Who is Kellie Harrington? Five things to know about the Olympic gold medal-winning boxer

Kellie Harrington made history in the Paris 2024 Olympics, becoming the first Irish female athlete to win a medal at more than one Olympic Games. But what else do we know about Kellie?

Kellie Harrington with her gold medal from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Picture: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

Gold medal

Every Irish person will remember when 34-year-old Kellie won her first medal – a gold – at the Tokyo Olympics 2021 when she outboxed Brazilian Beatriz Ferreira. She came up against Ferreira again in the semi-finals at the Paris Olympics, and beat her once more to reach the final, which will take place on August 6.