Eddie Blay

Eddie Blay

Eddie Blay in 1965
Personal information
Born	9 November 1937 Accra, Ghana
Died	15 October 2006 (aged 68) Accra, Ghana
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Medal record Representing  Ghana Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Light Welterweight Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth Lightweight 1966 Kingston Welterweight

Edward "Eddie" Blay (9 November 1937 – 15 October 2006) was a Ghanaian boxer. 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 Commonwealth Games champion, in 1962 and 1966, and later briefly fought as a professional boxer. He lived in Italy for some time, and after returning to Ghana established the Sole Mio restaurant at Osu, Accra.