Adam Nolan
{{Short description|Irish boxer (born 1987)}}
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Adam Nolan (born 11 March 1987{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/adam-nolan-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114130/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/adam-nolan-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Adam Nolan Bio, Stats, and Results|access-date=2016-08-05}}) is an Irish retired boxer from Enniscorthy, County Wexford who qualified for the 2012 Olympics.{{cite web|first=Dara|last=Kelly |url=http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Wexford-boxer-Adam-Nolan-on-his-way-to-the-London-Olympics--148371725.html |title=Wexford boxer Adam Nolan on his way to the London Olympics |publisher=IrishCentral.com |date=2012-04-21 |accessdate=2016-08-06}}{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/boxing/irish-olympic-boxer-adam-nolan-retires-to-enjoy-a-few-years-of-hurling-35377395.html |title=Irish Olympic boxer Adam Nolan retires to enjoy a 'few years of hurling' |publisher=Independent.ie |date=2017-01-18 |accessdate=2017-04-08}}
Boxing career
Adam is the second Wexford-born boxer to qualify for the Olympics, the first being his coach on the Irish team, Billy Walsh.{{cite web |url=http://www.irish-boxing.com/2012/04/nolan-wins-barnes-and-mccarthy-loose/ |title=Archived copy |website=www.irish-boxing.com |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126144247/http://www.irish-boxing.com/2012/04/nolan-wins-barnes-and-mccarthy-loose/ |archive-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=dead}} Nolan was the fifth Irish boxer to qualify for the 2012 Olympics to compete at Welterweight. He is a club mate at Bray Boxing Club with five-time World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Taylor. Bray was the only boxing club in the world who qualified two boxers to London 2012, and is the only boxing club in history to have a male and a female boxer feature in the Olympic games.{{cite web|url=http://www.u.tv/Sport/Mixed-fortunes-for-Irish-boxers/8cda2634-caba-46a0-b980-4bbb1c236178 |title=The ITV Hub - The home of ITV |publisher=U.tv |accessdate=2016-08-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422040018/http://www.u.tv/Sport/Mixed-fortunes-for-Irish-boxers/8cda2634-caba-46a0-b980-4bbb1c236178 |archivedate=2012-04-22 }} Nolan finished in the top two at welterweight at the 2012 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament which gained him qualification to the Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/nolan-qualifies-in-turkey-548369.html |title=Nolan qualifies in Turkey |publisher=BreakingNews.ie |date=2012-04-20 |accessdate=2016-08-06}} He ultimately won the Qualification Tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Chee/Chee0421c12.htm |title=Irish Amateur Boxing - Adam Nolan claims a Gold Medal |publisher=Doghouseboxing.com |date=2012-04-21 |accessdate=2016-08-06}}
Adam won his first match of the 2012 Olympics 14-8 against Ecuador's Carlos Sanchez but lost to Russia's Andrey Zamkovoy by nine points in the round of 16.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
Adam is a four-time Irish Elite Welterweight Champion, having won the titles in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
In March 2015, Nolan competed in the Gee Bee Multi Nations tournament in Finland. He won all three of his bouts to claim the gold medal for Ireland and the Boxer of the Tournament award. He is part of the Italia Thunder team in the WSB, and won his first 5-rounder versus Nicklaus Flaz.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
Hurling career
He won the 2016 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship for Oulart–The Ballagh.{{cite web|first=Niall|last=Kelly |url=http://www.the42.ie/adam-nolan-boxing-hurling-oulart-the-ballagh-3031397-Oct2016/ |title=Olympic boxer Adam Nolan won his first county hurling title yesterday |publisher=The42.ie |date=2016-10-17 |accessdate=2017-04-08}}
References
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External links
- {{AIBA|adam-nolan-69kg}}
- {{Olympics.com profile}}
- {{Olympedia}}
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Category:Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic boxers for Ireland
Category:Boxers from County Wexford
Category:European Games competitors for Ireland
Category:Boxers at the 2015 European Games
Category:Oulart-the-Ballagh hurlers