Colin Gordon (athlete)

Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born 24 December 1907
Bath Settlement, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana
Died 22 August 1960 (aged 52)
Adelaide, Australia
Sport
Sport High jump
Club University of Oxford
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1928

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 Empire Games he represented British Guiana and won the silver medal.

Gordon worked as a teacher in 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.

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