Harry Perry

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHenry "Harry"•Perry
Used nameHarry•Perry
Born2 December 1934 in Dublin, Dublin (IRL)
Died22 January 2021 in Dublin, Dublin (IRL)
Measurements167 cm / 67 kg
AffiliationsBritish Railways Boxing Club, Dublin (IRL)
NOC Ireland

Biography

Harry Perry boxed at both the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. He won a bronze medal at the 1959 European Championships, although he had to withdraw from the semi-finals due to a hand injury. Perry won nine Irish titles at four different weights. He was inducted into the Irish Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007.

Perry was also a top rugby player, winning a Junior Cup with Terenure as an out-half and an FAI Junior Cup with Rathfarnham before leaving that sport to concentrate on boxing. He earned a math degree and later worked as a teacher. Perry was an avid golfer and became President of Delgany Golf Club.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Boxing IRL Harry Perry
Light-Welterweight, Men (Olympic) =9
1960 Summer Olympics Boxing IRL Harry Perry
Welterweight, Men (Olympic) =17