Monty Gordon

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLloyd Lamont "Monty"•Gordon
Used nameMonty•Gordon
Born29 April 1932 in Harriston, Ontario (CAN)
Died26 July 2019
Affiliations?, Montréal (CAN) / Bobclub St. Moritz, Sankt Moritz (SUI)
NOC Canada

Biography

Bobsleigh was a major part of Monty Gordon’s busy life and the peak of his athletic career came when he was selected to represent Canada in the four-man event at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics as one of Canada’s two entries. There, the Canadians won the gold medal, but Gordon, with Chris Ondaatje, David Hobart, and Gordon Currie, was unfortunately on the squad that finished 12th. Gordon also competed at four editions of the World Championships, but never won a medal, although he did capture the four-man title at the 1962 Commonwealth Championships. He was honored in 2017 for his contributions to helping develop the sport in Canada and the national federation now presents an annual award in his name.

The son of a dairy farmer, Gordon attended the University of Western Ontario and graduated with an MBA in 1955, becoming a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity along the way. He then worked in Montreal at brokerage house for many years, before branching out on his own in 1969. He ran a number of financial businesses of his own creation, becoming heavily involved in the world of international business, and did not retire until he was in his mid-80s.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) CAN Monty Gordon
Four, Men (Olympic) Canada 2 14