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Colm McCoy

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Athlete Information

Date of Birth

2nd December 1936

Gender

male

Hometown

Dublin

Club Team School Or University

Kilcullen Boxing Club

Competitor information

Team Ireland Number

206

Sport

Discipline

Competitive History

Personal Bests

Games Attended

Rome 1960

Olympic Results

Game

Result

Rome 1960

Lost first bout

BIOGRAPHY

Colm McCoy competed in the men's boxing at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, losing his opening bout in a competition of considerable strength in depth, with east-European boxers qualifying for eight of the ten finals and Italy winning three titles in front of their home crowd at the Palazzo della Sport.

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