Orla Comerford
Comerford at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 September 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Stargardt's disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Orla Comerford (born 14 September 1997) is an Irish Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at the international level. She has Stargardt's disease, which is an inherited retinal disease. Its main symptom is loss of visual acuity, uncorrectable with glasses.
Comerford won a bronze medal in the 100 metres sprint in the T13 classification at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.