Michaela Walsh (born 5 June 1993) is an

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from Ireland who fights in the featherweight division (54 – 57 kg). Walsh is an Olympian, who competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In the

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Walsh took the silver medal at flyweight . In 2018 she moved to

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and again won silver. In the 2022 Commonwealth games held in Birmingham, Michaela won Gold. Michaela and Aidan her brother, became the first brother and sister to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games in boxing, both qualifying in June 2021. Her brother Aidan is also a Commonwealth champion in boxing, also winning bronze at Tokyo 2020 for team Ireland. Both boxing out of Emerald boxing club in Belfast.

References

https://olympics.com/en/athletes/michaela-walsh-x9302 https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/boxing/michaela-walsh-hails-dream-come-24695801.amp https://www.times-series.co.uk/sport/national/20607078.michaela-walsh-dreamland-northern-ireland-enjoy-boxing-gold-rush/ https://www.iba.sport/news/michaela-walsh-invested-19-years-of-work-to-take-her-first-commonwealth-games-gold-after-two-silvers/ https://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2022/0807/1314438-gold-for-walsh-siblings-at-the-commonwealth-games/

https://olympics.com/en/athletes/michaela-walsh-x9302

* * * * * 1993 births Living people British women boxers Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Northern Ireland Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in boxing European Games silver medalists for Ireland Featherweight boxers Olympic boxers of Ireland Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{NorthernIreland-boxing-bio-stub