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Denis Reardon was a Welsh boxer. He was Wales' first boxing gold medallist at the British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games).
Career and legacy
Reardon became the first Welsh winner of a gold medal for boxing at the middleweight boxing in the 1938 British Empire Games. Reardon defeated Maurice Dennis in the middleweight final at the 1938 Sydney games.
He was inducted into the Welsh Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.
See also
References
- ^ WalesOnline (2010-10-15). "Boxing mourns death of Empire Games gold medallist". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- Hitt, Carolyn (2018-03-31). "Wales punches above weight at Commonwealth Games | Carolyn Hitt". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- "Time to Remember: HOW DINNIE TOOK ON AN EMPIRE - AND WON!; Boxer's knockout gold performance. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- "Wales and the Commonwealth Games". Welsh Sports Hall Of Fame. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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