- Nicola Adams
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Nicola Adams (born Leeds[1], 26 Oct 1982[2]) is an English boxer, boxing for Haringey Police Community Club[3]. As of March 2011[update] she was rated world #3 in the Flyweight (51kg) division, behind Chinese world champion Ren Can Can and Shannon O'Connell of Australia[3].
Medal record Competitor for 
EnglandWomen’s Boxing World Amateur Championships Silver 2008 Ningbo 54 kg Silver 2010 Bridgetown 51 kg European Amateur Championships Silver 2007 Vejle 54 kg European Union Amateur Championships Gold 2011 Katowice 51 kg Career
Adams fought (and won) her first bout at age 13, but it would be 4 years before she found a second opponent.[4]
In 2001 she became the first woman boxer ever to represent England, in a fight against an Irish boxer.[4]
In 2003 she became English amateur champion for first time[3], and she retained the title at the next 3 championships.[4]
In 2007 she was the first English female to win a medal in a major tournament, taking silver in the bantamweight (54kg) division at the European Championships in Denmark. She took silver again at the world championships in Ningbo, China in 2008.
In 2009 she was ruled out of sport for several months by a back injury[5], but she returned to success at the 2010 world championships in Bridgetown, Barbados[6], taking silver again, competing now at flyweight (51kg).
In November 2010 she was victorious in the first ever GB Amateur Boxing Championship at the Echo Arena, Liverpool.[7]
In 2011 she won gold at the European Union Amateur Boxing Championships in Katowice[8].
In July 2011 the BBC included Adams in a feature on "6 Promising Britons to watch in the Olympics".[1]
Honours
Year Tournament Venue Result Event 2007 European Amateur Championships Vejle, Denmark 2nd 54 kg 2008 World Amateur Championship Ningbo, People's Republic of China 2nd 54 kg 2010 World Amateur Championship Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd 51 kg 2011 European Union Amateur Championships Katowice, Poland 1st 51 kg References
- ^ a b Jessica Creighton (27 Jul 2011). "London 2012: Promising Britons to watch in the Olympics". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/14210302.stm. Retrieved 4 Aug 2011.
- ^ "Profile: Nicola Adams". International Boxing Association. http://88.85.4.2/biographies.fwx?id_athlete=1673. Retrieved 4 Aug 2011.
- ^ a b c "One hundred hopefuls for 2012". The Guardian. 31 Mar 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/mar/31/one-hundred-hopefuls-nicola-adams. Retrieved 4 Aug 2011.
- ^ a b c "Nicola Adams, World Championship Silver Medallist". GSE Agency. 5 Feb 2005. http://www.gseagency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Nicola-Adams.pdf. Retrieved 4 Aug 2011.
- ^ "Adams’ excitement hitting fever pitch". Bradford Telegraph & Argus. 22 July 2011. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/9153142.Adams____excitement_hitting_fever_pitch/. Retrieved 4 Aug 2011.
- ^ "Marshall and Adams miss out on gold". BBC Sport (video available in UK only). 18 Sep 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/9012802.stm. Retrieved 4 Aug 2011.
- ^ "Olympic squad shows its class in new GB Amateur Boxing Championship". GB Boxing (BABA). 14 Nov 2010. http://www.gbboxing.org.uk/news/olympic-squad-shows-its-class-in-new-gb-amateur-boxing-championship-166.php. Retrieved 4 Aug 2011.
- ^ "Boxer Nicola Adams confident of London 2012 gold". BBC Sport. 06 Jun 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/13667306.stm. Retrieved 4 Aug 2011.
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Women boxers
- English boxers
- People from Leeds
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