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John McCormack (9 January 1935 – 23 May 2014) was a Scottish boxer.
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1935 Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||||
| Died | 23 May 2014 (aged 79) Paisley, Scotland | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | boxing | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 British light-middleweight title, when boxing out of the NB Loco ABC.[1][2] He also held the Scottish title as an amateur. He earned the bronze medal in the light middleweight division (– 71 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. McCormack compiled an amateur record of 103-6 (51 knockouts).
McCormack died on 23 May 2014 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He is survived by his wife Margaret, his daughter Kim, his son Mark, and grandchildren.[3][4]
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
References
- "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- "Foster fials in Amateur Boxing final". Birmingham Daily Post. 28 April 1956. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Obituary in The Scotsman". The Scotsman. 27 May 2014.
- "Olympic winning boxer's funeral set to be held". Evening Times.
External links
- Boxing record for John McCormack from BoxRec (registration required)
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На других языках
[de] John McCormack (Boxer)
John McCormack (* 9. Januar 1935 in Glasgow; † 23. Mai 2014 in Paisley, Schottland) war ein britischer Mittelgewichtsboxer.- [en] John McCormack (boxer)
[fr] John McCormack (boxe anglaise)
John McCormack est un boxeur britannique né le 9 janvier 1935 à Glasgow, et mort le 23 mai 2014 à Paisley[1].[it] John McCormack (pugile)
John McCormack (9 gennaio 1935 – 23 maggio 2014) è stato un pugile britannico.[ru] Маккормак, Джон
Джон Макко́рмак (англ. John McCormack; 9 января 1935, Глазго — 23 мая 2014, Пейсли) — шотландский боксёр средней весовой категории. В середине 1950-х годов выступал за сборные Великобритании и Шотландии: бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Мельбурне, победитель многих международных турниров и национальных первенств. В период 1957—1966 боксировал на профессиональном уровне, владел титулом чемпиона Европы по версии ЕБС.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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