Sport Northern Ireland has funded Lisa Kearney through the Athlete Investment Programme since 2006. Edinburgh-based Lisa has been described as best prospect Irish judo has ever had and her recent Bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and results over recent years demonstrates that this is certainly the case.
Since receiving Sport Northern Ireland investment and securing a place at the Sports Institute for Northern Ireland (SINI), Lisa has achieved many sporting highlights and medal successes. Most recently…
2014
· Bronze Medal, Commonwealth Games
· 7th placing, Grand Slam
· 7th placing, IJF Grand Prix
· 5th placing, IJF World Cup
2013
· Gold Medal, IJF World Cup
· Gold Medal, IJF World Cup
· Silver Medal, IJF World Cup 2012
· 5th placing, IJF World Cup
· Silver Medal, IJF World Cup
2012
· 5th placing, IJF World Cup
· Silver Medal, IJF World Cup
Sport Northern Ireland has funded Kelly Gallagher through the Athlete Investment Programme 2008. Kelly, together with her guide Charlotte Evans, has had a successful season (Dec 2013 – March 2014) with the following medal successes…
· Gold – Europa Cup, Women Giant Slalom Visually Impaired
· Gold – Europa Cup, Women’s Super G
· Gold – Europa Cup, Women’s Super Combined
· Gold – Europa Cup, Women’s Slalom
· Gold – World Cup, Women’s Super G
· Gold – World Cup, Women’s Giant Slalom
· Gold – World Cup, Women’s Super Combined
· Silver – World Cup, Women’s Downhill 2
· Silver – World Cup, Women’s Giant Slalom
Mostly recently Kelly won Paralympic GB’s first ever Gold medal at the 2014 Winter Sochi Paralympic Games with victory in the visually impaired Super-G.
