John Bambrick

John Bambrick
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born1955 or 1956 (age 70–71)
Boxing career
ClubEdinburgh Transport ABC
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Scotland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1973 BelgradeLight flyweight
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1974 ChristchurchLight flyweight

John Bambrick (born 1955/1956)[1][2][3][a] is a Scottish former amateur boxer who won medals at the Commonwealth Games and European Championships.

Biography

Bambrick was a member of the Edinburgh Transport Amateur Boxing Club[4] and competed at the 1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the light flyweight event.[5]

The following year in 1974, he represented the Scottish Commonwealth Games team[6] at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand,[7] participating in the light-flyweight category.[8] He won the bronze medal after victories over Shivran Sutar of India and Mickey Abrams of England[9] before losing to the eventual gold medal winner Stephen Muchoki of Kenya in the semi-final bout.[10]

In 1977 he won the prestigious bantamweight ABA Championship at the Empire Pool, Wembley.[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Bambrick was 17 years old in 1973

References

  1. ↑ "Bambrick Can Set The Pace". Daily Record. Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland. 1 June 1973. p. 86. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ↑ "Bambrick Makes It To A Dream Start". Daily Record. Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland. 2 June 1973. p. 62. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ↑ "Bronze medal for John Bambrick". Leicester Mercury. Leicester, Leicestershire, England. 8 June 1973. p. 48. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ↑ "Coutts to face John Bambrick". Aberdeen Evening Express. 25 October 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 24 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships Results", European Amateur Boxing Championships
  6. ↑ "Details of the 89 competitors". The Scotsman. 22 October 1973. p. 18. Retrieved 23 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Christchurch 1974". Team Scotland. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Scotland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Commonwealth Games - Christchurch, New Zealand - January 24 - February 2 1974". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "90th ABA National Championships". England Boxing. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
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