Tom Gayford
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 Canada
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| Olympic games | ||
| gold | 1968 in Mexico City | Show jumping, team (with Big Dee ) |
| Pan American Games | ||
| gold | 1959 | |
Thomas Franklin "Tom" Gayford (born November 21, 1928 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a former Canadian show jumping and eventing rider .
He started at three Olympic Games (1952 and 1960 in eventing , 1968 in show jumping ).
Gayford was the Canadian team's head of equipe and designed the jumping course for the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976 .
In 1968 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Canadian Sports .
Web links
- Tom Gayford in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame - Tom Gayford
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| SURNAME | Gayford, Tom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gayford, Thomas Franklin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian show jumping and eventing rider |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |