Eddie Blay

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]

Eddie Blay
Eddie Blay in 1965
Personal information
Born9 November 1937
Accra, Ghana
Died15 October 2006 (aged 68)
Accra, Ghana
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Representing  Ghana
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo Light Welterweight
Commonwealth Games
1962 Perth Lightweight
1966 Kingston Welterweight

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
  1. 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.
  2. "Eddie Blay – Amateur Highlights", Box Rec.
  3. "Eddie Blay Passes Away", Modern Ghana, 18 October 2006.
  4. "Eddie Blay's boxing medals missing", GhanaWeb, 25 September 2003.


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