Adam Nolan

Adam Nolan(born 11 March 1987^[1]) is anIrishretired boxer fromEnniscorthy,County Wexfordwho qualified for the2012 Olympics.^[2]^[3]

Bo xing career[edit]

Adam is the second Wexford-born boxer to qualify for the Olympics, the first being his coach on the Irish team,Billy Walsh.^[4]Nolan was the fifth Irish boxer to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. He is a club mate at Bray Bo xing Club with five-time World Champion and Olympic Gold MedalistKatie Taylor.Bray was the only bo xing club in the world who qualified two boxers to London 2012, and is the only bo xing club in history to have a male and a female boxer feature in the Olympic games.^[5]Nolan finished in the top two atwelterweightat the2012 European Bo xing Olympic Qualification Tournamentwhich gained him qualification to the Olympics.^[6]He ultimately won the Qualification Tournament.^[7]

Adam won his first match of the 2012 Olympics 14-8 against Ecuador'sCarlos Sanchezbut lost to Russia'sAndrey Zamkovoyby nine points in the round of 16.^{[citation needed]}

Adam is a four-time Irish Elite Welterweight Champion, having won the titles in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2015, Nolan competed in the Gee Bee Multi Nations tournament in Finland. He won all three of his bouts to claim the gold medal for Ireland and the Boxer of the Tournament award. He is part of the Italia Thunder team in the WSB, and won his first 5-rounder versus Nicklaus Flaz.^{[citation needed]}

Hurling career[edit]

He won the 2016Wexford Senior Hurling ChampionshipforOulart–The Ballagh.^[8]

References[edit]

^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Adam Nolan Bio, Stats, and Results".Olympics at Sports-Reference.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.Retrieved5 August2016.
^Kelly, Dara (21 April 2012)."Wexford boxer Adam Nolan on his way to the London Olympics".IrishCentral.Retrieved6 August2016.
^"Irish Olympic boxer Adam Nolan retires to enjoy a 'few years of hurling'".Independent.ie. 18 January 2017.Retrieved8 April2017.
^"Archived copy".irish-bo xing.Archived fromthe originalon 26 January 2013.Retrieved26 January2022.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"The ITV Hub - The home of ITV".U.tv. Archived fromthe originalon 22 April 2012.Retrieved6 August2016.
^"Nolan qualifies in Turkey".BreakingNews.ie. 20 April 2012.Retrieved6 August2016.
^"Irish Amateur Bo xing - Adam Nolan claims a Gold Medal".Doghousebo xing. 21 April 2012.Retrieved6 August2016.
^Kelly, Niall (17 October 2016)."Olympic boxer Adam Nolan won his first county hurling title yesterday".The42.ie.Retrieved8 April2017.

External links[edit]

[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Adam Nolan Bio, Stats, and Results".Olympics at Sports-Reference.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.Retrieved5 August2016.

[2] Kelly, Dara (21 April 2012)."Wexford boxer Adam Nolan on his way to the London Olympics".IrishCentral.Retrieved6 August2016.

[3] "Irish Olympic boxer Adam Nolan retires to enjoy a 'few years of hurling'".Independent.ie. 18 January 2017.Retrieved8 April2017.

[4] "Archived copy".irish-bo xing.Archived fromthe originalon 26 January 2013.Retrieved26 January2022.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "The ITV Hub - The home of ITV".U.tv. Archived fromthe originalon 22 April 2012.Retrieved6 August2016.

[6] "Nolan qualifies in Turkey".BreakingNews.ie. 20 April 2012.Retrieved6 August2016.

[7] "Irish Amateur Bo xing - Adam Nolan claims a Gold Medal".Doghousebo xing. 21 April 2012.Retrieved6 August2016.

[8] Kelly, Niall (17 October 2016)."Olympic boxer Adam Nolan won his first county hurling title yesterday".The42.ie.Retrieved8 April2017.

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