, POL	53.217
10	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2017	Plovdiv, BUL	41.092

Pat (paralympics.ie, 05 Jul 2016)

Occupation:

Athlete, Lecturer

Chemistry - University College Cork, Ireland

Wife Jude, children Sean and Joe

Languages spoken:

Other sports:

He represented Ireland in athletics [shot put] at international schools level. (irishexaminer.com, 23 Jul 2016)

He began canoeing in 1990 at school in Cork, Ireland. The first time he sat in a boat following his amputation was in April 2012, and he began racing a year later. (irishexaminer.com, 27 Dec 2019, 23 Jul 2016)

He decided to take up Para canoe after the sport was announced for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. "I managed 10 minutes in my first stint. It was hell but great." (irishexaminer.com, 27 Dec 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Twitter profile, 20 Jul 2020)

Philosophy:

"Eat well, train hard, race at 100%." (Twitter profile, 20 Jul 2020)

General Interest

Classification
KL3, VL3 (ICF, 01 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (irishexaminer.com, 23 Jul 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (irishexaminer.com, 23 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
In 1991 a minor irritation in his knee led to the discovery that he had cancer in his femur. He had his knee replaced with a metal joint which lasted until 2006 when he had it replaced. In 2010, when he had the second knee replacement, he suffered an infection and in November 2011 he had his left leg amputated. (irishexaminer.com, 23 Jul 2016)

Milestones

He became the first Irish paddler to compete at the Paralympic Games when he participated at the 2016 edition in Rio de Janeiro. (paralympic.org, 2016; irishtimes.com, 14 Sep 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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