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词条 Tony Madigan
释义

  1. Biography

  2. Rugby union

  3. Boxing

     Recognition 

  4. References

  5. External links

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}}Antony Morgan "Tony" Madigan (4 February 1930 – 29 October 2017)[1] was an Australian boxer and rugby player. He competed in boxing at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and finished in fifth, fifth and third place, respectively. In 1960 Madigan lost his semi-final to Muhammad Ali.[2] He also won medals at three Commonwealth Games in the light-heavyweight division – a silver in 1954 and gold in 1958 and 1962.[3]

Tony was the 2010 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Veterans category.

Biography

Madigan's father Kendall Morgan Madigan (1908–1938) was a doctor and mother Elsie Maud Loydstrom (1911–1983) was a dentist.[4] He has a younger brother Mark.[4] His father died in 1938 as a result of cancer.[4] Madigan grew up in Bathurst and Maitland before his mother moved to Sydney to work as a dentist.[4][4]

Madigan attended Waverley College in Sydney where he took boxing lessons with Australian champion Hughie Dwyer and sparred with leading professional boxers.[5][4] In the 1950s, he spent time in the United States being coached by leading trainer Cus D'Amato.[4] After returning to Australia, he sold EH Holdens with rugby league player Rex Mossop.[4]

On 17 January 1955, Madigan suffered serious injuries in a car crash in Bavaria, West Germany. His 23-year-old passenger Helen Stokes-Smith was killed when on an icy road Madigan lost control when trying to avoid a parked truck.[4]

Madigan married a German psychotherapist, Sybille, in November 1960 and their son Kendall Morgan Madigan was born in August 1961.[4]

In the mid-1960s, Madigan sold property investments and had a successful modeling career in London.[4] He then moved to New York City and commenced modeling with Howard Zieff, a renowned photographer.[4]

Rugby union

Madigan played rugby union for Randwick Rugby Club (14 first-grade matches, two tries, 1950) and Eastern Suburbs Rugby Club (1951, 1957 and 1963).[4][4] Outside Australia, he played Harlequins Rugby (1953) in London and Westchester Rugby Club (1960–1962) in New York.[4] In 1960, he represented the United States Eastern Rugby Union against Quebec Province in Montreal.[6] Madigan generally played as a flyhalf for the Westchester Rugby Club but did play breakaway against Quebec Province in Montreal in the 1962 representative game.[7]

Boxing

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Year Competition Division Results Medal
1952Olympic Games, 1952 HelsinkiMiddleweightRd 1 – Bye ; Rd 2 defeated Boris Siljtshev Soviet Union 2–1 ; Rd 3 lost Stig Sjölin Sweden 0–3
1954British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1954 VancouverLight HeavyweightRd 1 – defeated Bill Misslebrook Canada technical knockout 1st round ; Gold medal bout – lost Piet van Vuuren South Africa on points decision{{silver02}}
1956Olympic Games, 1956 MelbourneLight HeavyweightRd 1 – Bye ; Quarter-final – lost Romualdas Murauskas Soviet Union points decision
1958British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1958 CardiffLight HeavyweightRd ; Gold medal bout – defeated Robert Higgins Wales points decision{{gold01}}
1960Olympic Games, 1960 RomeLight HeavyweightRd 1 – Bye ; Rd 2 – defeated Lars-Olof Norling Sweden 5 – 0 ; Quarter-final – defeated Gheorghe Negrea Romania by 2nd round Knockout ; Semi-final – lost to Cassius Clay United States 0–5{{bronze03}}
1962British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1962 PerthLight HeavyweightRd 1 – defeated Dave Paley Wales referee stopped bout ; Quarter-final – defeated Ronald Holmes Jamaica by disqualification ; Semi-final – defeated Hans Christie Northern Ireland referee stopped bout in 2nd round ; Gold medal bout – defeated Jojo Miles Ghana points decision{{gold01}}
[8][9]

Recognition

  • 1962 – Australian flag bearer at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games[7]
  • 2000 – Australian Sports Medal[10]
  • 2010 – Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame[11]

References

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1. ^{{cite news|title=Boxer who fought Muhammad Ali twice dead: Tony Madigan celebrated for taking on 'The Greatest' and rugby career|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/boxer-who-fought-muhammad-ali-11432302|accessdate=29 October 2017|work=The Mirror|date=29 October 2017}}
2. ^Tony Madigan. olympics.com.au
3. ^[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/antony-madigan-1.html Tony Madigan]. Sports-Reference.com
4. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite book|last1=Kieza|first1=Grantlee|title=Boxing in Australia|date=2015|publisher=National Library of Australia|location=Canberra|isbn=9780642278746}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Notable alumni|url=http://waverley.nsw.edu.au/information/notable-alumni/|website=Waverley College website|accessdate=11 October 2016}}
6. ^Columbia Rugby Club Will Tackle Westchester in Year's Last Match. Columbia Daily Spectator, Volume CVI, Number 116, 9 May 1962
7. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite web|last1=Messenger|first1=Robert|title=Madigan – The Man Who Fought Ali Twice, and Lived to Tell the Tale|url=http://oztypewriter.blogspot.com.au/2016/06/madigan-man-who-fought-ali-twice-and.html|website=ozTypewriter website|accessdate=11 October 2016}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Tony Madigan|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/tony-madigan-1.html|website=Sports Reference – Olympics|accessdate=11 October 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Antony 'Tony' Madigan|url=http://commonwealthgames.com.au/page/70/by-athlete|website=Australian Commonwealth Games Association|accessdate=11 October 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012151231/http://commonwealthgames.com.au/page/70/by-athlete|archivedate=12 October 2016}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Anthony Madigan|url=http://www.dpmc.gov.au/government/its-honour/search-australian-honours|website=It's An Honour website|accessdate=11 October 2016}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Veterans|url=http://www.anbhof.com/veterans.html|website=Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame|accessdate=11 October 2016}}

External links

  • Australian Olympic Committee Biography
  • Madigan – The Man Who Fought Ali Twice, and Lived to Tell the Tale by Robert Messenger, 2016
  • Tony Madigan Boxing Results
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