Harry Garside
Harrison Garside is an Australian boxer. He competed in the Boxing at the [2020 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight|men's lightweight event] at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he won the bronze medal. He also won the Gold Medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.This marked the first time in more than three decades that an Australian medaled in boxing at the Olympics.
Early life
Garside lived in Lilydale, Australia and began boxing at age 9. He was the youngest of three boys and was closest to his mother. He was inspired by the Olympic Spirit from a young age, having photos of Cathy Freeman and Ian Thorpe on his bedroom ceiling to inspire him.Garside joined the Lilydale Youth Club which became his second home. He was at first to be an easy target and lost 10 of his first 18 fights. Garside harnessed an underdog mentality and he was motivated to train harder.
Career
In 2015, Garside won his first of six Australian National Championships. In 2018 he competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where he won the gold medal in the men's 60kg division., Garside had won seven Australian national boxing championships.
After winning Bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Garside turned professional, winning three fights, before returning to amateur boxing, aiming to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He booked his place in the games after winning Gold at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara.
Garside competed in the Boxing at the [2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 63.5 kg|63.5kg class] at the 2024 Summer Olympics, losing on points in the Round of 16 against Hungarian Richárd Kovács.
Professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Charlie Bell | TKO | 5, 3:00 | 15 May 2025 | Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Layton McFerran | TKO | 7, 2:07 | 11 May 2022 | Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, Australia | Retained Australian lightweight title |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Maneur Matet | 10 | 6 Apr 2022 | Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia | Won vacant Australian lightweight title | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Sachin Mudaliar | 1, 2:08 | 22 Dec 2021 | The Star Event Centre, Sydney, Australia |
Personal life
Garside is employed as a plumber. He wore nail polish during the 2020 Summer Olympics, citing his desire to defy gender stereotypes.Garside is also known for challenging gender norms, often wearing skirts and dresses to awards shows and ceremonies. Though he has received a lot of backlash over this, Garside has stated that he hopes he is being a good advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community.
In 2022, Harry was the Runner up on I'm a Celebrity...[Get Me Out of Here! |I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here], Which is an Australian reality show. He lost to Liz Ellis, who was an Australian Netballer.
In 2024, Garside published an autobiography called The Good Fight.