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Irish boxer (born 1995)

Gráinne Walsh
BornGráinne Mary Walsh
(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 29)
Republic of Ireland
NationalityIrish
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Ireland
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Welterweight
EU Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cascia Welterweight

Gráinne Mary Walsh (born 13 October 1995) is an Irish boxer. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Walsh is a native of Tullamore. She was a talented soccer player with Shamrock Rovers Ladies F.C. and studied at NUI Galway.

Career

Walsh boxes at Spartacus Boxing Club in Tullamore. She won bronze at the 2019 European Games in Minsk.

Having made it through to the 2024 Summer Olympics via the final qualification tournament in Thailand, Walsh lost in the first round at the Games in Paris to Anna Hamori from Hungary by 3:2 split decision, despite her opponent having a point deducted for holding.

References

  1. "MINSK – BOXING AT THE EUROPEAN GAMES » #TeamIreland – Olympics".
  2. "Gráinne Walsh (@w_grainne) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com.
  3. "Grainne Walsh wins bronze at European Games after split decision". SportsJOE.ie. 28 June 2019.
  4. "Irish | Irish Athletic Third-level Boxing Association". 13 June 2017.
  5. "Offaly Independent - Tullamore boxer Gráinne Walsh fighting for national title this weekend". Offaly Independent. 22 February 2019.
  6. "WATCH: Offaly boxer sees the funny side as name is mispronounced during European medal ceremony". www.offalyexpress.ie. 2 July 2019.
  7. "'This is what dreams are made of' - Offaly boxer reacts to winning European medal". www.offalyexpress.ie. 26 June 2019.
  8. "OLYMPIAN ALERT – Gráinne Walsh qualifies for Paris Olympic". Irish Boxing. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  9. "Grainne Walsh scores Olympic redemption as Lehane also books her place in Paris". Irish News. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  10. "No Olympic debut delight for Grainne Walsh". Irish Boxing. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  11. "Paris Olympics: Grainne Walsh bows out after loss on split decision". Extra. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.


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