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Philip Sutcliffe Sr.

Boxer

Born
1959
Citizenship
Ireland
Sport
boxing
Discipline
bantamweight
Occupation
boxer

Philip Sutcliffe (born 10 November 1959) is an Irish politician, former boxer and two-time Olympian. He competed at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. Additionally, he was the winner of four national titles in Ireland, two at bantamweight and one each at light flyweight and flyweight, as well as bronze medals in two successive European Amateur Boxing Championships, in Germany in 1977 and 1979.

His son Philip Sutcliffe Jnr is also a notable boxer.

Sutcliffe contested the local electoral areas of Ballyfermot–Drimnagh and Kimmage–Rathmines for Independent Ireland in the 2024 Dublin City Council election. He was elected for the Ballyfermot–Drimnagh area.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1980 Summer Olympics1980
1984 Summer Olympics1984

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q28047988 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.