Bertie Scott
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1933[1] Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||
| Died | 5 February 2004 (aged 70) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||
Event | Welterweight | |||||||||||
| Club | Glasgow Transport | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Dickson Scott (12 May 1933 – 5 February 2004) was a Scottish boxer who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games[2] and won ten Scottish titles between 1950 and 1972.
Biography
Scott was born in Kinnear Road, Glasgow and was a member of the Glasgow Transport Boxing Club, where he was coached by John Bell.[1] He reached the final of the 1956 Scottish Amateur Championship light-welterweight championship but lost out to Tommy McGuinness.[3]
By trade he was a coach builder with the Glasgow Corporation and he won the 1958 Scottish welterweight Championship.[4]
He was selected for the 1958 Scottish team[5] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 67kg welterweight event[6] and won the bronze medal.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Bertie Scott". The Herald. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ "Scotland's Top Five Commonwealth Games - Boxing". Team Scotland. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ "Pete's Dream come true". Daily Record. 17 February 1956. p. 18. Retrieved 2 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McTaggart Steals the Show". Sunday Post. 23 February 1958. p. 28. Retrieved 2 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team". The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 1 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 October 2025.