Doug Young (boxer)

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Doug Young
Personal information
Full nameDouglas Young
Born (1961-12-12) 12 December 1961 (age 61)
Jedburgh, Scotland
Sport
Sport Boxing
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh Heavyweight

Douglas Young (born 12 December 1961) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Doug Young". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2019.