Peter Richardson (boxer)

Peter Richardson
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1970-06-24) 24 June 1970 (age 54)
Middlesbrough, England
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria Light welterweight

Peter Richardson (born 24 June 1970) is a retired British boxer.

Boxing career

He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He beat Vernon Forrest in the first round.[1]

He represented England in the lightweight division, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and reached the quarter-finals.[2] Four years later he won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.[3][4][5]

Boxing for the Philip Thomas School of Boxing ABC, Richardson won the prestigious ABA featherweight championship in 1989. Four years later he won the 1993 ABA light-welterweight championship.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Richardson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing.