What is John McNally (boxer)?
{{Infobox sportsperson | name = | nickname = | image = John McNally 1952.jpg | image_size = | caption = McNally at the 1952 Olympics | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|11|3|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|4|4|1932|11|3|df=y}} | death_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland | height = | weight = | sport = [[Boxing]] | event = | club = | alma_mater = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{IRL}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }} {{MedalSilver| [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]] | [[Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight|-54 kg]]}} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Amateur Boxing Championships|European Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze|[[1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1953 Warsaw]]| -54 kg}} }} '''John McNally''' (3 November 1932 – 4 April 2022) was a Irish [[boxing|boxer]]. He won a [[silver medal]] at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in the [[bantamweight]] division. McNally was born in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]]. He was the first person from Belfast and the first Irish boxer to win an Olympic medal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=IABA|date=2020-05-14|title=IRELAND'S FIRST OLYMPIC BOXING MEDAL|url=http://iaba.ie/irelands-first-olympic-boxing-medal/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Irish Athletic Boxing Association|language=en-US}}</ref> McNally died on 4 April 2022 in Belfast, aged 89.<ref>[https://www.98fm.com/sport/irelands-first-ever-olympic-boxing-medallist-john-mcnally-dies-1328491 Ireland's first ever Olympic boxing medallist John McNally dies]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2022/0404/1290409-ireland-s-first-olympic-boxing-medallist-mcnally-dies/ | title=Ireland's first Olympic boxing medallist McNally dies | website=[[RTÉ.ie]] | date=4 April 2022 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IOC profile|john-mcnally-1}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McNally, John}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Olympic medalists for Ireland]] [[Category:O