Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Aoife O’Rourke (Boxing)

O’Rourke has timed her run to Tokyo perfectly

Middleweight Aoife O’Rourke. Photograph: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Middleweight Aoife O’Rourke. Photograph: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Age: 23

Weight: 75kg

Major wins: European Championship gold 2019

Club: Castlerea, Co Roscommon

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The Roscommon middleweight has perfectly timed her run, winning European gold two years ago and backing that up at the recent Olympic qualifiers. Coming from behind in Paris, she showed staying power and determination to beat Poland’s Elzbeita Wojik, the opponent she beat in the European final.

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson is a sports writer with The Irish Times