John McCarthy 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 ...

athlete from

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

competing mainly in category F32/51 club throw and discus throw events. McCarthy competed in the club throw and discus throw at both the 2004 and

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...

, winning the silver medal in the discus in 2004.profile on paralympic.org
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Paralympic athletes for Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Ireland Living people Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Irish male discus throwers Club throwers {{Ireland-Paralympic-medalist-stub