Peter Hanlon (boxer)
British boxer
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Peter Joseph Hanlon (born 13 April 1959 in Dublin) is a retired British boxer.[1]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1959 Dublin | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
