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Ken McDonald (weightlifter)

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Ken McDonald
Personal information
Nationality Australia  England
Born14 August 1928
Australia
Died24 January 2015 (aged 86)
Runaway Bay, Queensland, Australia
Medal record
weightlifting
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff - 110 Kg combined

Kenneth Arthur McDonald (1928-2015), was a male weightlifter who competed for England.

Weightlifting career

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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

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  1. ^ "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "In Memoriam". YMCA Club.