Taylor Gordon Explained

Taylor Gordon
Birth Place:Regina, Saskatchewan
Death Place:Halifax, Nova Scotia
Occupation:Boxing coach
Nationality: Canadian

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 history

Taylor Gordon was born in the province of Saskatchewan.

In the mid-1940s, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy, where he served for 25 years.

Amateur boxing career

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

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

Wayne Gordon, a former Canadian welterweight boxer, is his son.

Death

Gordon died on Wednesday, May 31, 2016, at the age of 84 years old.[9]

Honors and awards

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Eight Maritimers In Canadian Boxing Championships - Newspapers.com™. newspapers.com. 2024-05-10.
  3. Web site: Heart Like A Glove - Newspapers.com™. newspapers.com. 2024-05-11.
  4. Web site: Our Story Citadel Boxing . citadelboxing.org. 2024-05-10.
  5. Web site: Co-coach Selected - Newspapers.com™. newspapers.com. 2024-05-10.
  6. Web site: Inductees Sackville Sports Hall of Fame . sackvillesportshalloffame.org. 2024-05-10.
  7. Web site: Shadowing Cubans Pays Off - Newspapers.com™. newspapers.com. 2024-05-10.
  8. Web site: Inductee: Taylor Gordon Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame . nsshf.com. 2024-05-10.
  9. Web site: Taylor Lewis Gordon Passed Away: The World Of Boxing Is Grieving . boxingcanda.org. 2024-05-10.