Ken McDonald (weightlifter)

{{Short description|Australian weightlifter (1928–2015)}}

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{{MedalGold| 1958 Cardiff|- 110 Kg combined}}

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/ken-mcdonald-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070732/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/ken-mcdonald-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Profile|publisher=Sports Reference}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/55135|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/cardiff-1958/athletes|title=1958 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}

McDonald was a member of the YMCA Club in central London from 1950 until 1980.{{cite web|url=https://www.ymcaclub.co.uk/blog/fitness/memoriam|title=In Memoriam|publisher=YMCA Club}} He died on 24 January 2015, at the age of 86.{{cite web |title=Ken McDonald |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/55157 |website=Olympedia |access-date=9 March 2025}}

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