Hugh Mc Cutcheon - Personal Life

Personal Life

On 9 August 2008, during the opening day of the 2008 Beijing Olympic events, the day before the opening ceremonies, the parents of McCutcheon's wife, former Olympian Elisabeth Bachman, were attacked at Drum Tower. His father-in-law Todd Bachman was killed and his mother-in-law Barbara Bachman was seriously injured. A 47 year old Chinese man named Tang Yongming assaulted them at the Drum Tower eight kilometres from the main Olympic site before leaping to his death from the 40-metre high balcony. McCutcheon was away from the team for 3 matches during the tournament, before returning to lead the team to the gold medal.

See also: 2008 Beijing Drum Tower incident

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