Owen Reilly

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Owen Reilly
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NationalityBritish
Born (1937-01-21) 21 January 1937 (age 84)
Glasgow, Scotland
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Sport Boxing

Owen Reilly (born 21 January 1937) is a British boxer. [1] He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [2]

Reilly won the 1956 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the Royal Air Force BC. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Owen Reilly". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Owen Reilly Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. "Foster fails in Amateur Boxing final" . Birmingham Daily Post. 28 April 1956. Retrieved 2 January 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.