Nicola Adams Nicola Adams Nicola Adams (born 26 October 1982) is a British professional boxer. The first woman to win an Olympic boxing title in 2012, she is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in the women's flyweight division. As of 27 May 2016 she is the reigning Olympic, World and European Games champion at flyweight, and has won the entire set of amateur championships available to her - Olympic, Commonwealth and European Games' titles, and the World, European and European Union championships. Adams represented Haringey Police Community Club at boxing. She is openly bisexual, and was named the most influential
Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics had only a single competitor in the sprint canoeing, track cycling, equestrian dressage, judo, rowing and shooting events. This was Ireland's most successful Olympics, winning a total of 6 medals (1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze) in three sports: boxing, athletics and equestrian show jumping. Boxer Katie Taylor, who was Ireland's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, won Ireland's first Olympic gold medal in 16 years. Light flyweight boxer Paddy Barnes defended his bronze medal from Beijing, becoming the second Irish athlete in 80 years to win medals at two consecutive Olympics. For the first time since 1980, Ireland