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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | 2 June 1933 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 29 November 1977 (aged 44) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | Bantamweight |
| Club | Shankill YMCA Vikings, Short and Harland Richmond WC |
Samuel Dalzell (2 June 1933 – 29 November 1977) was a weightlifter from Northern Ireland, who represented Ireland at the 1960 Summer Olympics[1] and Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
[edit]At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he competed in the men's featherweight event.[2]
Dalzell was a member of the Shankhill YMCA[3] and then the Vikings, Short and Harland club and attended three Commonwealth Games in 1958, 1962 and 1966. He represented the 1958 Northern Irish Team[4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[5] participating in the 56kg bantamweight, finishing fifth behind Reg Gaffley from South Africa.[6]
After the Games in November 1958, Dalzell retained his bantamweight title at the Irish Weightlifting Championships.[7]
Dalzell also competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, in the bantamweight category. He went to a third Games when representing the 1966 Northern Irish Team[8] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[9] participating in the 56kg bantamweight category.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sammy Dalzell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ↑ "Sammy Dalzell". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ↑ "Weightlifting record set up at judo display". Larne Times. 21 November 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 14 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ↑ "N.I. Empire Games Choices". Northern Whig. 28 May 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 14 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Weightlifting 56kg Combined - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Ulstermen lift three Irish titles". Belfast Telegraph. 17 November 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 14 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "No surprises in Games Team". Belfast News-Letter. 21 June 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Graham, Chivers, Neely for Jamaica". Belfast Telegraph. 13 July 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
External links
[edit]- Sammy Dalzell at Olympedia
- Sammy Dalzell at InterSportStats
- 1933 births
- 1977 deaths
- Irish male weightlifters
- Olympic weightlifters for Ireland
- Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Belfast
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen
- Weightlifters at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Weightlifters at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Weightlifters at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games