Dean Clancy
{{Short description|Irish boxer (born 2001)}}
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| birth_place = Sligo, Ireland
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{{MedalComp|European Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Kraków Poland|Light welterweight}}
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{{Medal|Gold|2021 Roseto degli Abruzzi Italy| Light welterweight}}
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Dean Clancy {{post-nominals|list=OLY}} (born 20 October 2001) is an Irish amateur boxer who won a gold medal at light welterweight at the 2021 European Under-22 Championships and bronze at the 2023 European Games. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Having started boxing aged eight, Clancy had his first exhibition bout at nine-years-old during which he stopped his opponent in round two.
{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/boxing/dean-clancys-olympic-dream-has-featured-many-twists-and-turns/a396562898.html|title=Dean Clancy's Olympic dream has featured many twists and turns|date=8 October 2023 |publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=2024-06-14}}
{{cite web|url=https://extra.ie/2023/12/25/sport/dean-clancy-journey|title=Dean Clancy's Olympic journey had some heartbreak along the way – but he refused to be denied|date=25 December 2023 |publisher=Extra|access-date=2024-06-14}}
He was 13 when he won his first Irish schoolboys’ title with his maiden international honours coming at the 2017 European Junior Championship where he took a silver medal.
{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligo/sport/other-sports/clancy-boxes-his-way-to-silver-medal/36859068.html|title=Clancy boxes his way to Silver medal|date=4 May 2018 |publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=2024-06-14}}
It was silver again at the 2018 European Youth Championships before a fourth-place finish at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he lost a box-off for the bronze medal against England's Hopey Price.
Only weeks after his 18th birthday, Clancy won his first Irish national elite title, defeating Patryk Adamus via split decision in the featherweight final in November 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.irish-boxing.com/dean-clancy-for-tokyo-2020-you-have-heard-it-here-first-teen-talent-has-instant-olympic-dream/|title='Dean Clancy for Tokyo 2020. You have heard it here first' – Teen talent has instant Olympic dream|date=24 November 2019 |publisher=Irish Boxing|access-date=2024-06-14}}
After winning four fights in six days to reach the final at the 2021 European Under-22 Championships in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy, including beating number 3 seed Nenad Javanovic of Serbia, Clancy won gold when his opponent for the decider, Ahmad Shtiwi from Israel, failed to show-up due to injury therefore handing him the victory by walkover.{{cite web|url=
https://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2021/0624/1231164-clancy-wins-european-gold-as-opponent-fails-to-turn-up/|title=Clancy wins European gold as opponent fails to turn up|date=24 June 2021 |publisher=RTE|access-date=2024-06-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irish-boxing.com/gold-deserving-dean-clancy-crowned-european-under-22-champion/|title=GOLD: Deserving Dean Clancy crowned European Under-22 Champion|date=24 June 2021 |publisher=Irish Boxing|access-date=2024-06-14}}
Moving into senior international competition, he won a bronze medal in the light welterweight division at the 2023 European Games in Poland, losing to French world champion Sofiane Oumiha in the semi-finals. The result was enough to secure him qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{cite web|url=https://www.oceanfm.ie/2024/06/04/sligos-dean-clancy-part-of-10-strong-ireland-olympic-boxing-team/|title=Sligo's Dean Clancy part of 10-strong Ireland Olympic boxing team|date=4 June 2024 |publisher=Ocean FM|access-date=2024-06-14}}
Clancy lost in the quarter-finals to Malik Hasanov from Azerbaijan at the 2024 European Amateur Boxing Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.irish-boxing.com/hession-and-clancys-european-championship-journeys-come-to-an-end/|title=Hession and Clancy's European Championship journeys come to an end|date=24 April 2024 |publisher=Irish Boxing|access-date=2024-06-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/dean-clancy-adam-hession-european-boxing-championships-6363164-Apr2024/|title=Clancy and Hession miss out on medals at European Championships|date=24 April 2024 |publisher=The 42|access-date=2024-06-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/boxing/no-joy-for-irish-boxers-at-european-championships-as-dean-clancy-and-adam-hession-beaten-in-quarter-finals/a1100915482.html|title=No joy for Irish boxers at European Championships as Dean Clancy and Adam Hession beaten in quarter-finals|date=24 April 2024 |publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=2024-06-14}}
Clancy's Olympic place was officially confirmed when Ireland named their boxing team on 28 June 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cq5jrrv121ko|title=Ireland name 10-strong team for Paris Olympics|date=28 June 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-06-28}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2024/0628/1457202-irelands-boxing-contingent-confirmed-for-paris-games/|title=Ireland's boxing contingent confirmed for Paris Games|date=28 June 2024 |publisher=RTE|access-date=2024-06-28}} He was drawn to fight Obada Al-Kasbeh from Jordan in the first round on the opening day of the boxing tournament,{{cite web|url=https://www.irish-boxing.com/paris-olympic-boxing-draw-fight-times/|title=Paris Olympic Boxing – DRAW + FIGHT TIMES|date=25 July 2024 |publisher=Irish Boxing|accessdate=25 July 2024}} losing by 3-2 split decision despite his opponent being given a point deduction.{{cite web|url=https://www.irish-boxing.com/olympic-heartbreak-for-gallant-dean-clancy/|title=Olympic Heartbreak for Gallant Dean Clancy|date=27 July 2024 |publisher=Irish Boxing|accessdate=27 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fm104.ie/news/sport/clancy-suffers-narrow-defat-in-opening-boxing-bout-for-team-ireland/|title=Clancy suffers narrow defat in opening boxing bout for Team Ireland|publisher=FM104|accessdate=27 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oceanfm.ie/2024/07/27/sligos-dean-clancy-loses-olympic-bout/|title=Sligo's Dean Clancy loses Olympic bout|date=27 July 2024 |publisher=Ocean FM|accessdate=27 July 2024}}
References
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Category:Light-welterweight boxers
Category:European Games bronze medalists for Ireland
Category:European Games medalists in boxing
Category:Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic boxers for Ireland