Denis Reardon

Denis Reardon
Medal record
Middleweight
Representing  Wales
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1938 Sydney

Denis Reardon was a Welsh boxer. He was Wales' first boxing gold medallist at the British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games).[1][2]

Career and legacy

Reardon became the first Welsh winner of a gold medal for boxing at the middleweight boxing in the 1938 British Empire Games.[3] Reardon defeated Maurice Dennis in the middleweight final at the 1938 Sydney games.[1]

He was inducted into the Welsh Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b WalesOnline (2010-10-15). "Boxing mourns death of Empire Games gold medallist". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  2. ^ Hitt, Carolyn (2018-03-31). "Wales punches above weight at Commonwealth Games | Carolyn Hitt". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  3. ^ "Time to Remember: HOW DINNIE TOOK ON AN EMPIRE - AND WON!; Boxer's knockout gold performance. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  4. ^ "Wales and the Commonwealth Games". Welsh Sports Hall Of Fame. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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