Jason Donoghue and Edward Harty added their names to a distinguished listing of Irish boxers on Sunday final.
The Olympic Mulingar and the Portlaoise battle received gold medals on the European Junior (U16) Championships in Sarajevo.
The victories stored up Eire’s two gold a event run.
The highest podium finishes have been additionally Eire’s 18th and nineteenth gold medal wins on the event. Accounting for the truth that Eire didn’t ship groups to the tournaments in 2020 and 2021, Italy was the fifth 12 months in a row the place Eire received a minimum of two golds.
The highest podium finishes have been additionally Eire’s 18th and nineteenth general within the event.
Paul Stephens of CIE twice received gold at unofficial variations of the event in 1994 and 1995 which passed off earlier than the EUBC started common worldwide Junior (previously Cadet) European Championships. Reigning World Champion Amy Broadhurst can also be one thing of a double winner having taken gold in 2012 earlier than topping the rostrum within the 2013 Junior EUs (a 12 months by which a full European event didn’t happen).
Irish gold medallists on the European Junior (Below-16) Championships
1991 – Roseto, Italy (Unofficial)48kg – Patrick Browne (Holy Trinity)54kg – Michael Blaney (Holy Trinity)
1994 – Patras, Greece (Unofficial)54kg – Paul Stephens (CIE)
1995 – Elazig, Turkey (Unofficial)57kg – Paul Stephens (CIE)
2012 – Władysławowo, Poland57kg – Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan)
2013 – Keszthely, Hungary (European Union)48kg – Jacqui Lynch (Golden Gloves)54kg – Grainne Gavin (Castlebar)57kg – Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan)
2013 – Anapa, Russia63kg – John Joyce (St Michael’s Athy)
2014 – Anapa, Russia66kg – Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
2015 – Lviv, Ukraine66kg – Jason Harty (Rathkeale)
2016 – Kaposvar, Bulgaria57kg – Edward Donovan (OLOL)
2017 – Albena, Bulgaria60kg – Callum Walsh (Riverstown)
2017 – Sofia, Bulgaria48kg – Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry)75kg – Aoibhe Carrabine (Geesala)
2018 – Anapa, Russia54kg – Ellie-Mai Gartland (Clonmel)57kg – Lauren Dempsey (Ryston)
2019 – Galati, Romania50kg – Chloe Gabriel (Mulhuddart)48kg – Mickes Donoghue (St Michael’s Athy)
2022 – Montesilvano, Italy60kg – Ava Henry (Docklands)66kg – Tadhg O’Donnell (4 Kings)
2024 – Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina63kg Edward Harty, Portlaoise66kg John Donoghue, Olympic L
