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(born 15 October 1935) is a Scottish retired
amateur boxer
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. He competed in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in the
lightweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
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division and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. In 1956 he received the
Val Barker Trophy
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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
Jerzy Zdzisław Kulej (; 19 October 1940 – 13 July 2012) was a Polish boxer, politician and sports commentator.Dick McTaggart sports-reference.com and retired with a record of 610 wins out of 634 bouts.Dick McTaggart sshf.co.uk
McTaggart was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(MBE) in the
1985 Birthday Honours
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for services to amateur boxing in Scotland.
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
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. His four brothers were also amateur boxers.
Achievements
1956 Olympic results
* 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 honors
*Order of the British Empire – Member (MBE)
*Member of the
International Boxing Hall of Fame
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*Member of the
Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
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*
Val Barker Trophy
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(1956)
*Lifetime Achievement Award - Team Scotland Sports Awards