Golden Girl – Ruth Dossen is the European Schools Champion
Ruth Dossen is a European Champion.
The Galway starlet claimed featherweight gold in Banja Luca on Saturday.
The Olympic Galway dynamo outpointed Jovana Damjanovic of Serbia to step to the top of the continental podium.
The win, Ireland’s first at this instalment of the tournament, sees the starlet become Ireland’s 26th European Schools medal winner. She joins a list of Euro Schools gold medal winners that includes James McGivern, Aaron McKenna, Yasmin Meredith, Winnie McDonagh, Lousie Joyce and Cassie Henderson.
She also becomes the second European Champion in the Dossen household, following in the continental footsteps of big brother Gabriel Dossen, who won European Senior gold in 2022.
Aleigha Murphy had to settle for silver after she suffered defeat after a competitive fight with Poland’s Amelia Urban.
Dominic Barrett will look to make it two golds for Ireland on finals day when he fights Poland’s Natan Styczek later this evening.
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
