Aidan Walsh (boxer)
Aidan Walsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 March 1997 Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K. |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | welterweight |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Stance | Switch |
Medal record | |
Aidan Walsh (born March 28, 1997) is an Irish boxer.
Walsh trains at Holy Family ABC, Belfast. His sister is Olympic boxer Michaela Walsh.
In 2015, Aidan won gold at light welterweight at the Commonwealth Youth Games.[2]
At welterweight, Aidan won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Aidan also competed in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he won Gold alongside his sister Michaela Walsh,[3] who is also a champion amateur boxer.[4][5][6]
Walsh competed in the men's welterweight competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and won a bronze medal.[7]
He lost in the first round at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, going down 4:0 to Makan Traoré from France.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profiles" (PDF). d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Boxing: McKenna, McGivern & Walsh strike Gold in Samoa - SportsNewsIRELAND". Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Fullerton, Gareth (14 April 2018). "Irish boxer Michaela Walsh hits out at judges' decision at Commonwealth Games".
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Who are Northern Ireland's best medal hopes?". BBC Sport. 3 April 2018.
- ^ "We're going for gold not holiday: Walsh siblings". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 4 April 2018 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ ""I told him then 'this will be me and you in four years', only with gold medals around our necks"". The Irish News. 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020: Walsh forced to withdraw from semi-final and settle for bronze". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Comeback Kid Aidan Walsh suffers Olympic defeat". Irish Boxing. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Walsh knocked out of Olympics after Traore defeat". BBC Sport. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Aidan Walsh from BoxRec (registration required)
- Aidan Walsh at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- Aidan Walsh at Olympics.com
- Aidan Walsh at Olympedia
- Aidan Walsh at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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