Connacht Taekwon-
Mr. Shane Fitzgibbon (5th dan)
Mr. Shane Fitzgibbon has been instrumental in spreading IUTF Taekwon Do throughout Galway and the west of Ireland. He is the second of Mr. Dalton's students to be promoted to 5th Dan black belt and is a member of the IUTF Executive Committee. 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 is particularly proud of his new crop of junior students who have come to feature prominently at a national level since 2000.
He has featured as an author in Irish Fighter magazine and most recently ,has been commissioned to produce a column on exercise & health in Galway First newspaper
As a competitor, Mr. Fitzgibbon is currently the captain of the Irish Senior Male Team and has also represented Europe three times winning gold on each occasion. He has won ten World medals in the space of seven years - four of them gold.
He has featured as an author in Irish Fighter magazine and most recently ,has been commissioned to produce a column on exercise & health in Galway First newspaper
As a competitor, Mr. Fitzgibbon is currently the captain of the Irish Senior Male Team and has also represented Europe three times winning gold on each occasion. He has won ten World medals in the space of seven years -
Major Achievements:
1994 Kerry vs Kent, (England) Silver
1995 GTI British Team Championships (England) Gold
1995 All Ireland Championships (Dublin, -80kg) Gold X 2,
1996 IUTF vs GTI UK, (Cork, team) Gold
1997 IUTF vs Wales (ITU, team event, Cardiff) Gold
1998 The West African Open (The Gambia) Gold, Silver
1998 Open National TKD Championships, Gold
1999 Open National TKD Championships Gold
2000 The West African Open (The Gambia) Gold X 2
2000 AIMAA Open World Champs. (Dublin) Gold, Silver, Grand Championship/Sparring
2001 WOMAA World Games Silver (team pattern)
2002 Master Choi's Cup, (Canada, +80kg) Bronze
2002 Promoted to 4th Dan by Master Trevor Nicholls in Canada.
2003 Celtic Cup, Bronze.
2003 Leinster Championships, Bronze
2004 Munster Championships, Gold
2004 ITF World Championships, Bronze x 2
2004 Irish National Championships, Gold
2004 Celtic Cup, Gold
2004 WKA Germany Vs IUTF, Gold
2005 Munster Championships, Gold, Silver
2005 Four Nations, Holland, Silver
2005 UK ITF Championships, Bronze x 2
2005 Promoted to 5th dan by Master Bhup Sahota in England (received highest score in grading)
2005 Irish Championships Gold
2005 Leinster Championships, Gold
2005 Irish Competitor of the Year
2006: 2nd Intercontinental Cup: Gold (Europe vs. Africa)
2006 S.E. English Open, Gold x 2, Bronze x 2
2006 ITF European Championships: Gold, Silver, Bronze x 2
2006 The Celtic Team Cup, Gold
2006 The 3rd Intercontinental Cup, Gold (Europe Versus the Americas)
2007 The 4th Intercontinental Cup: Gold (Europe vs. Africa )
2007 The Intercontinental Championships: Gold
2007 International “Country Cup”, Germany : Gold, Silver X 2, Bronze
2007 Four Nations Cup , England : Silver
2007 ITF World Championships: Gold, Bronze
2007 WKA World Championships: Gold, Bronze
2008 IUTF Irish Competitor of the Year
1994 Kerry vs Kent, (England) Silver
1995 GTI British Team Championships (England) Gold
1995 All Ireland Championships (Dublin, -
1997 IUTF vs Wales (ITU, team event, Cardiff) Gold
1998 The West African Open (The Gambia) Gold, Silver
1998 Open National TKD Championships, Gold
1999 Open National TKD Championships Gold
2000 The West African Open (The Gambia) Gold X 2
2000 AIMAA Open World Champs. (Dublin) Gold, Silver, Grand Championship/Sparring
2001 WOMAA World Games Silver (team pattern)
2002 Master Choi's Cup, (Canada, +80kg) Bronze
2002 Promoted to 4th Dan by Master Trevor Nicholls in Canada.
2003 Celtic Cup, Bronze.
2003 Leinster Championships, Bronze
2004 Munster Championships, Gold
2004 ITF World Championships, Bronze x 2
2004 Irish National Championships, Gold
2004 Celtic Cup, Gold
2004 WKA Germany Vs IUTF, Gold
2005 Munster Championships, Gold, Silver
2005 Four Nations, Holland, Silver
2005 UK ITF Championships, Bronze x 2
2005 Promoted to 5th dan by Master Bhup Sahota in England (received highest score in grading)
2005 Irish Championships Gold
2005 Leinster Championships, Gold
2005 Irish Competitor of the Year
2006: 2nd Intercontinental Cup: Gold (Europe vs. Africa)
2006 S.E. English Open, Gold x 2, Bronze x 2
2006 ITF European Championships: Gold, Silver, Bronze x 2
2006 The Celtic Team Cup, Gold
2006 The 3rd Intercontinental Cup, Gold (Europe Versus the Americas)
2007 The 4th Intercontinental Cup: Gold (Europe vs. Africa )
2007 The Intercontinental Championships: Gold
2007 International “Country Cup”, Germany : Gold, Silver X 2, Bronze
2007 Four Nations Cup , England : Silver
2007 ITF World Championships: Gold, Bronze
2007 WKA World Championships: Gold, Bronze
2008 IUTF Irish Competitor of the Year
