Kellie Anne Harrington, born on 11 December 1989, is an Irish amateur boxer who is a double Olympic gold medalist, winning the lightweight title at Tokyo 2020 and again at Paris 2024, which made her the first Irish boxer to win consecutive Olympic golds. She was 2018 World champion in the lightweight division, a silver medallist at the 2016 World Championships in light welterweight, and a gold medallist at the 2023 European Games and the European Championship. At Tokyo she beat Imane Khelif in the quarter-finals and Beatriz Ferreira in the final. She announced her retirement after Paris but returned in October 2025. An Post featured her on a 2022 stamp collection of Irish sportswomen.
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is an Irish amateur boxer
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born 11 December 1989
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An Post launched a stamp collection of Irish sportswomen which featured Harrington and others
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Harrington also won gold medals at the 2023 European Games and European Championship
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is an Irish amateur boxer
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics
Harrington was part of the Ireland team at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Competed In: 2024 Summer Olympics, 2024 Summer Olympics
At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Harrington was given a bye into the second round
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