Keevil Daly
Personal information
Born(1923-12-21)21 December 1923
Georgetown, British Guiana
Died28 June 2011(2011-06-28) (aged 87)
Toronto, Canada
Sport
Country British Guiana
 Canada
SportWeightlifting
Weight class82.5 kg, 90 kg
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  British Guiana
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1947 Philadelphia 82.5 kg
Representing  Canada
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouver 90 kg
Updated on 22 December 2016.

Keevil Daly (21 December 1923 28 June 2011)[1] was a male weightlifter, who competed in the light heavyweight and middle heavyweight class and who represented British Guiana, and later Canada, at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 1947 World Weightlifting Championships in the 82.5 kg category.[2]

As a merchant marine, he survived being torpedoed during World War II on the Canadian ship SS Lady Nelson. After the war, Daly became the first black graduate of Ryerson Polytechnical as a Royal Canadian Air Force serviceman.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Keevil Daly's Obituary on Toronto Star". Legacy.com.
  2. "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Keevil Daly" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 126–146. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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