Tony Madigan
Australian boxer (1930–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Australian boxer. For 19th-century baseball player, see Tony Madigan (baseball).
Antony Morgan "Tony" Madigan (4 February 1930 – 29 October 2017)[1] was an Australian boxer and rugby player. He competed in boxing at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and finished in fifth, fifth and third place, respectively. In 1960 Madigan lost his semi-final to Muhammad Ali.[2] He also won medals at three Commonwealth Games in the light-heavyweight division – a silver in 1954 and gold in 1958 and 1962.[3]
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Born | (1930-02-04)4 February 1930 Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 October 2017(2017-10-29) (aged 87) France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tony was the 2010 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Veterans category.