{"id":23003,"date":"2025-05-12T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=23003"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:53:05","slug":"european-championship-success-four-gold-medals-for-ana-dobre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/european-championship-success-four-gold-medals-for-ana-dobre\/","title":{"rendered":"European Championship Success: Four Gold Medals for Ana Dobre!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: ANA DOBRE EUROPEAN CHAMPION  -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 50px auto 30px auto; padding: 0 20px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; position: relative; z-index: 10;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 24px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\">\n    \n    <!-- Header Banner -->\n    <div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f2015 0%, #1a3825 100%); padding: 55px 40px; border-bottom: 4px solid #f59e0b; text-align: center;\">\n      <span style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.2); color: #fbbf24; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 11px; padding: 6px 16px; border-radius: 50px; margin-bottom: 15px; border: 1px solid rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.4);\">\n        &#x1f94b; International Martial Arts \u2022 European Championships\n      <\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size: 36px !important; color: #ffffff !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 0 0 15px 0 !important; letter-spacing: -0.5px !important; line-height: 1.25 !important;\" class=\"modern-article-title\">\n        European Championship Success: Four Gold Medals for Ana Dobre!\n      <\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #cbd5e1; margin: 0; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">\n        12 May 2025\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Body Section -->\n    <div style=\"padding: 50px;\" class=\"modern-body-pad\">\n      \n      <!-- Text Content -->\n      <div style=\"color: #334155; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 35px;\">\n        \n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; color: #0f2015; border-left: 4px solid #f59e0b; padding-left: 20px;\">\n          The international sporting stage has a brilliant new star, and she is wearing the green of Team Ireland and the crest of Davitt College.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          We are absolutely thrilled to extend our massive congratulations to Junior Cycle student <strong>Ana Dobre<\/strong>, who has just returned from an extraordinarily successful campaign at the <strong>European Taekwondo Championships<\/strong> in Portugal.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <h3 style=\"font-size: 22px !important; color: #0f2015 !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 30px 0 15px 0 !important;\">A Stunning Five-Medal Haul on the Continent<\/h3>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 20px 0;\">\n          Representing her country at this elite level is a monumental achievement in its own right, but Ana went one step further by completely dominating the mat. Facing down the finest martial artists from all corners of Europe, she displayed world-class technique, discipline, and competitive composure.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 15px 0;\">\n          By the time the tournament drew to a close, Ana had secured an incredible individual haul:\n        <\/p>\n\n        <ul style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 20px; padding-left: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600; color: #0f2015;\">\n          <li>&#x1f947; 4x European Gold Medals<\/li>\n          <li>&#x1f949; 1x European Bronze Medal<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          To step onto a European podium five separate times across a single championship event is a testament to the endless hours of sacrifice, early morning training sessions, and fierce determination Ana brings to her sport.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <h3 style=\"font-size: 22px !important; color: #0f2015 !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 30px 0 15px 0 !important;\">Inspiration for the Whole School Community<\/h3>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          The entire student body, staff, and management of Davitt College are incredibly proud of Ana&#8217;s international triumph. Her success stands as a shining example of where hard work and self-drive can take you.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0; font-weight: 600; color: #0f2015;\">\n          We look forward to welcoming Ana back to the corridors this week to celebrate her incredible achievements. 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We are absolutely thrilled to extend our massive congratulations to Junior Cycle student Ana Dobre, who has just returned from an extraordinarily successful campaign at the European Taekwondo Championships in Portugal. A Stunning Five-Medal Haul on the Continent Representing her country at this elite level is a monumental achievement in its own right, but Ana went one step further by completely dominating the mat. Facing down the finest martial artists from all corners of Europe, she displayed world-class technique, discipline, and competitive composure. By the time the tournament drew to a close, Ana had secured an incredible individual haul: &#x1f947; 4x European Gold Medals &#x1f949; 1x European Bronze Medal To step onto a European podium five separate times across a single championship event is a testament to the endless hours of sacrifice, early morning training sessions, and fierce determination Ana brings to her sport. Inspiration for the Whole School Community The entire student body, staff, and management of Davitt College are incredibly proud of Ana&#8217;s international triumph. Her success stands as a shining example of where hard work and self-drive can take you. We look forward to welcoming Ana back to the corridors this week to celebrate her incredible achievements. Comhghairdeas leat, Ana! &#x1f1ee;&#x1f1ea;&#x1f94b;&#x2728; \u00d7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":23004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[141,90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-combat-sports","category-sports"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AnneDobre2025.jpg",1080,1350,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AnneDobre2025.jpg",1080,1350,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AnneDobre2025.jpg",1080,1350,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AnneDobre2025-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AnneDobre2025-240x300.jpg",240,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AnneDobre2025-819x1024.jpg",819,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AnneDobre2025.jpg",1080,1350,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AnneDobre2025.jpg",1080,1350,false],"menu-24x24":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AnneDobre2025-19x24.jpg",19,24,true],"menu-36x36":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AnneDobre2025-29x36.jpg",29,36,true],"menu-48x48":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AnneDobre2025-38x48.jpg",38,48,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Damien Gallagher","author_link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/author\/dgallagher\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/category\/sports\/combat-sports\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Combat Sports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sports<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"&#x1f94b; International Martial Arts \u2022 European Championships European Championship Success: Four Gold Medals for Ana Dobre! 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