John McCormack (9 January 1935 – 23 May 2014) was a
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Life and career
Known as "Cowboy", McCormack started boxing in 1950 at the age of fifteen. He won the 1956
Amateur Boxing Association
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British
light-middleweight title, when boxing out of the NB Loco ABC. He also held the Scottish title as an amateur. He earned the bronze medal in the
light middleweight
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Boxing
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division (– 71 kg) at the
1956 Summer Olympics
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in
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,
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. McCormack compiled an amateur record of 103-6 (51 knockouts).
McCormack died on 23 May 2014 after suffering from
Alzheimer's disease
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. He is survived by his wife Margaret, his daughter Kim, his son Mark, and grandchildren.
1956 Olympic results
Below is the record of John McCormack, a light middleweight boxer who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics:
* Round of 16: defeated Alexander Webster (South Africa) on points
* Quarterfinal: defeated Ulrich Krenast (West Germany) by a third-round knockout
* Semifinal: lost to Jose Torres (United States) on points (was awarded bronze medal)
See also
*
List of British middleweight boxing champions
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1935 births
2014 deaths
Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Great Britain
Scottish male boxers
Light-middleweight boxers
Boxers from Glasgow
Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Olympic medalists in boxing
Scottish Olympic medallists
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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