Michaela Walsh (boxer)

Michaela Walsh (born 5 June 1993) is an amateur boxer from Ireland who fights in the featherweight division (54 – 57 kg). Walsh is an Olympian, who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.

Michaela Walsh
Born (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 31)[2]
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Ireland
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Featherweight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sofia Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budva Featherweight
European Union Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cascia Bantamweight
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Featherweight
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Featherweight

In the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Walsh won a silver medal in the flyweight division.[3] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games she moved to featherweight and again won silver.[3] In the 2022 Commonwealth games held in Birmingham, Michaela won Gold.[3][4]

Michaela and Aidan her brother, became the first brother and sister to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games in boxing, both qualifying in June 2021.

Her brother Aidan is also a boxer who won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

She boxes out of Emerald boxing club in Belfast.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's Athlete Profiles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Michaela Walsh". Glasgow2014.com.
  3. ^ a b c "Michaela Walsh in dreamland after Northern Ireland enjoy boxing gold rush". Times Series. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Michaela Walsh invested 19 years of work to take her first Commonwealth Games gold after two silvers". IBA. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Gold for Walsh siblings at the Commonwealth Games". RTE. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Michaela Walsh hails 'dream come true' after winning Commonwealth gold alongside brother Aidan". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ Webb, Karleigh. "Michaela Walsh aims to add to family Olympic medal count in Paris". OutSports. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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