Gráinne Walsh
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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Gráinne Mary Walsh 13 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gráinne Mary Walsh (born 13 October 1995) is an Irish boxer. She won a bronze medal at the 2025 World Boxing Championships and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Walsh is a native of Tullamore. She was a talented soccer player with Shamrock Rovers Ladies F.C. and studied at NUI Galway.[1]
Career
Walsh boxes at Spartacus Boxing Club in Tullamore.[2] She won bronze at the 2019 European Games in Minsk.[3][4][5]
Having made it through to the 2024 Summer Olympics via the final qualification tournament in Thailand,[6][7] Walsh lost in the first round at the Games in Paris to Anna Hamori from Hungary by 3:2 split decision, despite her opponent having a point deducted for holding.[8][9]
Walsh won a bronze medal in the 65kg division at the 2025 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, losing in the semi-finals to Kazakhstan's eventual gold medalist Aida Abikeyeva by unanimous decision.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Irish | Irish Athletic Third-level Boxing Association". 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Offaly Independent - Tullamore boxer Gráinne Walsh fighting for national title this weekend". Offaly Independent. 22 February 2019.
- ^ "WATCH: Offaly boxer sees the funny side as name is mispronounced during European medal ceremony". offalyexpress.ie. 2 July 2019.
- ^ "'This is what dreams are made of' - Offaly boxer reacts to winning European medal". offalyexpress.ie. 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Grainne Walsh wins bronze at European Games after split decision". SportsJOE.ie. 28 June 2019.
- ^ "OLYMPIAN ALERT – Gráinne Walsh qualifies for Paris Olympic". Irish Boxing. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Grainne Walsh scores Olympic redemption as Lehane also books her place in Paris". Irish News. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "No Olympic debut delight for Grainne Walsh". Irish Boxing. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris Olympics: Grainne Walsh bows out after loss on split decision". Extra. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Grainne Walsh brings home bronze as Worlds dream ends in semi-final". Irish News. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Gráinne Walsh takes World Boxing Championships bronze after semi-final defeat". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
External links
- Boxing record for Grainne Walsh from BoxRec (registration required)
- Grainne Walsh at Olympics.com
- Gráinne Walsh at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- Gráinne Walsh at Olympedia
- Gráinne Walsh at InterSportStats
- Gráinne Walsh on Instagram