| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Boxing |
| Event | Light-middleweight |
| Club | Buccleuch ABC |
| Birth date | 7 June 1947 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Death date | 16 May 2015 (aged 67) |
| Death place | Dunfermline, Scotland |
Tom Imrie (7 June 1947 – 16 May 2015) was a boxer from Scotland who won gold and silver medals at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Imrie boxed out of the Buccleuch Amateur Boxing Club and was the 1965 Scottish welterweight champion at the age of 17.[1]
Imrie represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[2] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[3] participating in the light-middleweight category.[4] He won the silver medal.[5]
Four years later he won the gold medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[6]
He was twice winner of the prestigious ABA light-middleweight title at Wembley in 1966 and 1969.[7][8]
He died in 2015 in Dunfermline, aged 67.[6]
References
- ^ "Imrie Is New Welter Champ". Sunday Mail (Glasgow). 21 February 1965. p. 29. Retrieved 7 December 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 6 December 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived 2021-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Coomonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Obituary: Tom Imrie, boxing champion". The Scotsman. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Imries's title with dramatic punch". The Scotsman. 30 April 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 7 December 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing.