Ken McDonald (weightlifter)
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| Nationality | Australia England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 August 1928 New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 2015 (aged 86) Runaway Bay, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Arthur McDonald (14 August 1928 – 24 January 2015) was an Australian weightlifter who represented both Australia and England.
Biography
McDonald 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]
McDonald was a member of the YMCA Club in central London from 1950 until 1980.[4] He died on 24 January 2015, at the age of 86.[5]
References
- ^ "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "In Memoriam". YMCA Club.
- ^ "Ken McDonald". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 March 2025.