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Tony Madigan

1930 - 2017

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Antony Morgan "Tony" Madigan (4 February 1930 – 29 October 2017) was an Australian boxer and rugby player. He competed in boxing at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and finished in fifth, fifth and third place, respectively. In 1960 Madigan lost his semi-final to Muhammad Ali. He also won medals at three Commonwealth Games in the light-heavyweight division – a silver in 1954 and gold in 1958 and 1962. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Madigan is the 770th most popular athlete (up from 3,090th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Australia (up from 581st in 2019) and the 16th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tony Madigan ranks 770 out of 6,025. Before him are Jacques Sautereau, Lajos Steiner, Harry Watson, Väinö Siikaniemi, Martti Marttelin, and Jaroslav Holík. After him are John Exley, Jacques Noël, Tom Sandberg, Yngvar Bryn, René Barbier, and Édouard Artigas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Tony Madigan ranks 399. Before him are Liviu Librescu, Egon Bondy, Chris Barber, Morgana King, Jean Tabary, and Elmira Minita Gordon. After him are Shel Silverstein, Jiří Skobla, Vera T. Sós, Alphonse Alley, Aureliano Bolognesi, and Alifa Rifaat. Among people deceased in 2017, Tony Madigan ranks 357. Before him are Vladimir Petrov, Redha Malek, András Kovács, Liam Cosgrave, Michael Ogio, and Eberhard Jäckel. After him are Zoltan Sarosy, Clifford Husbands, Osvaldo Fattori, István Szondy, Selena Rocky Malone, and Warren Frost.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Tony Madigan ranks 209 out of 1,143. Before him are Bill Bowrey (1943), Alex O'Loughlin (1976), Peter Cosgrove (1947), Percy Grainger (1882), Fiona Graham (1961), and Margaret Molesworth (1894). After him are Darren Cahill (1965), David Chalmers (1966), Grafton Elliot Smith (1871), Rick Springfield (1949), Nick Winter (1894), and John Devitt (1937).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Tony Madigan ranks 16. Before him are John Winter (1924), William Jones (null), Norma Croker (1934), Shirley Strickland (1925), Stan Rowley (1876), and Bill Bruce (1923). After him are Nick Winter (1894), Brenda Jones (1936), Dave Power (1928), Fleur Mellor (1936), Marlene Mathews (1934), and Steve Hooker (1982).

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