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'''Gerry Storey''' is an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[boxing]] trainer, who has coached the Irish Olympic Boxing Team on four occasions.<ref name="mult3"/> |
'''Gerry Storey''' is an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[boxing]] trainer, who has coached the Irish Olympic Boxing Team on four occasions.<ref name="mult3"/> |
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Storey is the head coach of the Holy Family Boxing Club in north [[Belfast]].<ref name="mult1">{{cite web | title = Storey receives prestigious Laureus Award | author = Alex McGreevy | url = http://www.irish-boxing.com/may05/17_May_2005_Gerry_Storey.htm | publisher = ''Irish Boxing'' | date = [[17 May]], [[2005]] | accessdate = 2007-02-17}}</ref> Storey and the club were featured in the [[BBC]] documentary ''Fight Town'' in [[2003]], and also appeared in the [[Daniel Day-Lewis]] film ''[[The Boxer (film)|The Boxer]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title = The unglamorous side of boxing is explored on BBC World Service | author = | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/05_may/13/ws_boxing.shtml | publisher = ''BBC'' | date = [[13 May]], [[2005]] | accessdate = 2007-02-17}}</ref><ref name="mult2"/> Storey has trained many boxers including [[Hugh Russell]], [[Neil Sinclair]] and former World [[Featherweight]] champion [[Barry McGuigan]]. |
Storey is the head coach of the Holy Family Boxing Club in north [[Belfast]].<ref name="mult1">{{cite web | title = Storey receives prestigious Laureus Award | author = Alex McGreevy | url = http://www.irish-boxing.com/may05/17_May_2005_Gerry_Storey.htm | publisher = ''Irish Boxing'' | date = [[17 May]], [[2005]] | accessdate = 2007-02-17}}</ref> Storey and the club were featured in the [[BBC]] documentary ''Fight Town'' in [[2003]], and also appeared in the [[Daniel Day-Lewis]] film ''[[The Boxer (film)|The Boxer]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title = The unglamorous side of boxing is explored on BBC World Service | author = | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/05_may/13/ws_boxing.shtml | publisher = ''BBC'' | date = [[13 May]], [[2005]] | accessdate = 2007-02-17}}</ref><ref name="mult2"/> Storey has trained many boxers including [[Hugh Russell]], [[Neil Sinclair]] and former World [[Featherweight]] champion [[Barry McGuigan]]. Storey started training McGuigan from the age of 14, through to his [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] and Commonwealth bids, and claims the club Storey works in is the ''"most successful boxing club in the country"''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20060521/ai_n16415566 |title=Storey gives peace fighting chance |accessdate=17 February 2007 |author=Alan Hubbard |date=21 May 2006 |publisher=[[Independent on Sunday]] |quote=(Barry McGuigan) "He was a world-class coach who helped me from the age of 14 right through to the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. That work is continuing. It is the most successful boxing club in the country, producing champions time after time." }}</ref> Storey's son Sammy is also an accomplished amateur boxer, having competed in the [[1982 Commonwealth Games]] and the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="mult2">{{cite web | title = Boxing: Storey gives peace fighting chance | author = Alan Hubbard | url = http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/article549462.ece | publisher = ''[[The Independent]]'' | date = [[21 May]], [[2006]] | accessdate = 2007-02-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Irish Legends honoured at finals | author = | url = http://www.secondsout.com/UK/news.cfm?ccs=228&cs=21245 | publisher = ''SecondsOut.com'' | date = [[2 January]], [[2007]] | accessdate = 2007-02-17}}</ref> |
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Storey's coaching has helped to bridge the [[sectarian]] divide in Belfast, as he trains both [[Catholic|Catholics]] and [[Protestantism|Protestants]].<ref name="mult2"/> During the [[1981 Irish hunger strike]] he was asked by [[Ulster loyalism|Loyalist]] and [[Irish Republicanism|Republican]] prisoners to oversee boxing training in the [[Maze (HM Prison)|Maze Prison]] gymnasium.<ref name="mult1"/> As a result of his work he won the ''Sport For Good'' award at the [[Laureus World Sports Awards]] in [[Estoril]], [[Portugal]] on [[16 May]], [[2005]]. Storey received his award from Barry McGuigan and [[Marvin Hagler]], and was the first Irish sportsperson to win a Laureus award.<ref name="mult3">{{cite web | title = Storey picks up world sport award | author = | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4554411.stm | publisher = ''[[BBC News]]'' | date = [[17 May]], [[2005]] | accessdate = 2007-02-16}}</ref> Storey was honoured by the [[Irish Amateur Boxing Association]] for his contribution to the sport in [[Dublin]] on [[2 February]], [[2007]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Joyce shines at National Championships | author = | url = http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0203/boxing.html | publisher = ''[[RTÉ]]'' | date = [[3 February]], [[2007]] | accessdate = 2007-02-16}}</ref> |
