Joey Sandulo

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameOleg Joseph "Joey"•Sandulo
Used nameJoey•Sandulo
Born5 May 1931 in Ottawa, Ontario (CAN)
Died13 December 2019
Measurements51 kg
AffiliationsBeaver Boxing Club, Ottawa (CAN)
NOC Canada

Biography

Joey Sandulo was 14 when he started boxing and became the Canadian national flyweight champion less than two years later, in 1947, making him Canada’s youngest-ever national boxing champion. This earned him a trip to the 1948 London Olympics at the age of only 17, where he lost his first-round bout against Maung Myo Thant of Myanmar by decision, despite a protest from the Canadian team. He retired from active competition in 1951 – after losing only five of his 75 bouts – and then made a name for himself as a coach, training numerous amateur boxers including Ian Clyde and, briefly, Lennox Lewis. He also refereed and held numerous roles as an administrator, particularly with his Ottawa-based Beaver Boxing Club, in addition to coaching for the Canadian national team at several World Championships. By career he worked with the Canadian Armed Forces as a cartographer, retiring in the late 1980s as a Sergeant Major, and competed in biathlon with the military. He was inducted into the Ottawa Sport and Boxing Ontario Halls of Fame in 1982 and 2005 respectively.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Boxing CAN Joey Sandulo
Flyweight, Men (Olympic) =17