Billy Duncan

Billy Duncan

Personal information
Nationality	British (Northern Irish)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Event	Welterweight
Club	R.U.C.
Medal record Boxing Representing   Northern Ireland British Empire Games 1934 London welterweight

William Duncan was a boxer who competed for Northern Ireland and won a bronze medal at the British Empire Games. He was one of only three medallists at the games for Northern Ieland.

Biography

Ducan was best known for representing Northern Ireland at the 1934 British Empire Games, where he won the bronze medal in the welterweight division at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, ^{[1] [2]} losing to eventual silver medallist Dick Barton in the semi-final. ^[3]

Duncan was a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary ^[4] but in 1945, he resigned from the RUC after spenidng 13 years with them. ^[5]

He boxed out of the RUC club during his time as a boxer ^[6] and was the champion of Ulster in 1933 and 1934. ^[7]

References

1. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
2. "Northern Ireland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
3. "Results" . Liverpool Daily Post. 9 August 1934. Retrieved 19 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "R.U.C. Tournament" . Northern Whig. 17 February 1938. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Tribute to promoter" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 10 November 1945. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Constable Duncan beaten" . Belfast News-Letter. 8 February 1934. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Last year's Ulster championship winners were" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 29 December 1934. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.