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BORN: 26 October 1982, Leeds, England

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Olympic gold, Commonwealth gold and three World silvers

1) Adams has blazed a trail for women’s boxing in England since the age of 13. It took four years for her to find her second opponent, but when she did get regular quality opposition she wasted no time in lighting up the ring, including the English amateur title in 2003.

2) Silver at the 2007 European Amateurs represented the first time an English woman had medalled in a major tournament. She went one better at the London 2012 Olympics by becoming the first woman in history to claim a boxing gold medal with flyweight success.

3) Nicola tripped on the stairs in 2009 and was left in a brace for most of the following three months. Her 2012 Olympic dream was left in the balance, but she recovered full mobility and won funding to launch herself on the road to her famous gold in London.

4) Adams travelled to Brazil with David Cameron on a trade mission and visited the favelas where the British-run project Fight for Peace provides a haven for street kids. Sadly the prime minister didn’t go 12 rounds in the ring as journalists queued in hope around the block.

DID YOU KNOW: Adams joined fellow Olympic medallists Dani King, Laura Trott, Beth Tweddle and Gemma Gibbons for a photoshoot where they dressed up as the Spice Girls. They should have given the singing a crack as it wouldn’t be much worse than the original group.

Here is Nicola Adams on a visit to Upton Park …

... that’s the only medal West Ham fans are likely to see

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