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Anthony Madigan

Male, Amateur

(aka Tony Madigan)
(Antony Morgan Madigan)
Light-Heavyweight, Australia, Sydney, New South Wales
Born: February 4, 1930, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: October 29, 2017, in France
Height: 6ft 1in, mt 1,85

1952 Helsinki, Finland, Olympic Games middleweight quarter-finals
1953 London, England, British ABA National Championships Light-heavyweight silver medal
1954 Vancouver, Canada, British Empire and Commonwealth Games Light-heavyweight silver medal
1956 Melbourne, Australia, Olympic Games Light-heavyweight quarter-finals
1958 Cardiff, Wales, British Empire and Commonwealth Games Light-heavyweight gold medal
1960 Roma, Italy, Olympic Games Light-heavyweight bronze medal
1962 Perth, Australia, British Empire and Commonwealth Games Light-heavyweight gold medal

Madigan was also a talented rugby player

Post his career he lived largely in Great Britain and France

2010 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Veterans category


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1952
Helsinki, Finland, Olympic Games quarter-finals, 75 kg
+ July 29Boris SilchevHelsinki, Finland WPTS 2:1
- July 31Stig SjoelinHelsinki, Finland LPTS 3:0
1953
London, England, British ABA National Championships silver medal, 81 kg
+ Apr. 22John McLeanLondon, England WTKO 2
- Apr. 24Henry Cooper London, England LPTS
1954
Vancouver, Canada, British Empire and Commonwealth Games silver medal, 81 kg
+ Aug. 4Bill MisselbrookVancouver, Canada WTKO 1
- Aug. 7Petrus van VuurenVancouver, Canada LPTS
1955
No results recorded
1956
Melbourne, Australia, Olympic Games preliminaries, 81 kg
- Nov. 29Romualdas MurauskasMelbourne, Australia LPTS
1957
No results recorded
1958
Cardiff, Wales, British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medal, 81 kg
+ Aug. 21E. MorrisonCardiff, Wales WPTS
+ Aug. 22Gerhardus de BruynCardiff, Wales WPTS
+ Aug. 25Augustine HigginsCardiff, Wales WPTS
1959
- Mar. 25Cassius Clay (USA)Chicago, Illinois LPTS
1960
Roma, Italy, Olympic Games bronze medal, 81 kg
+ Aug. 30Lars-Olof NorlingRoma, Italy WPTS 5:0
+ Sept. 1Gheorghe NegreaRoma, Italy WKO 2
- Sept. 3Cassius Clay (USA)Roma, Italy LPTS 5:0
1961
No results recorded
1962
Perth, Australia, British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medal, 81 kg
+ Nov. 25Dave PaleyPerth, Australia WKO 2
+ Nov. 27Ronald HolmesPerth, Australia WDQ 3
+ Nov. 29Hans ChristiePerth, Australia WKO 3
+ Dec. 1Jojo MilesPerth, Australia WPTS

No professional record

 

Summary

Total bouts: 0, Won: 0 (0 inside the limit), Lost: 0 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0