Boxing

George Kelly

BIOGRAPHY George Kelly competed in the men's featherweight boxing at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, having been one of the five Irish boxers who entered the ring on the opening day of the competition. He was eliminated on points by Ricardt Madsen of Denmark in the first round. OTHER BOXING OLYMPIANSSEE ALL ATHLETES Adam McLeanAdam [...]

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Frank ‘Frankie’ Traynor

BIOGRAPHY Frankie Traynor was the outstanding Irish boxer at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, advancing to the semi-final of the men's lightweight division with victories over Fuji Okamoto of Japan and Carmelo Robledo of Argentina - the same Robledo who went on to win the Olympic featherweight gold medal at Los Angeles in 1932. In

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Patrick ‘Paddy’ Hughes

BIOGRAPHY Paddy Hughes competed in the men's bantamweight boxing at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, arriving as the holder of two Irish flyweight titles (1929-30) and two Irish bantamweight titles (1931-32), and losing an extremely close and contested bout to Carlos Pereyra of Argentina - a result that Chef de Mission Harry Cannon, a

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Larry Flood

BIOGRAPHY Larry Flood - also known as John Flood - competed in the men's welterweight boxing at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, having earned his place on the team when RUC Constable James Magill was prevented from travelling by the Ulster branch of the IABA due to the 'flag question.' Flood had been a

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James ‘Jim’ Murphy

BIOGRAPHY Jim Murphy was the outstanding Irish boxer at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, reaching the semi-final of the men's light-heavyweight division in performances that drew universal admiration - notably a quarter-final victory over John Miler of the USA, the Detroit boxer who was among the pre-tournament favourites having beaten Joe Louis in 1932.

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Ernest ‘Ernie’ Smith

BIOGRAPHY Ernest 'Ernie' Smith competed in the men's featherweight boxing at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, losing a close decision on points to the eventual gold medallist Carmelo Robledo of Argentina - a performance that demonstrated the quality that would bring him seven national lightweight titles between 1933 and 1940. The 1932 national featherweight

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Patrick ‘Pa’ Sharkey

BIOGRAPHY Pa Sharkey competed in the men's heavyweight boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games on the remarkable strength of a career that had taken him from Donegal to Scotland and then to Australia in pursuit of boxing excellence. A native of Donegal, Sharkey won the Irish junior heavyweight title as a nineteen-year-old and three

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Andrew ‘Ando’ Reddy

BIOGRAPHY Ando Reddy competed in the men's flyweight boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, drawing praise for a 'delightful display of shrewd boxing' before losing to the reigning European champion Aristide Pozzali of Italy in a bout in which a last-minute warning proved decisive in swinging the verdict in the Italian's favour. He was

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Tommy Reddy

BIOGRAPHY Tommy Reddy competed in the men's boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games alongside his brother Ando Reddy - the first brothers to represent Ireland at the same Olympic Games. The Reddy brothers were part of a boxing team that included John McNally, Terry Milligan and Peter Crotty among its eight members. Tommy Reddy's

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Terry Milligan

BIOGRAPHY Terry Milligan competed in the men's lightweight boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, reaching the quarter-finals in one of the most creditable performances of the Irish boxing team. Described by respected boxing journalist Denis O'Hara as 'one of Irish boxing's all-time greats', Milligan was a bronze medallist at the 1951 European championships and

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Peter Crotty

BIOGRAPHY Peter Crotty competed in the men's welterweight boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, having established himself as one of the most formidable amateur welterweights in Europe through four successive Irish welterweight titles - the first Irish boxer to achieve this feat - and a distinguished international record that included representing Europe against the

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