Dickie Hanna (boxer)

Dickie Hanna
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born1939[1]
Sport
SportBoxing
Event
Bantamweight
ClubLisburn BC
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1958 Cardiffbantamweight

Dickie Hanna (born 1939) is a Northern Irish former boxer who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Hanna was a member of the Lisburn Boxing Club and won the County Antrim bantamweight title in 1957.[2] He turned down offers to go professional so that he could compete at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3]

He was subsequently selected for the 1958 Northern Irish team[4] where he competed in the 54kg bantamweight category[5] and won the bronze medal.[6]

In 1959, Hanna turned professional and boxed 7 bouts from 1960 to 1963.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "As we look Around". Ulster Star. 29 March 1958. p. 13. Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Lisburn Club ready for new season". Lisburn Standard. 4 October 1957. p. 2. Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Dickie Hanna for St. George's show". Northern Whig. 26 February 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Games boxers for Lisburn". Belfast Telegraph. 27 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Dickie Hanna". Boxing Rec. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Dickie Hanna (Lisburn)". Boxing History. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
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