Taylor Gordon
Taylor Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | May 31, 2016 |
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Occupation | Boxing coach |
Taylor Gordon (d. May 31, 2016) was a Canadian boxer, Olympic boxing coach and trainer. He was a prominent figure in Canadian amateur sports.
Early life
[edit]Taylor Gordon was born in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
In the mid-1940s, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy, where he served for 25 years.
Amateur boxing career
[edit]In 111 amateur boxing matches, he won 101 of them.
In February 1950, he competed at an amateur boxing event in Regina with the Melfort Boxing Club.[1]
He won the Canadian Forces title in 1950 in the lightweight division.
Coaching career
[edit]In 1967, he coached the Coverdale Boxing Club in New Brunswick.[2]
Gordon was appointed as the Canadian national Olympic boxing team's coach for the 1968 Olympics. After being relocated to Nova Scotia with the Navy in the early 1970s,[3] he opted to stay and founded the Citadel Amateur Boxing Club in 1972.[4] He was selected as the national team's head coach for four consecutive Olympics: 1980 in Moscow (which Canada boycotted),[5] 1984 in Los Angeles, 1988 in Seoul, and 1992 in Barcelona.[6] He resigned as the head coach after the 1992 Olympics[7] and served as an Olympic assistant coach in 1996 Olympics and 2000 Olympics.
He was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in 1996.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Wayne Gordon, a former Canadian welterweight boxer, is his son.
Death
[edit]Gordon died on Wednesday, May 31, 2016, at the age of 84 years old.[9]
Honors and awards
[edit]- Canadian Forces Lightweight Champion. (1950)
- Inductee of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. (1996)
- 5-time Olympic boxing coach.
References
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- ^ "Heart Like A Glove - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Our Story | Citadel Boxing". citadelboxing.org. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Co-coach Selected - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Inductees | Sackville Sports Hall of Fame". sackvillesportshalloffame.org. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Shadowing Cubans Pays Off - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Inductee: Taylor Gordon | Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame". nsshf.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Taylor Lewis Gordon Passed Away: The World Of Boxing Is Grieving". boxingcanda.org. Retrieved 2024-05-10.