Thomas Gayford

Thomas Gayford

Thomas Gayford (born November 21 1928) is a Canadian equestrian.

He was a member of the Canadian jumping team from the late 1940's through the early 1970's, and later coached equestrian sports. At the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, he represented Canada. He then won a gold medal in 1959 at the Pan-America Games, and his team won many international events also. At the 1971 Olympic games, Gayford was team captain. In 1972, he was three times the individual high-jumping champion at the New York International Horse Show. Gayford was chef d'équipe of the Canadian national jumping team after 1978, and designed the 1976 Montreal Olympic equestrian course.

External Links

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003191 Thomas Gayford: The Canadian Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.cshof.ca/collection_detail.php?i=1319&t=p Portrait of Thomas Gayford in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame archive]
* [http://www.cshof.ca/collection_detail.php?i=1947&t=p Photo of Gayford riding in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame archive]

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