Nicola Adams

Nicola Adams, MBE is an English and British boxer and the first woman to win an Olympic boxing title. The gold medal winner at flyweight at the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London, as ofMay 2016 she is the reigning Olympic, World, Commonwealth Games and European Games champion at flyweight. She was the first ever female boxing champion at both the Olympic and Commonwealth Games.

Adams was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. She was educated at Agnes Stewart Church of England High School, Ebor Gardens, Leeds. In November 2012, she topped the list of The Independent s 101 most influential LGBT people in Britain for 2012.

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