MEDAL UPGRADE – Ruth Dossen digs deep to mine SILVER
Ruth Dossen produced when it mattered most digging deep to mine silver at the European Schools Championships in Banja Luka today.
The Olympic Galway BC eventually came out on top of a tight tussle with Italian opposition to progress to claim semi-final victory and trade bronze for silver in impressive fashion.
Dossen took a close first 3-2 but lost the second by the same margin meaning everything was to play for going into the last against Mira Amadori.
The Connacht fighter ignored the pressure, rose to the occasion, and consulted her best form in the final session, winning it across the board to ensure silver at the very least.
Dossen, a sister of European Championships gold medal winner Gabriel Dossen, will not fight for gold on finals day.
The Galway fighters, win is Ireland’s second of quarter-final day, following the victory of Aleigha Murphy, with three more fighters still to trade silver medal fight leather.
Team Ireland
36kg Danielle Smithers (Swords)
38kg Kayla Harris (St Monicas)
40kg Alanna Berry (Crumlin)
42kg Kenia Flood Prado (Glasnevin)
44kg Alannah Murphy (Crumlin)
46kg Aleigha Murphy (Crumlin)
48kg Maggie McDonagh (Mullingar Elite)
51kg Ella Archbold (Ballybrack) Team Co-Captain
54kg Vanessa Doyle (Templemore)
57kg Ruth Dossen (Olympic C)
60kg Roisin Hegarty (Illies GG)
64kg Robin O’Reilly (Monkstown D)
70kg Ellie May Lawlor (Brian Dillons)
40kg Rylee Finn (St Nicholas)
42kg Emmet Shields (Glasnevin)
44kg Sean Kelly (St Abbans Kilmyshall)
46kg Jack Jones (Sacred Heart D)
48kg Christy Joyce (Olympic L)
50kg Francis Maughan (Olympic C)
52kg Connor Lowry (East Down)
54kg Tadhg Brennan Tansey (Baldoyle)
57kg Michael Mullaney (Claremorris) Team Co-Captain
60kg Ruairi Walker (St John Bosco A)
63kg Jamie Herbert Jacob (Kilcullen)
66kg Charlie Dixon (Enniscorthy)
70kg Dominic Barrett (Titans)
75kg Ethan Duffy (Aglish)
80kg Noel Martin (West End)
90kg Michael J McDonagh (Tredagh)
Team Managers: Stephen Connolly & Jennifer O’Sullivan Coffey
Coaches: Amanda Spencer, Paul Simpson, Ralph McKay, Tommy O’Donnell
R&J: Loughlin Gannon
