Nicola Adams

Nicola Adams

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).

See Also

• The Community of LGBTQ Boxers
• World Sports Champions Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://nicola-adams.co.uk/
• http://www.theguardian.com/sport/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