Storey's coaching has helped to bridge the [[sectarian]] divide in Belfast, as he trains both [[Catholic|Catholics]] and [[Protestantism|Protestants]].<ref name="mult2"/> During the [[1981 Irish hunger strike]] he was asked by [[Ulster loyalism|Loyalist]] and [[Irish Republicanism|Republican]] prisoners to oversee boxing training in the [[Maze (HM Prison)|Maze Prison]] gymnasium.<ref name="mult1"/> As a result of his work he won the ''Sport For Good'' award at the [[Laureus World Sports Awards]] in [[Estoril]], [[Portugal]] on [[16 May]], [[2005]]. Storey received his award from Barry McGuigan and [[Marvin Hagler]], and was the first Irish sportsperson to win a Laureus award.<ref name="mult3">{{cite web | title = Storey picks up world sport award | author = | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4554411.stm | publisher = ''[[BBC News]]'' | date = [[17 May]], [[2005]] | accessdate = 2007-02-16}}</ref> Storey was honoured by the [[Irish Amateur Boxing Association]] for his contribution to the sport in [[Dublin]] on [[2 February]], [[2007]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Joyce shines at National Championships | author = | url = http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0203/boxing.html | publisher = ''[[RTÉ]]'' | date = [[3 February]], [[2007]] | accessdate = 2007-02-16}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:02, 17 February 2007
Gerry Storey is an Irish boxing trainer, who has coached the Irish Olympic Boxing Team on four occasions.[1]
Storey is the head coach of the Holy Family Boxing Club in north Belfast.[2] Storey and the club were featured in the BBC documentary Fight Town in 2003, and also appeared in the Daniel Day-Lewis film The Boxer.[3][4] Storey has trained many boxers including Hugh Russell, Neil Sinclair and former World Featherweight champion Barry McGuigan. Storey started training McGuigan from the age of 14, through to his Olympic and Commonwealth bids, and claims the club Storey works in is the "most successful boxing club in the country".[5] Storey's son Sammy is also an accomplished amateur boxer, having competed in the 1982 Commonwealth Games and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[4][6]
Storey's coaching has helped to bridge the sectarian divide in Belfast, as he trains both Catholics and Protestants.[4] During the 1981 Irish hunger strike he was asked by Loyalist and Republican prisoners to oversee boxing training in the Maze Prison gymnasium.[2] As a result of his work he won the Sport For Good award at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Estoril, Portugal on 16 May, 2005. Storey received his award from Barry McGuigan and Marvin Hagler, and was the first Irish sportsperson to win a Laureus award.[1] Storey was honoured by the Irish Amateur Boxing Association for his contribution to the sport in Dublin on 2 February, 2007.[7]
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- ^ a b "Storey picks up world sport award". BBC News. 17 May, 2005. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
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(help) - ^ a b Alex McGreevy (17 May, 2005). "Storey receives prestigious Laureus Award". Irish Boxing. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
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(help) - ^ "The unglamorous side of boxing is explored on BBC World Service". BBC. 13 May, 2005. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
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(help) - ^ a b c Alan Hubbard (21 May, 2006). "Boxing: Storey gives peace fighting chance". The Independent. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
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(help) - ^ Alan Hubbard (21 May 2006). "Storey gives peace fighting chance". Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
(Barry McGuigan) "He was a world-class coach who helped me from the age of 14 right through to the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. That work is continuing. It is the most successful boxing club in the country, producing champions time after time."
- ^ "Irish Legends honoured at finals". SecondsOut.com. 2 January, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
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(help) - ^ "Joyce shines at National Championships". RTÉ. 3 February, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
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