adam nolan olympian 2012

Adam Nolan qualified for the 2012 Olympics with a magnificent semi-final win over Romania's Ionut Gheorghe in Trabzon, Turkey today. Adam Nolan claimed a gold medal to compliment his ticket for the 2012 Olympic Games at the (AIBA) European Olympic qualifying tournament in Turkey. billy walsh irish head coach said "He really pushed home in the last round. He pulled out all the stops. He showed that we're here to win gold medals. If you want to hear Amhrán na bhFiann and the tricolour raised on foreign shores - that's the motto of the team, said Walsh. "Pete Taylor, his coach at home, has done a fantastic job with him over the last two years. He's brought him on in leaps and bounds. He's grown in confidence and hopefully he can make an impact in London."