Cameron McTaggart

{{Short description|New Zealand weightlifter (born 1997)}}

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| weight = 80.80 kg{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C56B_WLFM81KG--------------FNL-A00100--.pdf|title=Weightlifting. Men's 81 kg. Group A. Competition Sheet|work=olympics.com|accessdate=31 July 2021|archive-date=31 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731080404/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C56B_WLFM81KG--------------FNL-A00100--.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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Cameron David McTaggart (born 30 September 1997) is a New Zealand weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 81{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2019 Pacific Games held in Apia, Samoa.{{cite web

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In 2018, McTaggart represented New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. He finished in 7th place in the men's 77{{nbsp}}kg event.

McTaggart represented New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 81{{nbsp}}kg event.{{Cite news|date=2 July 2021|title=Tokyo Olympics: Meet the New Zealand team who will be going for gold|work=stuff.co.nz|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/300342371/tokyo-olympics-meet-the-new-zealand-team-who-will-be-going-for-gold|access-date=20 July 2021}}

He competed in the men's 81{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.