Hugh Riley
 The Scottish team depart Auckland, Hugh Riley (far right); Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 1929 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 November 2004 (aged 75) Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Gilmerton ABC | ||||||||||||||
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Hugh Riley (8 November 1929 – 23 November 2004) was a boxer from Scotland who won a gold medal at the 1950 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
[edit]Riley was born in the south of Edinburgh and introduced to boxing by his father Johnny Riley.[1]
A plumber by trade, living at Parkside Street, he won the 1949 ABA flyweight championship.[2]
He represented the Scottish team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[3] where he won the gold medal in the 51kg Flyweight division.[4]
Riley later turned professional[5] and in early 1954 he moved to the United States.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hugh Riley". History For Sale. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Scots Sports Team For Empire Games". Dundee Courier. 7 October 1949. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Flu Hits Music Hall Boxing Bill". Edinburgh Evening News. 16 January 1951. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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