Ronan Keleher wins gold medal at the 2018 Oceania Taekwondo Championships Team Selection Tournament

FedUni WestVic Academy of Sport athlete and Bacchus Marsh Grammar student, Ronan Keleher, has won a Gold medal at the 2018 Oceania Taekwondo Championships Team Selection Tournament.

Team selection for the 2018 Oceania Taekwondo Championships were held in Canberra, ACT, last week and Keleher secured the Gold medal in the Male Kyorugi Black Male 15-17 48/55 classification.

Keleher,15, and studying Year 10 at Bacchus Marsh Grammar, defeated opponents from Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland on his way to claiming the Gold medal.

During his time in the nation’s capital, Keleher, fought on four separate occasions, prevailing in each bout by defeating various opponents 30-8, 31-14, 23-2 and 15-5.

Keleher was a resounding winner in the final, defeating Taj Barbour from Western Australia, 31-14.

FedUni WestVic Academy of Sport Executive Officer, Corey Saitta, said, “We are thrilled for Ronan. He is the latest athlete from the Westvic Academy of Sport to become a National Champion. Ronan is a committed, disciplined and skilful athlete. Despite his recent outstanding results he remains humble and unassuming and determined to continue to improve in the future”.