Peter Lavery

Peter Lavery
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born28 February 1937[1]
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died26 October 2020 (aged 83)[1]
Sport
SportBoxing
Event
Flyweight
ClubSt John Bosco ABC, Belfast
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1958 Cardiffflyweight

Peter Lavery (28 February 1937 – 26 October 2020) was a Northern Irish boxer who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Lavery was a member of the St John Bosco ABC of Belfast[2] and was the Ulster amateur flyweight champion in 1957.[1][3]

He was selected for the 1958 Northern Irish team[4] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 51kg flyweight category[5] and won the bronze medal.[6]

In 1959, Lavery turned professional and boxed 33 bouts from 1959 to 1967.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Peter Lavery Belfast". Boxing Rec. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tony Byrne not for Belfast". Belfast Telegraph. 21 February 1957. p. 12. Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Chance for Jordan". Northern Whig. 5 March 1957. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Peter Lavery Belfast" (PDF). Boxing History. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
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