Paul McCormac Sporting Career
Kickboxing
At a young age was boxing at Ulster and All Ireland level and had been studying karate / martial arts with a 3rd degree blackbelt in kung fu and 1st Dan Karate - a natural progression was into the sport of kickboxing
Career Highlights :
7 All Ireland senior titles Kickboxing
3 AllIreland senior karate titles
British Champion
- European Light Heavy wt Bronze Medalist Madrid Spain 1991
5th World Championships London 1990 and Venice Italy 1993
9th World Championships Atlantic City USA 1994European Heavy Wt Champion WKA 1995
Irish Karate Championships Silver 2001
British Team Karate Championships 2002 Silver
European Karate Championships 5th 2002 Vienna Austria
Multi Sports - Endurance Sports - Cycling - Triathlon
Other related sporting achievements:
- 2009 Ironman European Championships Frankfurt Germany Finisher
- 2008 and 2009 competed in Camlough / Mourne / Eskra , Athy and Lough Neagh Triathlons
- Titanic Duathlon Series 2007 and 2008 and 11th Place in 2009
- 2007 winner Carlingford Lough Endurance Challenge
- 2007 winner mixed team Irish Adventure Racing series
- 2004 winner Irish Adventure Champs and 3rd in team overall cat
- 2003 15th finisher 500km Adrenaline Rush international adventure race with 3km swim / 97km kayak / 200km cycle / 200 km run – non stop over every hill and mountain from one side of Scotland to other and back !!
- Paris Marathon 2006 then 3 weeks later did …
- Belfast Marathon 2006 in time of 3hr 46
- Dublin Marathon 2009
- Causeway Coast Marathon 2009
- Mooathon mountain marathon Donegal 2009
- Mourne Mountain Marathon – 2 day overnight race 2003 to 2009
- Hill & Dale 11 mountain run race series – 2003 to 2009
- Liffey Descent International white water kayak race 2002 and 2004
- Level 4 certified white water kayak paddler
- 3rd stage Omagh 3day Cycling race
- races in the All Ireland Open Cycling league
- 3rd Masters in Ulster MTB championships
GAA Football
Senior Antrim Div 1 League Medal GAA football 1995
MOUNTAINEERING
Winter mountaineering - regular winters in Scotland with climbing in Nepal – France and Scotland !!