Brian Whelan (boxer)
English boxer
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Brian L. Whelan (born 1938), is a male former boxer who competed for England. He is not to be confused with the professional fighter Brian Whelan from Luton.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1938 (age 87–88) Acton, London, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Acton BC Chiswick ABC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Whelan, a milkman by trade, represented the 1962 English team[1][2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[3] He competed in the lightweight category,[4] where he won a bronze medal after losing to Kesi Odongo of Uganda in the semi-final round.[5]
He was a member of the Chiswick General Amateur Boxing Club and was 1962 ABA champion after famously beating the great amateur Dick McTaggart.[6] He was only one of two fighters who won for England in the 8–2 defeat by Russia in the 1962 international meeting.
His older brother George Whelan fought at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[3]
