Peter Hanlon (boxer)

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

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

Boxing career

He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2] At the Olympics, he beat Antonio Esparragoza of Venezuela, before losing to Viktor Rybakov of the Soviet Union in the last 16.[2]

He represented England and won a silver medal in the featherweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4]

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References

  1. "Back in the Day: Pete Hanlon, Olympic boxer". The Local Answer.
  2. 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.
  3. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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