James Montgomery

James Montgomery (26 December 1934 – 13 February 2015) was a Canadian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. A native of Montreal, he played for the Verdun Shamcats of the Quebec Senior Football League in the late 1950s and early 1960s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics, he lost to Ulrich Kienast of West Germany. Montgomery's son Jim is a former ice hockey player who is now a National Hockey League coach. References 1934 births 2015 deaths Boxers from Montreal Anglophone Quebec people Players of Canadian football from Quebec Canadian football people from Montreal Canadian male boxers Olympic boxers for Canada Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Light-middleweight boxers Place of birth missing