Difference between revisions of "Nicola Adams"
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==Notable Achievements== | ==Notable Achievements== | ||
| − | MBE, Olympic Gold | + | MBE, Olympic Gold, World Champion |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Boxer, was the first woman ever, and the first LGBTQ person, to win a gold medal in boxing at the Olympic Games in 2012. Repeated her gold medal win at Olympic Games in 2016. Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (2016). | + | Boxer, was the first woman ever, and the first LGBTQ person, to win a gold medal in boxing at the Olympic Games in 2012. Repeated her gold medal win at Olympic Games in 2016. World Champion (2016). Boxes in the Flyweight Division. Named the most influential LGBT person in Britain by The Independent newspaper(2012). Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (2016). |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[The Community of LGBTQ Boxers]] | * [[The Community of LGBTQ Boxers]] | ||
| + | * [[World Sports Champions Who Identify as LGBTQ]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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* http://www.gbboxing.org.uk/boxers/nicola-adams | * http://www.gbboxing.org.uk/boxers/nicola-adams | ||
* http://www.outsports.com/2016/8/20/12568472/out-bisexual-british-boxer-nicola-adams-wins-olympic-gold-medal | * http://www.outsports.com/2016/8/20/12568472/out-bisexual-british-boxer-nicola-adams-wins-olympic-gold-medal | ||
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Revision as of 23:49, 9 August 2017
Contents
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1982 -
Occupation
Sports
Notable Achievements
MBE, Olympic Gold, World Champion
Description
Boxer, was the first woman ever, and the first LGBTQ person, to win a gold medal in boxing at the Olympic Games in 2012. Repeated her gold medal win at Olympic Games in 2016. World Champion (2016). Boxes in the Flyweight Division. Named the most influential LGBT person in Britain by The Independent newspaper(2012). Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (2016).
