Gráinne Walsh
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Real name | Gráinne Mary Walsh | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Republic of Ireland | 13 October 1995|||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||
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Gráinne Mary Walsh (born 13 October 1995)[1] is an Irish boxer.[2][3]
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.[4]
Career[]
Walsh boxes at Spartacus Boxing Club in Tullamore.[5]
Walsh won bronze at the 2019 European Games in Minsk.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ "MINSK – BOXING AT THE EUROPEAN GAMES » #TeamIreland – Olympics".
- ^ "Gráinne Walsh (@w_grainne) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com.
- ^ "Grainne Walsh wins bronze at European Games after split decision". SportsJOE.ie.
- ^ "Irish | Irish Athletic Third-level Boxing Association".
- ^ "Offaly Independent - Tullamore boxer Gráinne Walsh fighting for national title this weekend". Offaly Independent.
- ^ "WATCH: Offaly boxer sees the funny side as name is mispronounced during European medal ceremony". www.offalyexpress.ie.
- ^ "'This is what dreams are made of' - Offaly boxer reacts to winning European medal". www.offalyexpress.ie.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Sportspeople from County Offaly
- Irish women boxers
- European Games bronze medalists for Ireland
- European Games medalists in boxing
- Boxers at the 2019 European Games
- Welterweight boxers
- Irish boxing biography stubs