Peter Richardson (boxer)
Peter Richardson (born 24 June 1970) is a retired British boxer.
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1970 Middlesbrough, England | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boxing career
He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
He represented England in the lightweight division, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and reached the quarter finals.[2] Four years later he won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.[3][4][5]
Boxing for the Philip Thomas School of Boxing ABC he won the prestigious ABA featherweight championship in 1989 and four years later won the 1993 ABA light-welterweight championship.[6]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Richardson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Roll of Honour". England Boxing.
External links
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