Gerry Storey
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] As a professional boxer, Storey won a British Championships title.[5] Storey has trained many boxers including Hugh Russell, Neil Sinclair and former world Featherweight champion Barry McGuigan. McGuigan was training by Storey 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".[4] Storey's son Sammy is also an accomplished amateur boxer, having competed in the 1982 Commonwealth Games and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[4][5]
Storey's work 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.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Storey picks up world sport award". BBC News. 17 May, 2005. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Alex McGreevy (17 May, 2005). "Storey receives prestigious Laureus Award". Irish Boxing. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "The unglamorous side of boxing is explored on BBC World Service". BBC. 13 May, 2005. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c d Alan Hubbard (21 May, 2006). "Boxing: Storey gives peace fighting chance". The Independent. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Bernard O'Neill (2 January, 2007). "Irish Legends honoured at finals". SecondsOut.com. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Joyce shines at National Championships". RTÉ. 3 February, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
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External links
Gerry Storey - Boxing for Peace
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