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Sam Hickey (born 5 January 2000) is a Scottish boxer.[2][3]
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| Nationality |  Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 2000 Dundee, Scotland[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Hickey participated at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships,[4] being awarded the bronze medal in the middleweight event.[5] In the middleweight event, it was that Lewis Richardson won against Hickey for which the score was a 4-1.[6] This result made Hickey the first Scot to win a senior European medal for 16 years.[7]
Hickey competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he won gold in the Men's Middleweight matches beating Callum Peters of Australia in the final, making him the first Scot to be a men's middleweight champion and the first boxer from Dundee to win gold at a Commonwealth Games since Dick McTaggart in the 1958 games in Cardiff.[8]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Location | Position | Event |
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| 2022 | European Amateur Boxing Championships | Yerevan, Armenia | 3rd |
Men's middleweight |
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | 1st |
Personal life
Hickey was born in Dundee and grew up in the Lochee area of the city. He is a member of the Lochee Boxing Club.
References
- Woodger, Calum (11 May 2021). "'Every day you're preparing yourself for somebody to put their fist through your face' – Lochee boxer Sam Hickey is fighting to reach top of game". The Courier. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- Rowbottom, Mike (27 May 2022). "Bottle-throwing protests over TKO decision for home super-heavyweight at European Boxing Championships in Armenia". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- Egelstaff, Susan (20 May 2022). "Big-time performer Sam Hickey eyeing European Boxing Championship medal as he admits Commonwealth Games dream". The Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- Holme, Ben (28 May 2022). "Sam Hickey looking for a fast start as he bids to reach the EUBC European Boxing Championship Middleweight Final". Boxing Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- "EUBC Men's European Boxing Championships 2022" (PDF). European Amateur Boxing Championships. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- Holme, Ben (29 May 2022). "Sam Hickey returns home with Bronze medal from the EUBC European Men's Boxing Championships – Semi-Final Review". Boxing Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- Scotland, Team. "Sam Hickey". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- Scotland, Team. "Medal History". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
External links
- Boxing record for Sam Hickey from BoxRec (registration required)
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[de] Sam Hickey
Sam Hickey (* 5. Januar 2000 in Dundee) ist ein schottischer Boxer im Mittelgewicht.- [en] Sam Hickey
[es] Sam Hickey
Sam Hickey (Dundee, 5 de enero de 2000) es un deportista británico que compite por Escocia en boxeo.[1][2] Ganó una medalla de bronce en el Campeonato Europeo de Boxeo Aficionado de 2022, en el peso medio.[3]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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