Eddie Blay
 Eddie Blay in 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 November 1937 Accra, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 October 2006 (aged 68) Accra, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward "Eddie" Blay (9 November 1937 – 15 October 2006) was a Ghanaian boxer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the light welterweight (63.5 kg) category in 1964.[1] Blay was a two-time Commonwealth Games champion, in 1962 and 1966,[2] and later briefly fought as a professional boxer.[3] He lived in Italy for some time, and after returning to Ghana established the Sole Mio restaurant at Osu, Accra.[3][4]
1960 Olympic results
Below is the record of Eddie Blay, a Ghanaian lightweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics:
- Round of 32: defeated Gualberto Gutierrez (Uruguay) by decision, 4-1
- Round of 16: lost to Richard McTaggart (Great Britain) by decision, 0-5
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eddie Blay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Eddie Blay – Amateur Highlights", Box Rec.
- ^ a b "Eddie Blay Passes Away", Modern Ghana, 18 October 2006.
- ^ "Eddie Blay's boxing medals missing", GhanaWeb, 25 September 2003.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eddie Blay.
- "Eddie Blay", Box Rec.
- "A Tribute To Eddie Blay", GhanaWeb, 12 November 2006.
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