| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Boxing | ||
| Competitor for Great Britain | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1948 London | Light Heavyweight |
| Competitor for England | ||
| British Empire Games | ||
| Gold | 1950 Auckland | Light heavyweight |
Don Scott (Donald E. Scott; born July 23, 1928) is a boxer from Great Britain, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur.
Scott represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and won the silver medal at Light Heavyweight. He subsequently won the Empire Games gold medal in Auckland in 1950. He served in the Royal Military Police during national service. The famous boxing referee Harry Gibbs claimed to have fought Scott and won in his autobiography during their military service. Scott has no recollection of the bout; Gibbs is adamant that Scott was a serving soldier in the Brigade of Guards so it is possibly a namesake.
He boxed professionally as a heavyweight and was managed by Bob Curley. He was a big enough name from his amateur career to box in London at the Albert Hall. His professional career was not as successful as his amateur. On his retirement from the ring he was involved in retail management. He continued his interest in boxing in the Derby area and was involved in coaching. He regularly attended both amateur and professional boxing events in Derby and preferred to sit quietly at the back rather than be presented in the ring.
He still resides in Derby where he was born. He was married but divorced and had a daughter and a son who predeceased him.