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==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.  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'.  Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (2016).
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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==
 
==See Also==
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* [[World Sports Champions Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
 
* [[World Sports Champions Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
 
* [[Reality Television and the LGBTQ Community]]
 
* [[Reality Television and the LGBTQ Community]]
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* [[LGBTQ Athletes Who Have Won Olympic Gold]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Latest revision as of 20:43, 25 November 2020

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). 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

Further Reading/Research


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