Sammy Lockhart
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | c.1946[1] Northern Ireland |
| Died | 16 May 2011 Lisburn, Northern Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Event | Lightweight |
| Club | Lisburn ABC Achilles BC, Belfast |
Medal record | |
Samuel Lockhart (1946 – 16 May 2011) was a boxer from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Lockhart from Lisburn, a southpaw, was a member of the Lisburn Amateur Boxing Club[2] and later the Achilles Amateur Boxing Club in Belfast.[3]
In 1963 he was an apprentice plumber and won four Ulster Juvenile titles in 1957, 1960, 1961 and 1963 and three Ulster Senior titles in 1965, 1966 and 1967, which helped him gain selection by the Empire Games committee for the forthcoming Games.[4][5]
Lockhart represented the 1966 Northern Irish Team[6] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[7] participating in the 60kg lightweight category[8] and won a bronze medal.[9]
He died at Hancock Street in Lisburn during on 16 May 2011.[10]
References
- ^ "Lisburn boy looks good in victory". Belfast Telegraph. 20 April 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lisburn Boxers Will Be Hard To Beat". Ulster Star. 3 March 1962. p. 28. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ulster may box Wales". Belfast Telegraph. 9 January 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McAlinden's Games selection ends fairytale season". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 22 June 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "No shocks in Ulster Games panel". Ireland's Saturday Night. 9 April 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "No surprises in Games Team". Belfast News-Letter. 21 June 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 14 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Three more for Empire Games Team". Belfast News-Letter. 12 July 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 14 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Lisburn boxing legend Sam passes away". Lisburn.com. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2025.