Peter Hanlon (boxer)
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1959 Dublin | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
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Peter Hanlon (born 13 April 1959 in Dublin) is a retired British boxer.[1]
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]
References
- ^ "Back in the Day: Pete Hanlon, Olympic boxer". The Local Answer.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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