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Keevil Daly

Personal information
Born	(1923-12-21)21 December 1923 Georgetown, British Guiana
Died	28 June 2011(2011-06-28) (aged 87) Toronto, Canada
Sport
Country	British Guiana  Canada
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	82.5 kg, 90 kg
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Representing  British Guiana World Championships Silver 1947 Philadelphia 82.5 kg Representing  Canada British Empire and Commonwealth Games Gold 1954 Vancouver 90 kg
Updated on 22 December 2016.

Keevil Daly (21 December 1923 – 28 June 2011) was a male weightlifter, who competed in the light heavyweight and middle heavyweight class and who represented British Guiana, and later Canada, at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 1947 World Weightlifting Championships in the 82.5 kg category.

As a merchant marine, he survived being torpedoed during World War II on the Canadian ship SS Lady Nelson. After the war, Daly became the first black graduate of Ryerson Polytechnical as a Royal Canadian Air Force serviceman.