Gold medal
# gold-medal - Thursday 25 April, 2013
Paralympic hero Mark Rohan inspiring Westmeath footballers
Manager Pat Flanagan has heaped praise on Rohan, who won two gold medals last year in London.
# gold-medal - Friday 22 February, 2013
VIDEO: Martyn Irvine’s gold medal-winning performance at the World Track Championships in full
The Irish cyclist made history yesterday.
# gold-medal - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Dolan praises Mark Rohan’s input to Westmeath football
The Paralympian has been brought on board with the Leinster county’s backroom team for the new season and has already made his mark.
# gold-medal - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Paralympics 2012: ‘Weirwolf’ wins marathon for fourth gold
GB’s David Weir won his fourth gold of the Paralympics, beating rivals Marcel Hug and Kurt Fearnley in the marathon on Sunday.
# gold-medal - Friday 7 September, 2012
Another world record! Jason Smyth claims gold in style
The Irish athlete recorded a time of 21.05 at the Olympic Stadium tonight.
# gold-medal - Monday 3 September, 2012
Paralympic Village, Day Five: Double delight for McKillop
The Irish sprinter won his second gold medal, while Eilish Byrne came fourth in the Equestrian Individual Freestyle Test.
# gold-medal - Friday 31 August, 2012
The Evening Fix: Friday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
# gold-medal - Monday 20 August, 2012
In pictures: Golden girl Katie Taylor visits Crumlin Children’s Hospital
The boxing champion spent the day with some of her younger fans…
# gold-medal - Thursday 16 August, 2012
Le Clos encounter: School-dodging pupil earns a dance date with Gold Medallist swimmer
It took a lot of glitter, cardboard and sticky-back paper but Melanie Olhaus’ poster charmed the returning South African hero.
# gold-medal - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Katie Taylor gets her own 20 punt note*
*Sort of.
# gold-medal - Saturday 11 August, 2012
Taylor urges IABA to award new contract to Antia
The boxer also hinted she was keen on defending her Olympic title in Rio.
# gold-medal - Friday 10 August, 2012
# gold-medal - Thursday 9 August, 2012
No stopping her now: Taylor has ‘no intentions’ of stepping away from boxing
The Olympic lightweight champion joked that she could fight on for another decade.
Video: Crowds in Bray reacts to Katie’s gold medal win
A massive crowd gathered in the 26-year-old’s home town of Bray to watch the fight… and they weren’t disappointed.
# gold-medal - Monday 30 July, 2012
Adlington: Winning gold is not as easy as picking up a drink
The swimmer, who won bronze in the pool on Sunday, has tempered the gold medal ambitions of Team GB supporters.
# gold-medal - Monday 9 July, 2012
Federer sets his sets on Olympic Gold as Murray compares him to Muhammad Ali
The Swiss ace won the men’s doubles in 2008 but craves a centre court win at SW19 to crown a golden summer.
# gold-medal - Sunday 8 July, 2012
Yet another dream team for the USA as Blake Griffin joins LeBron and Kobe
Coach Mike Krzyzewski might be missing four of the NBA’s biggest stars but his 12-man squad for the Olympics is pretty nifty.
# gold-medal - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
Olympic boxing legend Teofilo Stevenson dies aged 60
The Cuban, one of only three fighters to win gold at three different Games, has passed away after suffering from heart disease.
# gold-medal - Thursday 10 May, 2012
Explainer: All you need to know about the women’s boxing qualifiers for London 2012
We answer all your questions, from Katie Taylor’s biggest threats Ireland’s other medal hopes, just in case.
# gold-medal - Saturday 14 April, 2012
Just my cup of tea: Ethiopian long distance champion jets in for Great Ireland Run
Kenenisa Bekele will look to prove his Olympic running credentials when he competes at the Phoenix Park on Sunday
Olympic Interview: Kenneth Egan relives his Silver Medal win at Beijing 2008
Controversy reigned in the Light-Heavyweight Final in 2008 as the Irish boxer was not awarded points for clean hits.
# gold-medal - Thursday 29 March, 2012
# gold-medal - Thursday 16 February, 2012
Former WWE star Kurt Angle’s unlikely London 2012 bid
At the age of 43, the wrestler is looking to qualify for this year’s Olympics – 16 years after winning gold in Atlanta.












































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