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Irish Town Goes Berserk After Female Boxer Wins Country’s First Gold Medal of the 2012 Olympics: VIDEO

Andy Towle August 10, 2012

Ireland

Boxer Katie Taylor of Bray in County Wicklow, Ireland won the country's first gold medal of the London Olympics. Her hometown went appropriately nuts!

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP…

Writes the videographer: "Prior to this, Katie Taylor has won 4 World Amateur Championship titles, 5 European Amateur Championship titles and 4 European Union Amateur Championship titles. But, the one she always wanted, Olympic Champion, was only made possible this year with the inclusion of Women's boxing in London2012."

(via reddit)

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