Katie Taylor won the gold medal in boxing at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the lightweight division.

Taylor from Bray, County Wicklow entered the 2012 Games as a dominant figure in women’s boxing and won all four bouts to secure gold, a landmark achievement that helped transform the profile of the sport in Ireland.

She is a five-time World Champion and multiple European Champion at amateur level and later became an undisputed world champion in professional boxing. Taylor also competed at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.