Derek Malone is a

paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

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from

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competing mainly in category T38 middle-distance events. Derek competed in the

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2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

. In his first games he competed in the 5000m and 800m before changing to the 800m and 400m in his second games where he won the 800m bronze in the T38 class.profile on paralympic.org
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References

Paralympic athletes for Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Ireland Living people Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Irish male middle-distance runners {{Paralympic-medalist-stub