Edward "Eddie" Blay (9 November 1937 – 15 October 2006) was a

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ian

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. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the light welterweight (63.5 kg) category in 1964. Blay was a two-time

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champion, in 1962 and 1966, and later briefly fought as a professional boxer."Eddie Blay Passes Away"
Modern Ghana, 18 October 2006. He lived in

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for some time, and after returning to Ghana established the Sole Mio restaurant at

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."Eddie Blay's boxing medals missing"
GhanaWeb, 25 September 2003.

1960 Summer Olympic Games results

Below is the record of Eddie Blay, a Ghanaian lightweight boxer who competed at the

1960 Summer Olympic Games The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

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

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"Eddie Blay"
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"A Tribute To Eddie Blay"
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