Richard McTaggart

Richard McTaggart
Personal information
Born 15 October 1935 (age 75)
Dundee, Scotland
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Competitor for  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold 1956 Melbourne Lightweight
Bronze 1960 Rome Lightweight
Competitor for  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold 1958 Cardiff Lightweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold 1961 Belgrade Lightweight

Richard McTaggart MBE (born 15 October 1935) is a retired boxer from Dundee, Scotland, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur.

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Amateur career

McTaggart competed at two Olympic games as a Lightweight (1956, 1960), and one as a Light welterweight (1964). McTaggart won the gold medal in 1956, and was awarded the Val Barker Trophy, as the games outstanding boxer. He won the bronze medal in 1960, and was eliminated in the 3rd round in 1964. McTaggart was also a five-time ABA champion (1956, 1958, 1960, 1963 and 1965). McTaggert purportedly won 610 of his 634 amateur bouts. [1]

Olympic results

1956

1964

Amateur Accomplishments

Awards and honors

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Awarded to the outstanding and most stylistic boxer of each Olympic Games
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

1904: Harry Spanjer (USA) • 1908: Frederick Grace (GBR) • 1920: Samuel Mosberg (USA) • 1924: Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN) • 1928: Carlo Orlandi (ITA) • 1932: Lawrence Stevens (RSA) • 1936: Imre Harangi (HUN) • 1948: Gerald Dreyer (RSA) • 1952: Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA) • 1956: Richard McTaggart (GBR) • 1960: Kazimierz Paździor (POL) • 1964: Józef Grudzień (POL) • 1968: Ronnie Harris (USA) • 1972: Jan Szczepański (POL) • 1976: Howard Davis (USA) • 1980: Ángel Herrera (CUB) • 1984: Pernell Whitaker (USA) • 1988: Andreas Zülow (GDR) • 1992: Oscar De La Hoya (USA) • 1996: Hocine Soltani (ALG) • 2000–2004: Mario Kindelán (CUB) • 2008: Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS)
  • 1930 – 1938: up to 61 kg
  • 1950: up to 62 kg
  • 1954 – 2006: up to 60 kg