Peter Hanlon (boxer) explained

Peter Hanlon
Nationality:British
Sport:Boxing
Birth Date:13 April 1959
Birth Place:Dublin

Peter Joseph Hanlon (born 13 April 1959 in Dublin) is a retired British boxer.[1]

Boxing career

Hanlon won the 1979 and 1981 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight titles, when boxing out of the Gloucester ABC.[2]

He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[3] At the Olympics, he beat Antonio Esparragoza of Venezuela, before losing to Viktor Rybakov of the Soviet Union in the last 16.[3]

He represented England and won a silver medal in the featherweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Back in the Day: Pete Hanlon, Olympic boxer. The Local Answer.
  2. Web site: Roll of Honour. England Boxing. 14 January 2022.
  3. Peter Hanlon Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040654/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/peter-hanlon-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 25 December 2018.
  4. Web site: 1982 Athletes. Team England.
  5. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.