Nicola Adams
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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). First LGBTQ individual to dance with a same sex partner on reality television show 'Strictly Come Dancing' (2020). 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
- Reality Television and the LGBTQ Community
- LGBTQ Athletes Who Have Won Olympic Gold
