John Cronin is an Irish boccia player. He won a gold medal alongside Margaret Grant at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in the mixed pairs BC3 boccia event.
Career edit
Cronin began playing boccia in 1996 and won a bronze medal two years later in the 1998 Boccia World Championships. He also earned two silver medals at the 1999 Boccia World Cup.[1] In the 2000 Summer Paralympics, his first Paralympic Games, Cronin won a gold medal with Margaret Grant in the mixed pairs BC3 boccia event.[2][3] In the 2002 World Championships in Portugal, Cronin won two bronze medals.[1] He later competed in the mixed pairs BC3 boccia event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics but failed to qualify for a medal.[4] After winning another silver medal at the 2008 Boccia World Cup, Cronin and his partner Steven Valentine won a silver medal at the 2009 Boccia European Championships in Porto, Portugal.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Portuguese Boccia trip has a silver lining for Johnny Cronin". Irish Independent. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Team Ireland". The Irish Times. 17 October 2000. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Super Berry strikes gold". Irish Independent. 27 October 2000. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "John Cronin". Paralympics. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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