Dick Currie

Richard Currie (1934^[1] – 2021) was a boxer from Scotland who won a gold medal at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Dick Currie

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	1934
Died	2021 (aged 87)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Event	Flyweight
Club	Dalmarnock ABC
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing Scotland British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 Vancouver Flyweight

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]