Gallery: Team Ireland Will Be Bringing Home A Huge 86 Medals From An Amazing Special Olympics

Team Ireland has never been more successful. The Los Angeles Special Olympic Games will live long in the memory for a lot of these athletes, and the pictures of joy on their faces throughout the week was a joy to behold.

Here are the best pictures of the week from Sportsfile, summing up the amazing Team Ireland experience. A list of all the medal winners appears at the end of the article.

TEAM IRELAND’S RESULTS TO DATE:

Team Ireland medal tally (end of day seven):

LA2015 Day 5: Saturday 2nd August

86 medals: 26 Gold, 29 Silver, & 31 Bronze

RESULT BREAKDOWN

Basketball: 1 Gold

Amy Duffy, 32, Lusk, Co. Dublin, Swords Basketball Special Olympics, Gold in Basketball team.
Anne Marie Cooney, 32, Straffan, Co. Kildare, St John of God Kildare Services, Gold in Basketball team.
Clare Nolan, 21, Dublin 18, Co. Dublin, Blackrock Flyers Special Olympics Club, Gold in Basketball team.
Laura Mangan, 29, Dublin 9, Co. Dublin, Swords Basketball Special Olympics Club, Gold in Basketball team.
Laura Reynolds, 21, Wicklow, Co. Wicklow, Blue Dolphins Special Olympics Club, Gold in Basketball team.
Lydia McGowan23, Dublin 4, Co. Dublin, Lakers, Gold in Basketball team.
Megan Reynolds, 20, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Blackrock Flyers Special Olympics Club, Gold in Basketball team.
Michelle Stynes, 37, Dublin 24, Co. Dublin, Palmerstown Wildcats Special Olympics Club, Gold in Basketball team.
Nichola Farrell, 36, Dublin 18, Co. Dublin, Blackrock Flyers Special Olympics Club, Gold in Basketball team.
Sarah Byrne, 18, Dublin 22, Co. Dublin, Palmerstown Wildcats Special Olympics Club, Gold in Basketball team.

Equestrian: 1 Gold, 1 Bronze

John Deevy, Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford, Waterford Special Olympics Equestrian Club, Gold in Team Relay, Bronze in Equestrian Working Trails.
Dearbhail Savage, 15, Saddle and Reins Special Olympics Club, Mowhan, Co. Armagh, Gold in Team Relay

Football: 1 Bronze, 1 x 5^th place Ribbon

11-a-side

Andrew Armitage, 21, Skerries, Co. Dublin, Sporting Fingal, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Anthony Clarke, 34, Leixlip, Co. Kildare, Lakers, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Darren Bevins, 35, Dublin 7, Co. Dublin, Lakers, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
David Carrig, 37, Dublin 20, Co. Dublin, Cheeverstown House, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Francis Bilardi, 29, Dublin 24, Co. Dublin, Cheeverstown House, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Laurence Keegan, 33, Dublin 7, Co. Dublin, Sporting Fingal, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Leon Keogh, 23, Dublin 5, Co. Dublin, Sporting Fingal, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Mark Duffy, 30, Dublin 24, Co. Dublin, Cheeverstown House, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Matthew Troy, 22, Swords, Co. Dublin, Sporting Fingal, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Nathan Finney, 26, Dublin 11, Co. Dublin, Sporting Fingal, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Noel Delaney, 24, Dublin 11, Co. Dublin, Sporting Fingal, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Patrick Duff, 26, Dublin 7, Co. Dublin, Cheeverstown House, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Robert Byrne, 28, Kildangan, Co. Kildare, Lakers, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Sean Mc Donald, 28, Delgany, Co. Wicklow, Cheeverstown House, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Thomas Caulfield, 23, Dublin 10, Co. Dublin, Cheeverstown House, Bronze in 11 Aside Football
Wayne McDonagh, 22, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Lakers, Bronze in 11 Aside Football

