Paul Buttimer

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Paul Buttimer
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Born (1966-07-02) 2 July 1966 (age 55)
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Paul Buttimer (born 2 July 1966) is an Irish boxer. [1] He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. "Cork boxer Paul Buttimer became an Olympian at Barcelona Games in 1992". Cork Live. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Buttimer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2019.