2. Katie was born on the second of June 1998 in Bray, Co
Wicklow.
She came from a boxing background, her father was her
coach.
3. Katie started boxing at the at the age of 12.
Her first success was at the 2005 European
Championships in Tonsberg, Norway.
She won the gold medal.
4. Katie is also a talented soccer player and has represented
Ireland at an international level.
She has said she loved playing for Ireland and she loved
playing soccer but when it came down to it she would
choose boxing as her number one sport.
5. She was invited to the White house last March to
meet President Obama.
She later described this as one of the greatest honours
of her life.
Katie was awarded World Female Boxer of the year
award in November 2010.
6. Katie qualified for the 2012 summer Olympics
Taylor’s first Olympic appearance was on the 6th of
August after a first round bye.
In the semi final on the 6th of August she won 17-9.
Taylor won the final 10-8 on August 8th, winning an
Olympics gold medal.
