James Vincent McCourt (born 24 January 1944) is a former Irish boxer from

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. McCourt won a bronze medal for

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in the 1964 Summer Olympics in

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in the lightweight division. McCourt lost a controversial 3-2 decision to Russian Velikton Barannikov. Shortly after the games, McCourt defeated Olympic champion

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of Poland. A year later, he repeated his bronze medal performance at the 1965 European Amateur Boxing Championships in

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in the same grade. In 1966, McCourt won a gold medal, representing

, at the

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in the Light Welterweight division. McCourt was rated the number one amateur boxer in the world for four years. A master of defence and counter punching, he is inducted in the Irish Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame.

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