Eamonn McCusker

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Eamonn McCusker
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born (1945-08-20) 20 August 1945 (age 80)
Banbridge, Northern Ireland
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Event
Light-middleweight
ClubBanbridge ABC
St. John Bosco ABC, Belfast

Eamonn Henry McCusker (born 20 August 1945) is an Irish boxer who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]

Biography

McCusker was a member of the Banbridge Boxing Club and the St. John Bosco Amateur Boxing Club in Belfast. [2]

McCusker represented the 1966 Northern Irish Team [3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, [4] participating in the 71kg light-middleweight category. [5]

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he participated in the men's light middleweight event, where he lost to Rolando Garbey of Cuba. [1] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eamonn McCusker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Frank is welter champion" . Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 29 February 1968. p. 14. Retrieved 16 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "No surprises in Games Team" . Belfast News-Letter. 21 June 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Three more for Empire Games Team" . Belfast News-Letter. 12 July 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Northern Ireland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 November 2025.


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