Pat Fitzsimmons

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Pat Fitzsimmons
Personal information
Nickname
Paddy
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1943-12-04) 4 December 1943 (age 81)
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. 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.
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