Male, Amateur

(Richard McTaggart)
Super-Lightweight, Great Britain, Dundee, Scotland
Born: 15 October 1935, Dundee, Scotland, Great Britain
Died: 9 March 2025, Dundee, Scotland, Great Britain
Height: 5ft 9in, mt 1,74
Weight:
Stance: Orthodox

His four brothers were also amateur boxers

1954 ABA featherweight runner-up
1956 ABA lightweight champion
1956 Melbourne, Australia, Olympic Games lightweight gold medal
1958 ABA lightweight champion
1958 Cardiff, Walles, British Empire lightweight gold medal
1960 ABA lightweight champion
1960 Roma, Italy, Olympic Games lightweight bronze medal
1961 Belgrade, Yugoslavia, European Championships gold medal
1962 ABA lightweight runner-up
1962 Perth, Australia, British Empire super-lightweight bronze medal
1963 ABA super-lightweight champion
1964 Tokyo, Japan, Olympic Games super-lightweight
1965 ABA super-lightweight champion

In 1956 he received the Val Barker Trophy for best boxing style at the Olympics,
the only Briton to win the trophy

McTaggart became a boxing coach following his retirement as a fighter