Donal O'Donoghue


 
Mr. Donal O'Donoghue commenced his Taekwon-Do career in Loughlinstown,Co.
Dublin in 1986. Mr. O'Donoghue graded under Grandmaster Hee Il Cho for both I
and II Dan Black Belt and under Master Brendan O'Toole, Master Val Douglas and
Mr. Gerry Martin for III Dan. Mr. O'Donoghue has completed two International In-
structor TrainingCourses under the ITF Technical Committee.

As a competitor Mr. O'Donoghue has held National Champion titles in Patterns,
Sparring and Special Technique Breaking. At International level Mr. O'Donoghue
won a silver medal for III Dan Patterns at the 2005 European Championships in
Italy and was a member of the Irish National Team which won a silver medal in Male
Team Pattern event at the 2005 World Championships in Germany.

Mr. O'Donoghue holds the position of Assistant Coach and is a member of the
ITA Tournament Committee.




2007 Technical Advisor Taekwondo Hall of Fame
Region - Republic of Ireland
2006 Irish Cup International - Team Pattern 1st place (ITA Eastern Region Team),Team Sparring 2nd place (Mulhuddart Team), III-VI Dan Pattern 2nd place and -71kg Sparring 3rd place
2006 World Cup ITF Taekwon-Do, Spain - ITA Ireland Team (Eastern Region) Quarterfinalist -71kg Sparring
2006 World Cup ITF Taekwon-Do, Spain - ITA Ireland Assistant Coach: 8 Gold, 6 Silver and 18 Bronze. Coach to ITA Ireland Junior Male Team Pattern (Silver)
2006 Netherlands International Taekwon-Do Match (ITA Ireland Vs Kogoryo Holland) - ITA Ireland Team Member
2006 ITA Challenge Match - ITA Eastern Region Team Member - Winners
2006 Completed Umpire Course & Seminar, Dublin - Master Wim Bos VIII Dan
2006 Completed Barada Sport Training Camp, Slovenia - Mr. Tomaz Barada V Dan
2006 Open Challenge Cup, Belgium - 1st place III & IV Dan Pattern
2006 Completed Winter Training Camp, Wisla, Poland - Mr. Jerzy Jedut VI Dan
2006 Elected ITA Assistant Coach and launched Sport Taekwon-Do Development Academy, Eastern Region with Mr. Stephen Cooley V Dan
2006 Viking Cup International, Skovde, Sweden - 3rd place III & IV Dan Pattern
2006 INTA International Open, III - IV Dan Pattern 3rd place
2006 Opened Mulhuddart Taekwon-Do Club with Ms. Nicola McCutcheon
2006 Completed Docklands Training Camp, London, England - Mr. Jerzy Jedut VI Dan
2005 XIV ITF World Championships; Dortmund, Germany - 2nd place Team Pattern
2005 XIV ITF World Championships; Dortmund, Germany - Irish Team Member
2005 TKD Impact, English Championships III Dan Pattern 2nd place
2005 International Match (Ireland Vs England), Tonbridge, Kent - Irish Team Member
2005 Completed International Instructor's Course - (Ireland) under Master Hector Marano VIII Dan, Master Pablo Trajtenberg VIII Dan, Master Wim Bos VIII Dan, Master Tran Trieu Quan VIII Dan, ITF President and Grandmaster Van Binh IX Dan
2005 XX AETF European Championships; Terracina, Italy, III Dan Pattern 2nd place
2005 XX AETF European Championships; Terracina, Italy - Irish Team Member
2005 INTA International Open, III - IV Dan Pattern 1st place, -71kg sparring 2nd place
2005 ITF German Open III - IV Dan Pattern 3rd place
2005 Completed Winter Camp in Poland under Mr. Jerzy Jedut VI Dan
2004 Completed ITF International Instructor's Course - (Belgium) under Master Hector Marano VIII Dan, Master Pablo Trajtenberg VIII Dan, Master Wim Bos VIII Dan, Master Tran Trieu Quan VIII Dan, ITF President and Grandmaster Van Binh IX Dan
2004 Promoted to III Dan (ITF) by Master Brendan O'Toole, Master Val Douglas and Mr. Gerry Martin
2004 INTA International Open, II Dan Pattern 1st place, -80kg Sparing 2nd place, Special Technique 1st place
2002 XVII European Championships; Trebon, Czech Republic - Irish Team Member
2002 INTA International Open, Heavyweight Sparing 1st place, II - IV Dan Pattern 2nd place
2001 ITF Belgian Open, -80kg Sparing 3rd place, II Dan Pattern 3rd place, Male Team Pattern 3rd place
1994 Promoted to II Dan by Grandmaster Hee Il Cho
1994 International Match Ireland (Select) Vs England (GTI) at Dublin City University - Winners
1994 TAI Grand Champion -69kg Sparring
1994 International Match WAKO Ireland Vs Northern Ireland - Winners
1994 Best of the Best, 1st place (Light weight continous sparring), 2nd place Taekwon-Do Pattern Division
1994 Best of the Best, 1st place (Senior Black Belt Team Sparring)
1994 3rd Open World Taekwon-Do Championships, England - Irish Squad Member
1993 TAI Grand Champion Taekwon-Do Pattern Division
1991 Promoted to I Dan (WTF) by Master Kyung Ho Park
1991 Promoted to I Dan by Grand Master Hee Il Cho
1990 Master Park's ITH Championships, 1st place Junior Sparring Red-Black Belt (WTF)
1990 AITA South Eastern Championships Junior Sparring 1st place, Junior Pattern 1st place
1989 Commenced WTF training under Master Jung Kye Dong / Master Park Kyung Ho, Loughlinstown Olympic Taekwon-Do
1988 South Eastern Championships Junior Sparring 1st place, Junior Pattern 2nd place
1987 AITA National Championships Junior Sparring 1st place, Junior Pattern 1st place
1986 Commenced ITF training, Loughlinstown Taekwon-Do

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