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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]

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Eddie Blay

Eddie Blay in 1965
Personal information
Born	9 November 1937 Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Died	15 October 2006 (aged 68) Accra, Ghana
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Medal record Representing  Ghana Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Light Welterweight Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth Lightweight 1966 Kingston Welterweight

1960 Summer Olympic Games results

Below is the record of Eddie Blay, a Ghanaian lightweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Italy:

• 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

External links

• "Eddie Blay", Box Rec.
• "A Tribute To Eddie Blay", GhanaWeb, 12 November 2006.

На других языках

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[de] Eddie Blay

Edward „Eddie“ Blay (* 9. November 1937 in Accra; † 15. Oktober 2006 ebenda) war ein ghanaischer Weltergewichtsboxer.

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- [en] Eddie Blay

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[fr] Eddie Blay

Eddie Blay est un boxeur ghanéen né le 9 novembre 1937 et mort le 15 octobre 2006 à Accra.

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[it] Eddie Blay

Edward "Eddie" Blay (Accra, 9 novembre 1937 – Accra, 15 ottobre 2006) è stato un pugile ghanese.

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[ru] Блэй, Эдди

Эдвард «Эдди» Блэй (англ. Edward Blay; 9 ноября 1937, Аккра — 15 октября 2006, там же) — ганский боксёр лёгкой и полусредней весовых категорий, выступал за сборную Ганы в 1960-е годы. Участник двух летних Олимпийских игр, бронзовый призёр Игр в Токио, дважды чемпион Африки, дважды чемпион Игр Содружества, неоднократный победитель и призёр национальных первенств. После окончания карьеры в любительском боксе в период 1967—1975 успешно выступал на профессиональном уровне.

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