Orla Barry from Ladysbridge wins bronze at the London Paralympics

A few months back, there was a programme called 'London Calling' which followed various athletes as they prepared for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. One of those featured at the time was Orla Barry from Ladysbridge in East Cork.

This was the description from the programme...... "Orla Barry is a 22-year-old discus thrower from Ladysbridge, Co Cork, who was born without kneecaps and lower leg bone. Her parents made the difficult decision to amputate both her legs above the knee when she was 11 months, but this traumatic early life did not hold Orla back. She broke onto the international scene aged just 18 finishing fifth in the final of the F57 discus at Beijing in 2008. She is now the European record holder in her class and will be hoping to win a medal in London."


On Tuesday the 4th of September, Orla won  the Bronze Medal in the Women’s Discus – F57/58. She threw 28.12m earning a total of 921 points to take third place.