Christy McLoughlin

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Christy McLoughlin
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NationalityIrish
Born (1954-11-02) 2 November 1954 (age 64)
Sport
Sport Boxing

Christy McLoughlin (born 2 November 1954) is an Irish boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

Boxing combat sport

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.

The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed.

1976 Summer Olympics Games of the XXI Olympiad, held in Montréal in 1976

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially called the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event in Montreal, Quebec, in 1976, and the first Olympic Games held in Canada.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Christy McLoughlin Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 22 December 2018.