Wayne McCullough

Boxing

BIOGRAPHY

Wayne McCullough won a silver medal in the bantamweight division at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.

McCullough is from Belfast and trained at the Holy Trinity Boxing Club.

At the 1996 Olympic Games he progressed to the final with victories over opponents from Kazakhstan, Canada and Thailand before securing silver.

He went on to become WBC world bantamweight champion as a professional, as well as winning British and European titles.

He later challenged for world titles at higher weight classes and remained active internationally across a long professional career.

Team Ireland Number

451

Gender

Male

Discipline

Light Flyweight, Bantamweight

Games

Barcelona 1992, Seoul 1988

Olympic Medals

Silver, Barcelona 1992

Date Of Birth

July 7, 1970

Hometown

Belfast

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