Person    | Female  Born 26/10/1982 

Nicola Adams

Categories: Sport / Games

Boxer. Born in Leeds. She fought (and won) her first bout at the age of thirteen. She won several medals in her career, before becoming the first woman boxer to win a medal in the 2012 Olympic Games - the first Olympics to include women's boxing.

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