James McKillop (boxer)

James McKillop

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Sport
Sport	Boxing / Athletics
Event	middleweight / Javelin
Club	Motherwell BC (boxing) / Milocarian AC (athletics)

James A. McKillop was a boxer and javelin thrower who competed for Scotland at the British Empire Games ^[1] and was the champion of Great Britian in the javelin throw.

Biography

McKillop represented Scotland at the 1934 British Empire Games, where he fought in the middleweight division at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, ^{[2] [3]} losing to eventual silver medallist Leonard Wadsworth from Canada. ^[4]

He boxed out of the Motherwell club and was a member of the Police force in 1936. ^[5] In 1938 McKillop took up the javelin throw and was able to join the Milocarian Athletic Club due to him being at the Royal Military Academy at the time. ^[6]

McKillop became the British javelin throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1939 AAA Championships. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "J.A. McKillop". Team Scotland. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
2. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
3. "Scotland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
4. "Empire Games Boxing" . Liverpool Daily Post. 11 August 1934. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Police Giant's Chance of Boxing Title" . Daily Herald. 5 February 1936. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Britain lags behind" . The People. 22 May 1938. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
8. "British Outdoor Championships - Senior Men". Scottish Athletics Track Statisticians. Retrieved 25 August 2025.