Taylor Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Taylor Lewis Gordon |
| 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.
Taylor Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Taylor Lewis Gordon |
| 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.
Taylor Lewis 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. [1]
In 111 amateur boxing matches, he won 101 of them. [1] In February 1950, he competed at an amateur boxing event in Regina with the Melfort Boxing Club. [2] That year, he won the Canadian Forces title in 1950 in the lightweight division. [1]
In 1967, he coached the Coverdale Boxing Club in New Brunswick. [3]
Gordon was appointed as the Canadian Olympic boxing team's coach for the 1968 Olympics. After being relocated to Nova Scotia with the Navy in the early 1970s, [4] he opted to stay and founded the Citadel Amateur Boxing Club in 1972. [5]
By 1974, he was serving as the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association's Atlantic Region technical coordinator. [6]
After meeting Trevor Berbick at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico, Gordon began training him as an amateur. He supported Berbick during his participation in the 1976 Summer Olympics. [7]
He was selected as the national boxing team's coach for four consecutive Olympics: 1980 in Moscow (which Canada boycotted), [8] 1984 in Los Angeles, 1988 in Seoul, and 1992 in Barcelona. [9] He resigned as the head coach after the 1992 Summer Olympics [10] and served as an assistant coach in the 1996 Olympics and 2000 Olympics.
In 1996, he was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. [1]
Wayne Gordon, a former Canadian welterweight boxer, is his son.
Taylor Gordon died at age 84 on May 31, 2016. [11]