WALSH Michaela

Ireland

Boxing

Date of Birth: 5 Jun 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.68/5'6''

Place of birth: BELFAST

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : BELFAST

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Boxing	Women's Feather (54-57kg)	9

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kokugikan Arena	Women's Feather (54-57kg) - Preliminaries - Round of 16 #70 ITA TESTA ITESTA Irma 5 WP IRL WALSH MWALSH Michaela 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Feather	2019	Ulan-Ude, RUS
9	Feather	2018	New Delhi, IND
9	Women's Bantamweight	2014	Jeju, KOR

European Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Feather	2019	Minsk, BLR
3	Feather	2018	Sofia, BUL

Cologne Boxing World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Feather	2019	Cologne, GER

Golden Belt

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Feather	2018	Iasi, ROU

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Monkstown Amateur Club [Newtownabbey, GBR]

Coach:

Paul Johnston [club]

Hand:

Orthodox (boxrec.com, 08 Jun 2021)

Sporting relatives:

Her younger brother Aidan Walsh qualified to compete for Ireland in boxing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He also won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (bbc.co.uk, 06 Jun 2021)

Reason:

"Growing up, we were a boxing family. It's in the blood. We were in the Holy Family club when Paddy Barnes came home from Beijing [2008 Olympic Games] with his medal. The place went crazy, the whole area. I remember looking at all that and imagining what it would be like to be an Olympic champion." (the42.ie, 23 Jul 2020)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (the42.ie, 23 Jul 2020)

Hero:

Her brother Aidan. (irishexaminer.com, 04 Jun 2021)

General Interest

Olympic qualifying results
She secured a spot for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo through the 2021 European Qualifying Event in Paris, France. (bbc.co.uk, 08 Jun 2021)

General
FAMILY AFFAIR
Her younger brother Aidan was also selected to represent Ireland in boxing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "Whenever I fight, I'm not nervous but when it's a friend in the ring, I'm off my head with fear. And when it is Aidan, I'm a nightmare to be with. No one sits beside me when he's fighting because I just lose it." (bbc.co.uk, 06 Jun 2021; the42.ie, 23 Jul 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
WP:: Win on Points

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