Billy Walsh (boxer)
William Thomas Walsh (born 3 July 1963) is an Irish former boxer who is currently the Head Coach of USA Boxing. Raised in Wexford he competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Thomas Walsh |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 3 July 1963 Manchester, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Appointed Head coach of the Irish High Performance Boxing programme in 2003 Walsh was at the helm of Irish boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, guiding them to seven medals, bookmarked by Katie Taylor's gold in London.[2] He was headhunted by the Americans after the U.S. men went home without a medal for the first time in Games history [3]
In 2016 Walsh was awarded the International Boxing Association (amateur) Coach of the Year.[4]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Billy Walsh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "Ireland's mind-boggling medal record under Billy Walsh". Irish Boxing. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- O'Brien, Richard. "Billy Walsh a huge part of USA boxing's turnaround". Sports Illustrated.
- "Billy Walsh named world boxing coach of the year". 21 December 2016 – via www.rte.ie.
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