Orla Comerford

Irish Paralympic athlete

Orla Comerford

Comerford at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Personal information
Born|  (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 27)
Dublin, Ireland
Sport
Country|  Ireland
Sport| Paralympic athletics
Disability| Stargardt's disease
Disability class| T13
Event(s)| 100 metres
200 metres
Club| Raheny Shamrock Athletics Club

Medal record

Paralympic athletics
Representing  Ireland
Paralympic Games
| 2024 Paris | 100m T13
European Championships
| 2018 Berlin | 100m T13
| 2018 Berlin | 200m T13

Orla Comerford (born 14 September 1997) is an Irish Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at the international level.[1][2][3] She has Stargardt's disease, which is an inherited retinal disease. Its main symptom is loss of visual acuity, uncorrectable with glasses.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ "Orla Comerford - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.[dead link‍]
2. ^ "Orla Comerford - Paralympics Ireland". Paralympics Ireland. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
3. ^ "From Leaving Cert points to Paralympics: teen sprint sensation living the athletics dream". the42.ie. 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
4. ^ "Orla Comerford". Paralympics. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
5. ^ Sahel, José-Alain; Marazova, Katia; Audo, Isabelle (February 2015). "Clinical Characteristics and Current Therapies for Inherited Retinal Degenerations". Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine. 5 (2): a017111. doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a017111. ISSN 2157-1422. PMC 4315917. PMID 25324231.

## External links

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* Orla Comerford at the International Paralympic Committee
* Orla Comerford at Paralympics Ireland

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