Niamh McCarthy

Niamh McCarthy
Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	4 January 1994 (age 30); County Cork, Ireland
Sport
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability class	F41
Event	Discus throw
Club	Leevale Athletic Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	31.76 m; 32.67 m (unofficial)
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing Ireland
Summer Paralympics
World Championships
European Championships

Niamh McCarthy (born 4 January 1994) is an Irish Paralympic discus thrower, competing in the F41 classification, a classification for persons of reduced stature.^[2]^[3] She is the 2018 European champion in the event at her classification and, as of August 2018, the European record holder at 31.76 metres.^[1]

Career[edit]

McCarthy started competing in discus events in 2013, winning world and European medals before taking a silver at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.^[4]^[5]^[6]

McCarthy won the gold medal at the European Para Athletics Championships in Berlin, August 2018, setting a new European record of 31.76 m^[1]^[7]^[8]

In October 2021, McCarthy retired from competitive throwing after her participation in the deferred 2020 Paralympic Games.^[9]

Personal life[edit]

McCarthy has lived in England and France.^[10] is a former student of Biological and Chemical Sciences at University College Cork. She also practises sky-diving.^[10]^[11] She has lordosis^[10] and competes in F41 classification events,^[10] which for women is for those under 140 cm (4 ft 7 in) in height.^[12]

After discovering that none of the Irish press or TV channels had sent any journalists to the 2018 Para Athletics European Championships, Niamh decided to cover the Championships herself via her Instagram account.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Berlin 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW F41 - FINAL (pdf) (Report). 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Meet Niamh McCarthy, possibly the world's fastest learning discus thrower - SportsJOE.ie". sportsjoe.ie. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ "Niamh McCarthy RIO". paralympics.ie. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ "Niamh McCarthy scoops stunning discus silver". RTÉ News. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ ""I got what I came here for" - Niamh McCarthy relishes silver medal victory in Rio". newstalk.com.^{[dead link]}
^ Bailey, Ryan. "Niamh McCarthy wins Ireland's second Paralympic medal of the day". The42.ie. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ O'Dea, Arthur James (20 September 2018). "'This Is Elite Level Sport. Being A Paralympic Athlete Isn't Just A Hobby'". balls.ie. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "Women's discus throw F41" (PDF). 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ Kinnevey, Derek (28 October 2021). "Paralympic Silver Medallist Niamh McCarthy Announces Retirement". Paralympics.ie. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "MCCARTHY Niamh". paralympic.org.^{[dead link]}
^ "Silver for McCarthy & bronze for Streimikyte rounds off another successful day for Ireland at Europeans". paralympics.ie. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ "Page 2 « Niamh McCarthy". Paralympics Ireland.^{[dead link]}

External links[edit]

Niamh McCarthy at the International Paralympic Committee
Niamh McCarthy at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
Niamh McCarthy at Paralympics Ireland (profile 1)
Niamh McCarthy at Paralympics Ireland (profile 2)

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[Berlin_2018-1] Berlin 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW F41 - FINAL (pdf) (Report). 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[meet-2] "Meet Niamh McCarthy, possibly the world's fastest learning discus thrower - SportsJOE.ie". sportsjoe.ie. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[3] "Niamh McCarthy RIO". paralympics.ie. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[4] "Niamh McCarthy scoops stunning discus silver". RTÉ News. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[5] ""I got what I came here for" - Niamh McCarthy relishes silver medal victory in Rio". newstalk.com.^{[dead link]}

[6] Bailey, Ryan. "Niamh McCarthy wins Ireland's second Paralympic medal of the day". The42.ie. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[elite-7] O'Dea, Arthur James (20 September 2018). "'This Is Elite Level Sport. Being A Paralympic Athlete Isn't Just A Hobby'". balls.ie. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[women_discus_throw_f41_para_european_championships_2018-8] "Women's discus throw F41" (PDF). 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[9] Kinnevey, Derek (28 October 2021). "Paralympic Silver Medallist Niamh McCarthy Announces Retirement". Paralympics.ie. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

[p.org-10] "MCCARTHY Niamh". paralympic.org.^{[dead link]}

[11] "Silver for McCarthy & bronze for Streimikyte rounds off another successful day for Ireland at Europeans". paralympics.ie. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[12] "Page 2 « Niamh McCarthy". Paralympics Ireland.^{[dead link]}

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