Byrne was born in Drogheda, Ireland. Doubt had been cast over whether Byrne would have the funds to travel to Melbourne to participate in the 1956 Olympics. However, a fundraising campaign under the banner of "Send Byrne to Melbourne" was created, and it raised £653 from local businesses in Drogheda to send him on his quest for glory down under.[citation needed]
Melbourne Olympicsedit
Byrne carried the flag for Ireland at the opening ceremony and was the captain of the Irish boxing team. He beat opponents from Czechoslovakia and United States before losing in the semifinal on a split decision to Harry Kurschat of Germany.[2][3] A few months later, he showed what might have been when he beat the eventual Gold Medallist, Dick McTaggart, in an Ireland-England International at the Royal Albert Hall.
In 1962, Byrne, and his wife Honor, emigrated to Canada. The Byrne's settled in Canada and have a family of two girls and a set of twin boys. In 2006 a statue of Byrne was unveiled in his hometown.[4]
tony, byrne, boxer, others, named, anthony, byrne, tony, byrne, anthony, byrne, disambiguation, anthony, byrne, july, 1930, april, 2013, commonly, known, tony, byrne, socks, byrne, amateur, boxer, byrne, bronze, medal, ireland, 1956, summer, olympics, melbourn. For others named Anthony Byrne or Tony Byrne see Anthony Byrne disambiguation Anthony Byrne 6 July 1930 27 April 2013 commonly known as Tony Byrne or Socks Byrne 1 was an amateur boxer Byrne won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Australia in the lightweight division Tony ByrneStatue by Laury Dizangremel in DroghedaPersonal informationFull nameAnthony ByrneNicknameSocksBorn 1930 07 06 6 July 1930Drogheda IrelandDied27 April 2013 2013 04 27 aged 82 Medal record Men s boxing Representing Ireland Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Lightweight Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Melbourne Olympics 2 1 Olympic results 3 Life after boxing 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and career editByrne was born in Drogheda Ireland Doubt had been cast over whether Byrne would have the funds to travel to Melbourne to participate in the 1956 Olympics However a fundraising campaign under the banner of Send Byrne to Melbourne was created and it raised 653 from local businesses in Drogheda to send him on his quest for glory down under citation needed Melbourne Olympics editByrne carried the flag for Ireland at the opening ceremony and was the captain of the Irish boxing team He beat opponents from Czechoslovakia and United States before losing in the semifinal on a split decision to Harry Kurschat of Germany 2 3 A few months later he showed what might have been when he beat the eventual Gold Medallist Dick McTaggart in an Ireland England International at the Royal Albert Hall Olympic results edit 1st round bye Defeated Josef Chovanec Czechoslovakia points Defeated Luis Molina United States points Lost to Harry Kurschat United Team of Germany pointsLife after boxing editIn 1962 Byrne and his wife Honor emigrated to Canada The Byrne s settled in Canada and have a family of two girls and a set of twin boys In 2006 a statue of Byrne was unveiled in his hometown 4 He died on 27 April 2013 aged 82 5 See also editIreland at the 1956 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 1956 Summer OlympicsReferences edit Melbourne Olympics bronze medallist Tony Socks Byrne dies aged 82 rte ie news 27 April 2013 Retrieved 27 April 2013 Liam Reilly 1956 A year to remember for Drogheda IrishBoxing com Archived from the original on 14 October 2007 Retrieved 27 May 2006 CATHOLINE BUTLER Drogheda Prepares to Unveil a Statue of Its Favourite Son Celtic Connection On line Archived from the original on 30 October 2006 Retrieved 27 May 2006 Kavanagh Caroline 6 December 2006 Tony gives it socks as statue unveiled drogheda independent ie Retrieved 27 April 2013 Melbourne Olympics bronze medallist Tony Socks Byrne dies aged 82 Raidio Teilifis Eireann RTE 27 April 2013 Retrieved 17 February 2021 External links editTony Byrne at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Byrne boxer amp oldid 1158805928, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
