Luke Campbell


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Birth date
Age
27/09/1987 
25
Height
Gender
175 cm / 5'9" 
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RankEventYearLocation
World Championships
2Bantam (54kg)2011Baku, AZE
17Bantam (54kg)2009Milan, ITA
European Championships
1Bantam (54kg)2008Liverpool, GBR
5Bantam (54kg)2011Ankara, TUR
Bocskai Memorial
1Bantam (54kg)2011Debrecen, HUN
3Bantam (54kg)2009Debrecen, HUN
Gee-Bee Tournament
1Bantam (54kg)2011Helsinki, FIN
Strandja Memorial
3Bantam (54kg)2012Sofia, BUL
Tammer Tournament
1Bantam (54kg)2008Tampere, FIN

Occupation

Athlete

Family

Partner and one son

Language(s) spoken

English

Club name

St Paul's ABC, Hull, GBR

Coach

Mick Bromby [club] (Athlete, 29 Nov 2011)

Position and style

Southpaw (guardian.co.uk, 25 Mar 2011)

Debut

2008 (Athlete, 29 Nov 2011)

Injuries

A hand injury prevented him fighting for 10 months between 2009 and 2010. (gbboxing.org.uk, 2012)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
He took up boxing at age 13 at St Paul's Boxing Club in Hull. (gbboxing.org.uk, 2012; Athlete, 29 Nov 2011)

Reason for taking up this sport
Went along with his brother Kane. (gbboxing.org.uk, 2012)

Training
He trains four days a week, two sessions per day at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. (guardian.co.uk, 25 Mar 2011)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Becoming European champion and winning a silver medal at the world championships. (Athlete, 29 Nov 2011)

Hero
Boxers Muhammed Ali, Roy Jones Jr and Sugar Ray Leonard. (gbboxing.org.uk, 2012; Athlete, 29 Nov 2011)

Most influential person in career
His family. (Athlete, 29 Nov 2011)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Win, but most of all enjoy it." (Athlete, 29 Nov 2011)

Awards
Named Amateur Boxer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Club of Great Britain in 2009. (gbboxing.org.uk, 2012)

In 2008 became first Briton to win gold at a European championship since 1961. (gbboxing.org.uk, 2012)


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