Ken McDonald (weightlifter)

Kenneth Arthur McDonald (14 August 1928 – 24 January 2015) was an Australian weightlifter who represented both Australia and England.

Ken McDonald

Personal information
Nationality	Australia  England
Born	(1928-08-14)14 August 1928 New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 January 2015(2015-01-24) (aged 86) Runaway Bay, Queensland, Australia
Medal record weightlifting Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff - 110 Kg combined

Biography

McDonald represented Australia at the 1952 Summer Olympics finishing in sixth place in the middle-heavyweight category.^[1]

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.^[2][3]

McDonald was a member of the YMCA Club in central London from 1950 until 1980.^[4] He died on 24 January 2015, at the age of 86.^[5]