Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Henry "Harry"•Perry |
Used name | Harry•Perry |
Born | 2 December 1934 in Dublin, Dublin (IRL) |
Died | 22 January 2021 in Dublin, Dublin (IRL) |
Measurements | 167 cm / 67 kg |
Affiliations | British Railways Boxing Club, Dublin (IRL) |
NOC | Ireland |
Harry Perry boxed at both the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. He won a bronze medal at the 1959 European Championships, although he had to withdraw from the semi-finals due to a hand injury. Perry won nine Irish titles at four different weights. He was inducted into the Irish Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007.
Perry was also a top rugby player, winning a Junior Cup with Terenure as an out-half and an FAI Junior Cup with Rathfarnham before leaving that sport to concentrate on boxing. He earned a math degree and later worked as a teacher. Perry was an avid golfer and became President of Delgany Golf Club.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1956 Summer Olympics | Boxing | IRL | Harry Perry | |||
Light-Welterweight, Men (Olympic) | =9 | |||||
1960 Summer Olympics | Boxing | IRL | Harry Perry | |||
Welterweight, Men (Olympic) | =17 |