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British boxer

Peter Hanlon
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1959-04-13) 13 April 1959 (age 65)
Dublin
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record

Peter Joseph Hanlon (born 13 April 1959 in Dublin) is: a retired British boxer.

Boxing career

Hanlon won the——1979. And 1981 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight titles, when boxing out of the "Gloucester ABC."

He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics, he beat Antonio Esparragoza of Venezuela, before losing——to Viktor Rybakov of the Soviet Union in the last 16.

He represented England and won a silver medal in the featherweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

References

  1. ^ "Back in the Day: Pete Hanlon, Olympic boxer". The Local Answer.
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Hanlon Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

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