Kay McShane (1948/1949 – 20 December 2019) was a former Irish wheelchair athlete. Her record of three consecutive wins in the 1984-1986 London Marathon women's wheelchair race remained unequaled for nearly 20 years until

Francesca Porcellato Francesca Porcellato (born 5 September 1970) is an Italian disabled sportsperson who competed at international level in three different sports. Porcellato began her sporting career as a wheelchair racer competing in six Summer Paralympics befor ...

tied the record in 2005 and then broke it in 2006. McShane competed in the

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and

1988 Summer Paralympics The 1988 Summer Paralympics () were the first Paralympics in 24 years to take place in the same city as the Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" was used officially. Bidding proc ...

, in events ranging from the 800 metres to the marathon. She took a silver medal in the marathon in 1984, and two bronze medals in the marathon and 800 metres in 1988. Kay McShane died on 20 December 2019, aged 70.

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* Year of birth missing 1940s births 2019 deaths Irish female wheelchair racers Paralympic wheelchair racers Paralympic athletes for Ireland Paralympic silver medalists for Ireland Paralympic bronze medalists for Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Ireland-Paralympic-medalist-stub