Gordon Sigurjonson
Guðmundur "Gordon" Sigurjónsson (born April 15, 1883 in Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla , Iceland , then part of Denmark ; † 1967 in Reykjavík , Iceland) was an ice hockey and athletics coach .
At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, Sigurjonson demonstrated the Icelandic variant of wrestling , Glíma . Soon after, he emigrated to Canada and took part in the First World War with the Canadian armed forces .
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , he won the gold medal in the Olympic ice hockey tournament as head coach with the Canadian national team , which was made up of players from the Winnipeg Falcons . In the same year he also won the Allan Cup with the Falcons .
Due to the success with the ice hockey team, he was hired as a coach by the Swedish Athletics Federation during the summer games, which lasted several months.
Achievements and Awards
- 1920 gold medal at the Summer Olympics
- 1920 Allan Cup winner with the Winnipeg Falcons
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- Winnipeg Falcons - WW I Military Biographies at winnipegfalcons.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sigurjonson, Gordon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sigurjonsson, Gudmundur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla , Iceland, Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1967 |
| Place of death | Reykjavík , Iceland |