William Thomas Walsh (born 3 July 1963) is an Irish former

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

who is currently the Head Coach of USA Boxing. Raised in Wexford he competed in the men's welterweight event at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. Appointed Head coach of the Irish High Performance Boxing programme in 2003 Walsh was at the helm of Irish boxing at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

and

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, guiding them to seven medals, bookmarked by Katie Taylor's gold in London. He was headhunted by the Americans after the U.S. men went home without a medal for the first time in Games history In 2016 Walsh was awarded the International Boxing Association (amateur) Coach of the Year.

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* 1963 births Living people Irish male boxers Olympic boxers for Ireland Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Boxers from Manchester Welterweight boxers Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Boxers from County Wexford {{Ireland-boxing-bio-stub