Aidan Walsh (born March 28, 1997) is an Irish boxer.
Aidan Walsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 March 1997 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | welterweight |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Stance | Switch |
Medal record | |
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 Traore 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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