Keevil Daly

Keevil Daly
Personal information
Born	21 December 1923; Georgetown, British Guiana
Died	28 June 2011 (aged 87); Toronto, Canada
Sport
Country	British Guiana; Canada
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	82.5 kg, 90 kg
Team	National team
Men's Weightlifting
Representing British Guiana
World Championships
Representing Canada
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
	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 Two 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 2 "Keevil Daly's Obituary on Toronto Star".
↑ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Keevil Daly" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 126–146. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

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[r1-1] 1 2 "Keevil Daly's Obituary on Toronto Star".

[2] "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Keevil Daly" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 126–146. Retrieved 23 June 2016.