Dave Baillie
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Weightlifting | ||
Representing  Canada
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1954 Vancouver | +90 kg |
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1958 Vancouver | +90 kg |
| Olympic Games | ||
| 5th | 1952 Helsinki | +90 kg |
| 6th | 1956 Melbourne | +90 kg |
| 6th | 1960 Rome | +90 kg |
William David "Dave" Baillie (June 10, 1928 – November 25, 1977)[1] was a Canadian weightlifter who is best known for earning the silver medal at the 1954 and 1958 Commonwealth Games in the superheavyweight category.[2] Baillie competed at the 1952 Olympic Games finishing 5th and the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games finishing in 6th place each time.[1][3] He was born in Montreal, Quebec and died in Morin-Heights, Quebec.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Baillie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ^ "Dave Baillie, Olympic Lifters Profiles @ Lift up".
- ^ "The Roma 1960 Olympic Summer Games sport result: weightlifting". marcolympics.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Dave Baillie at Lift Up
- Dave Baillie at Olympedia
- Dave Baillie at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- William Baillie at Team Canada
- William David Baillie at Olympics.com
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- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
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- Weightlifters at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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