5-a-side

Christopher Kane, 19, Lisburn, Co. Antrim, Lisburn Together Special Olympics Club, 5^th place Ribbon in 5Aside Football.
Colm Monahan, 23, Ballincollig, Co. Cork, Ballincollig Special Olympics Club, , 5^th place Ribbon in 5Aside Football.
Damien Kirwan, 28, Waterford City, Waterford Special Olympics Club, 5^th place Ribbon in 5Aside Football.
Dean Gallagher, 49, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Sunbeam House Services, 5^th place Ribbon in 5Aside Football.
Emmet Daly, 19, Swords, Co. Dublin, Sporting Fingal, 5^th place Ribbon in 5Aside Football.
Omer Teko, 22, Dublin 12, Co. Dublin, WALK, 5^th place Ribbon in 5Aside Football.
Peter Fitzpatrick, 20, Ballynahinch, Co. Down, Down Special Olympics Club, 5^th place Ribbon in 5Aside Football.
Roy Cullen, 23, Leixlip, Co. Kildare, Ronanstown Community Training and Education Centre, 5^th place Ribbon in 5Aside Football.
Roy Lindsay, 25, Dublin 11, Co. Dublin, Mobhi Magic Special Olympics Club, 5^th place Ribbon in 5Aside Football.
Stephen Joyce, 22, Lucan, Co. Dublin, Ronanstown Community Training and Education Centre, 5^th place Ribbon in 5Aside Football.

Badminton:1 Gold, 1 Silver

Brian Hooper, 33, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Special Olympics Club Gorey Area, Gold in Mixed Doubles.
Amy Quinn, 30, Bray Co Wicklow, Sunbeam Service, Gold in Mixed Doubles.
Liam Foley, 17, Enfield, Co. Meath, Shoot’n’Stars Special Olympics Club, Silver in Mixed Doubles.
Kelly Delaney, 26, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, South Tipperary Tigers Special Olympics Club, Silver in Mixed Doubles.

Gymnastics: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze, 4 x 4^th place ribbon, 3 x 5^th place ribbon

Laura Ahern, 16, Glanmire, Co. Cork, Owenabue Special Olympics Gymnastics Club, Gold in Gymnastics Uneven Bars, 4^th place ribbon in Gymnastics Balance Beam and 3 x 5^th place ribbons in Gymnastics Floor, Vault and All Round.
Patrick Quinlivan, 33, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, SALTO Gymnastics Club, Silver in Vault, 3 x Bronze in Gymnastics Parallel Bars, Horizontal Bars and Rings , and 3 x 4^th place ribbons in Floor, Pommell Horse and All Round.

Aquatics: 2 Gold, 1 x 5^th place ribbon

Brendan O’Connell, 29. Tralee, Co. Kerry, Kerry Stars Special Olympics Club, Gold in 800m Freestyle (11:17.06)
Keith Butler, 23, Dublin 12, Co. Dublin, D6 Special Olympics Club, Gold in 800m Freestyle (12:07.62)
Gary McEnroe,20, Tallaght, Co. Dublin, St John of God Menni Services, 5^th place Ribbon in 4x25m Freestyle Relay.
John Paul Coleman, 23, Youghal, Co. Cork, Cork Special Olympics Swimming Club, 5^th place Ribbon in 4x25m Freestyle Relay.
Lorraine Hession, 27, Tuam, Co. Galway, Team South Galway Special Olympics Club, 5^th place Ribbon in 4x25m Freestyle Relay.
Sarah Jane Johnston, 36, Lurgan, Co. Armagh, Ripples Sports Special Olympics Club, 5^th place Ribbon in 4x25m Freestyle Relay.

Bocce: 1 Silver

Ann Hoey, 51, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Drogheda Special Olympics Club, Silver in Bocce Doubles.
Peter Malynn, 57, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, St. Hilda’s Work Therapy Unit, Silver in Bocce Doubles.

Athletics: 2 Silver

Timothy Morahan, 26, Dublin 6, Co. Dublin, South Dublin Special Olympics Sports Club, Silver in Long Jump, PB of 4.28m
Aoife Beston, 25, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, Claremorris All Stars Special Olympics Club, Silver in the 4x100m relay.
Donal O’Mahoney, 42, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow, Sunbeam House Services, Silver in the 4x100m relay.
Timothy Moorahan, 26, Dublin 6, Co. Dublin, South Dublin Special Olympics Sports Club, Silver in the 4x100m relay.
James Meenan, 20, Dundalk, Co. Louth, St. Therese’s Special Olympics Club, Silver in the 4x100m relay.

Table Tennis: 4^th place ribbon

Francis Power, 52, Navan, Co. Meath, Navan Arch Club, 4^th place ribbon in mixed doubles.
Carole Catling, 38, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, No Club Recorded, 4^th place in mixed doubles.