Tony Byrne (boxer)

Tony Byrne
Statue by Laury Dizangremel in Drogheda
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Byrne
NicknameSocks
Born(1930-07-06)6 July 1930
Drogheda, Ireland
Died27 April 2013(2013-04-27) (aged 82)
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Ireland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Lightweight

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.

  1. ^ "Melbourne Olympics bronze medallist Tony 'Socks' Byrne dies aged 82". rte.ie/news. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.