Ken McDonald (weightlifter)
Kenneth Arthur McDonald (1928-2015), was a male weightlifter who competed for England.
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Born | 14 August 1928 Australia | ||||||||||||||
Died | 24 January 2015 (aged 86) Runaway Bay, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Weightlifting career
He represented Australia at the 1952 Summer Olympics finishing in sixth place in the middle-heavyweight category.[1]
He represented England and won a gold medal in the -110 Kg combined category at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2][3]
He was a member of the YMCA Club in central London from 1950 until 1980.[4]
References
- "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- "In Memoriam". YMCA Club.
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