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Special Olympics Ireland athlete Eithne Gormley takes part in the ribbon event of the gymnastics competition, one of five events in which she won a gold medal. [Photo by Ray Ryan] |
The six Irish females competing at level one rhythmic gymnastics added nine gold medals to Ireland's medal count in one day. The achievement was all the more remarkable when one takes note of the fact that it was the first time any of the six had competed at World Games level.
Dublin native Eithne Gormley took first place in each of the five of rhythmic gymnastics events she competed in, resulting in a remarkable medal count for an individual athlete — all the more so because Gormley is 54 years old. She is likely to retire from competition after the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, but even if she does, she intends to stay involved with the Special Olympics movement in some capacity.
Sinead Fortune and Vicki Hosking wrote the original article this profile was based on; it appeared in The Games Gazette, the official newspaper of the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games.
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