Pat Fitzsimmons

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Pat Fitzsimmons
Personal information
Nickname
Paddy
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1943-12-04) 4 December 1943 (age 82)
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Event(s)
featherweight
bantamweight
ClubSt. Matthew's BC, Belfast

Patrick Fitzsimmons also spelt Fitzsimons (born 4 December 1943) is a former boxer from Northern Ireland, who represented Ireland at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

Biography

Fitzsimons was selected for the 1962 Northern Irish team [2] for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. [3] He competed in the bantamweight category [4] losing to John Sentongo of Uganda in the quarter-final round. [5]

At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he competed in the men's featherweight event. [6]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pat Fitzsimmons Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. "Five boxers may be considered for Empire Games" . Northern Whig. 6 September 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Empire Games Selection" . Belfast News-Letter. 7 September 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 25 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Northern Ireland Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  5. "Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  6. "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 October 2025.