Dick Currie
Scottish boxer
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Richard Currie (1934–2021)[1] was a Scottish flyweight boxer who won a gold medal at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born1934
Died2021 (aged 87)
SportBoxing
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2021 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Dalmarnock ABC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Boxing out of Dalmarnock BC, Currie won the ABA flyweight championship in 1953[2] and successfully defended the title in 1954.[3]
He represented the Scottish team[4] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, where he won the gold medal in the flyweight division.[5]
As an amateur, Currie worked as a railway engine-fitter,[6] but later turned professional and fought 16 bouts from 1955 to 1958.[7] After retirement, he became the boxing editor for the Daily Record, a post he held for 40 years.[8]
