Dick McTaggart MBE - Boxing
Born 1935, Inducted 2002
McTaggart won 610 of his 634 amateur fights. He was the first British boxer to compete in three Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964).
In 1956, McTaggart won the gold medal for the lightweight division in the Olympic Games at Melbourne. He was also awarded the Val Barker Trophy for the most stylish boxer and in 1960, he won an Olympic bronze medal in Rome.
- 1956 Olympic Games, Gold, lightweight
- 1960 Olympic Games, Bronze, lightweight
- 1958 Commonwealth Games, Gold, lightweight
- 1966 Commonwealth Games, Silver, light welterweight
- 1961 European champion