Jackson Woods (born 1 February 1993 in

Latrobe, Tasmania Latrobe is a town in northern Tasmania, Australia on the Mersey River. It is 8 km south-east of Devonport on the Bass Highway. It is the main centre of the Latrobe Council. At the 2006 census, Latrobe had a population of 2,843. By t ...

) is an amateur boxer who has represented Australia at the World Youth Games and

Commonwealth Youth Games The Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) is an international multi-sport event organized by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The games were held in the years, mid-way between when the Commonwealth Games are held, until 2008. They continued to be held ...

. He was selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the flyweight division. Woods began boxing in 2006 and won the Tasmanian junior title that same year. He has appeared at the Australian titles every year since then. In 2010, he won the Australian title, earning him a trip to the World Youth Games in Baku where he made the quarter-finals. In 2011, he went to the

on the

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where he won a silver medal in his weight class. In 2012, he stepped up to senior level winning both the Australian and Oceania titles and earning a place at the London Olympics.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Woods, Jackson 1993 births Living people Flyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Australia Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia Sportsmen from Tasmania People from Latrobe, Tasmania Australian Institute of Sport boxers Australian male boxers