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Colin Gordon (athlete)

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Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born24 December 1907
Bath Settlement, Mahaica-Berbice, British Guiana
Died22 August 1960 (aged 52)
Adelaide, Australia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportHigh jump
ClubUniversity of Oxford
Medal record
Representing  British Guiana
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1930 Hamilton High jump

Colin Ernest Sutherland Gordon (24 December 1907 – 22 August 1960) was a high jumper from British Guiana (present-day Guyana). He competed for Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished in 17th place. At the 1930 British Empire Games he represented British Guiana and won the silver medal. Gordon was the son of John Richard Colin Gordon, a sugar-planter, and his wife Hilda Sloman.[1]

Gordon worked as a teacher at Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada for a year and in 1931 moved to Geelong Grammar School in Australia. During World War II he served as a Wing Commander with the Royal Australian Air Force. After demobilisation he became Headmaster of St. Peter's College in Adelaide, Australia, where he worked until his death in 1960.

References

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  1. ^ Ian D. Brice. Gordon, Colin Ernest Sutherland (1907–1960). adb.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 10 July 2019.