Shane
Fitzgibbon is a 5th Degree Black Belt in Taekwon-Do (ITF)
and is one of Ireland's best known and loved exponents
of the art.
He began his training in 1987 in Tralee under Master Don
Dalton. Since that time he has captained the Irish team
in numerous international competitions and world
championships including such countries as Nigeria, Korea,
Ghana and Canada.
In 2000 Shane not only won the AIMAA World Martial Arts Championships
but
actually went on to obtain the Grand Champion title by
defeating all the
other winners of their respective categories. In his illustrious
career
Fitzgibbon has become WKA kickboxing world champion, ITF
European champion (2006) and in 2007 captained the Irish Team to their first
ever gold medal
sparring win in the ITF World Championships in the NIA,
Birmingham.
The Tralee man has been instrumental in spreading Taekwon-Do
throughout Galway
and the west of Ireland and is a member of the Executive
Committee of the
Irish United Taekwon-Do Federation.
Mr. Fitzgibbon is a graduate of University College Galway
(science) and is also a qualified sports instructor with
ITEC. He is the host of the annual Connaught Championships
and has also instructed a number of students to win medals
at world level.
In 2006, 2007 and 2008 Shane Fitzgibbon was selected to
become a part of ITF
Team Europe for the prestigious ITF Intercontinental Cup.
In each of the
three events (Cork, Lagos and Accra) he was selected as
captain and Team
Europe was victorious. Three time Irish Competitor of the
Year, Shane
Fitzgibbon has dedicated his life to the art of Taekwon-Do,
he has travelled
the world, fulfilled his dreams and looks forward to further
success in the
years ahead.
Patricia Dalton
Irish United Taekwon-Do Federation |
