- Double Olympic Champion & Great Britain’s most successful female boxer of all time
- Ony female boxer to win all Olympic, World European & Commonwealth Women’s Boxing titles
- Started out working life as a builder as a young girl to fund her future boxing career path
- Star of 2020 BBC’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in the first-ever same-sex pairing
Nicola Adams MBE is officially Great Britain’s most successful female boxer of all time. In August 2016, Nicola achieved what was the proudest moment of her career so far, in becoming the first British boxer to successfully defend their Olympic title for 92 years.
Having also become World Champion in May 2016 she has now secured a grand slam of titles, and is the only female boxer in the history of the sport to have won every major title available to her; Olympic, World, European, and Commonwealth.
She is a true champion in every sense of the word, having overcome both injury and adversity early in her career; Nicola fought back from a career-threatening injury in 2009 to win a silver medal at the 2010 World Championships and gold at the European Amateur Championships, subsequently qualifying for London 2012.
She was the first English woman to be awarded a medal in the 2008 AIBA Women’s World Championships. She also was the first ever English female to earn a medal in a major tournament at the European Championships in 2007 winning silver.
Through several initiatives and organisations (Fight for Peace), Nicola has encouraged people of all ages and abilities to join their local sports clubs, enjoy the benefits this brings whilst promoting living a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle. She has worked with charities and strives to raise awareness of young people and women in sport and boxing.
Nicola has enjoyed acting; she appeared as an extra in some of Britain’s iconic soaps, including, Coronation Street and Emmerdale, and had a cameo appearance in the BBC’s award-winning drama series, Waterloo Road, where she played herself.
In late 2020 amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, Nicola was selected to star and dance in the BBC’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ series. Nicola’s inclusion brought a first for the show as she partners with a female dancer to become the first-ever same-sex pairing in the competition.
Nicola Adams Speaking
Nicola regularly speaks to companies and teams on topics that range from her meteoric rise to be two times Olympic champion. Also, gender and diversity where she is very open to discussing and encourages others to do the same.
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