Frank McQuillan
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1934 Dundee, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Dundee ABC | ||||||||||||||
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Frank McQuillan (born c.1934[1] - date of death unknown) was a boxer from Scotland who won a silver medal at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
McQuillan was educated at St Joseph’s Boys Primary School and St John's Secondary School at Park Place.[2] He trained at Dudhope Castle[3] and was the 1953 Scottish ABA lightweight champion.[4]
McQuillan, a plumber by trade, reached the ABA lightweight title final in 1954, losing out to George Whelan[5]
Boxing out of Dundee Amateur Boxing Club,[6] he represented the Scottish team[7] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, where he won the silver medal behind Piet van Staden in the lightweight division.[8]
In 1955, he was the Scottish champion again.[1]
References
- ^ a b "McQuillan is champion". Dundee Courier. 18 February 1955. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Blether with Brown: Boxing gloves are on Frank's gravestone". The Courier. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Frank fought hard for Scotland". Press Reader. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "McQuillan wins in first round". Dundee Courier. 12 November 1953. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ken Phillips wins title". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 24 April 1954. Retrieved 27 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Dundee Boxers on Top". Dundee Courier. 9 February 1953. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Pat Devine". Dundee Courier. 29 June 1954. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2025.