Sam Hickey

Sam Hickey (born 5 January 2000) is a Scottish boxer.[2][3]

Sam Hickey
Statistics
Nationality Scotland
Born (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000
Dundee, Scotland[1]
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Scotland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 YerevanMiddleweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamMiddleweight

Career

Hickey participated at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships,[4] being awarded the bronze medal in the middleweight event.[5] In the middleweight event, it was that Lewis Richardson won against Hickey for which the score was a 4-1.[6] This result made Hickey the first Scot to win a senior European medal for 16 years.[7]

Hickey competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he won gold in the Men's Middleweight matches beating Callum Peters of Australia in the final, making him the first Scot to be a men's middleweight champion and the first boxer from Dundee to win gold at a Commonwealth Games since Dick McTaggart in the 1958 games in Cardiff.[8]

Achievements
Year Competition Location Position Event
2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships Yerevan, Armenia
3rd
 Men's middleweight
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England
1st

References
  1. Woodger, Calum (11 May 2021). "'Every day you're preparing yourself for somebody to put their fist through your face' – Lochee boxer Sam Hickey is fighting to reach top of game". The Courier. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. Rowbottom, Mike (27 May 2022). "Bottle-throwing protests over TKO decision for home super-heavyweight at European Boxing Championships in Armenia". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. Egelstaff, Susan (20 May 2022). "Big-time performer Sam Hickey eyeing European Boxing Championship medal as he admits Commonwealth Games dream". The Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. Holme, Ben (28 May 2022). "Sam Hickey looking for a fast start as he bids to reach the EUBC European Boxing Championship Middleweight Final". Boxing Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. "EUBC Men's European Boxing Championships 2022" (PDF). European Amateur Boxing Championships. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. Holme, Ben (29 May 2022). "Sam Hickey returns home with Bronze medal from the EUBC European Men's Boxing Championships – Semi-Final Review". Boxing Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  7. Scotland, Team. "Sam Hickey". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  8. Scotland, Team. "Medal History". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2022-08-07.


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