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Great Britain sent out a team of seven to the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. They came home with two gold medals from Terry Spinks and Richard McTaggart, one silver medal from Thomas Nicholls and two bronze medals from Nicholas Gargano and John McCormack. Richard McTaggart was awarded the [[Val Barker Trophy]] as the best boxer at the games.

*Flyweight - [[Terry Spinks]], West Ham, London, ENG
*Bantamweight - [[Owen Reilly]], Glasgow, SCO
*Featherweight - [[Thomas Nicholls]]
*Lightweight - [[Richard McTaggart]], Dundee, SCO
*Welterweight - [[Nicholas Gargano]]
*Light Middleweight - [[John (Cowboy) McCormack]], Maryhill, Glasgow, SCO
*Middleweight - [[Ronald Redrup]]

[[Category:Olympic Games|Great Britain 1956]]

1956 Great Britain Olympians - Revision history

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