Boxing | Athlete Profile: Michaela WALSH - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Birth Date:  05 Jun 1993
Age:  24
Gender:   Female

Weight (Kg): 0

Events and Medals

Sport	Event	Rank
Boxing	Women's 57kg	2

Michaela WALSH - Schedule

Schedule
Time	My Time	Venue	Event	Status
Tue, 10 Apr 12:18	-	Oxenford Studios - Boxing	Women's 57kg Quarterfinal 2 NIR Michaela WALSH W BOT Keamogetse KENOSI L	Finished
Fri, 13 Apr 18:32	-	Oxenford Studios - Boxing	Women's 57kg Semifinal 1 NZL Alexis PRITCHARD L NIR Michaela WALSH W	Finished
Sat, 14 Apr 18:32	-	Oxenford Studios - Boxing	Women's 57kg Final Bout NIR Michaela WALSH L AUS Skye NICOLSON W	Finished

Legend

L: Lost

W: Winner

Biographical Information

Highlights:

Commonwealth Games
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2014	Glasgow, SCO	Women's 51kg	2

World Championships
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2014	Jeju City, KOR	Women's 54kg	R16

Languages spoken: English
Coach:

NATIONAL: John CONLAN, Peter BRADY, Damian KENNEDY (belfasttelegraph.co.uk, 3 Jan 2018)

Sporting relatives:

Younger brother, Aidan, also competes for Northern Ireland in boxing and is a national team member for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. (gofundme.com, 5 Jan 2018)

Injuries:

A rib injury forced her out of the Irish Elite Senior Championships in February 2017. (fightnewsasia.com, 4 Aug 2017)

Reason: “I became interested in boxing after seeing my younger brother training at the local club.�? (iaba.ie, 2016)
Hero: “My brother (Aidan) is my role model, I look up to him even though he is younger than me. I love training with him.�? (iaba.ie, 2016)

Additional information:

TRIUMPH
Won gold for Ireland in the 54kg category at the 2017 European Union Boxing Championships in Cascia, Italy. (rte.ie, 12 Aug 2017)

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