Dick McTaggart

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, and retired with a record of 610 wins out of 634 bouts.

McTaggart was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1985 Birthday Honours 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. His four brothers were also amateur boxers.

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 honours

 * Order of the British Empire – Member (MBE)
 * Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
 * Member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
 * Val Barker Trophy (1956)
 * Lifetime Achievement Award - Team Scotland Sports Awards