Alanna Nihell
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Alanna Audley-Murphy 14 October 1985 Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||
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Alanna Nihell (née Audley-Murphy; born 14 October 1985)[1] is a Northern Irish amateur boxer.
Nihell competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze medal in the women's lightweight event.[2] She also competed in 2018.[3]
She joined the army and served in the 27th regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps[4] where she met her husband, Chez Nihell, who is a professional boxer.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Alanna Audley-Murphy Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ↑ "Alanna Audley-Murphy | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ↑ "Boxing | Athlete Profile: Alanna NIHELL - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ↑ "British Army Boxers Hope New Year Successes Can Boost Medal Hopes". Forces Network. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ↑ Davies, Gareth A. (17 February 2019). "'I will be there with him, taking every blow': Champion amateur Alanna Nihell on being corner woman for husband Chez's pro debut". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Alanna Nihell from BoxRec (registration required)
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Women boxers from Northern Ireland
- Lightweight boxers
- Women in the British Army
- Royal Logistic Corps soldiers
- Boxers from Belfast
- Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Northern Ireland
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century British Army personnel
- Military personnel from Belfast
- 21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in boxing