Sylvanus Blackman

Sylvanus Timotheus Blackman (1 July 1933 – 23 January 2021) was a male weightlifter who competed for Barbados, England and Great Britain.

Weightlifting career He competed at three Olympic Games in 1960, 1964 and 1968. He represented his country of birth, (Barbados) and won a silver medal in 82.5 kg, at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Eight years later he represented England and won another silver medal in 82.5 kg, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.