Dick McTaggart
 McTaggart (left) at the 1960 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Richard McTaggart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Scottish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 1935 Dundee, Scotland, U.K. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Doreen Cochran (1966-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Air Force Dundee Boxing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard McTaggart, MBE (born 15 October 1935) is a Scottish retired amateur boxer. He competed in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in the lightweight division and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. In 1956 he received the Val Barker Trophy for best boxing style at the Olympics. At the 1964 Olympics McTaggart moved to the light-welterweight category, but lost in the third bout to the eventual winner Jerzy Kulej. McTaggart won the British ABA title in 1956, 1958, 1960, 1963 and 1965,[1] and retired with a record of 610 wins out of 634 bouts.[2]
McTaggart was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1985 Birthday Honours for services to amateur boxing in Scotland.[3]
In retirement McTaggart worked as a boxing coach and prepared the Scottish team to the 1990 Commonwealth Games. In 2002 he was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. His four brothers were also amateur boxers.[1][2]
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Competition | Location | Position | Event |
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| 1954 | ABA Championships | London, England | 2nd
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Featherweight |
| 1956 | ABA Championships | London, England | 1st
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Lightweight |
| Olympic Games | Melbourne, Australia | 1st
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| 1958 | ABA Championships | London, England | 1st
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| Commonwealth Games | Cardiff, Wales | 1st
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| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome, Italy | 3rd
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| 1961 | European Amateur Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st
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| IABA Golden Jubilee Tournament[4] | Dublin, Ireland | 1st
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| 1962 | Commonwealth Games | Perth, Western Australia | 2nd
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Light welterweight |
| ABA Championships | London, England | 2nd
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| 1963 | ABA Championships | London, England | 1st
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| 1964 | ABA Championships[5] | London, England | 3rd
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| 1965 | ABA Championships | London, England | 1st
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1956 Olympic results[edit]
- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: defeated Chandrasena Jayasuriya (Ceylon) by decision
- Quarterfinal: defeated Andre Vairolatto (France) by decision
- Semifinal: defeated: Anatoly Lagetko (Soviet Union) by decision
- Final: defeated Harry Kurschat (West Germany) by decision (won gold medal)
Awards and honours[edit]
- Order of the British Empire – Member (MBE)
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame[6]
- Member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame[6]
- Val Barker Trophy (1956)
- Lifetime Achievement Award - Team Scotland Sports Awards[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dick McTaggart". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b Dick McTaggart. sshf.co.uk
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 50154". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1985. p. 14.
- ^ "IABA Golden Jubilee Tournament". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "British ABA National Championships 1964". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Dick McTaggart". Team Scotland. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Dick McTaggart Delighted by Lifetime Achievement Award". Team Scotland. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dick McTaggart.
- Boxing record for Dick McTaggart from BoxRec (registration required)
- Dick McTaggart at Olympedia
- Dick McTaggart at Team GB
- Dick McTaggart at Team Scotland
- Richard McTaggart at Olympics.com
- Richard McTaggart at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Richard McTaggart at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Richard McTaggart, MBE at the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg) · 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg) · 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg) · 1948: 58–62 kg · 1952–2008: 57–60 kg · 2012: 56–60 kg · 2016: 57–60 kg · 2020–: 58–63 kg | |
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