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Johnny Sands (speed skater)

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Johnny Sands
Personal information
Full nameJohn Valance Sands
NationalityCanadian
Born (1933-04-17) April 17, 1933 (age 91)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Years active1946–1960s
Sport
Country Canada
SportSpeed skating
ClubSaskatoon Speed Skating Club

John Valance Sands (born April 17, 1933) is a Canadian speed skater who competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics and 1960 Winter Olympics. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and also briefly played Canadian football with the Saskatoon Hilltops in the 1950s. He is a member of the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame.[1]

By 1962, Sands had become a coaching staff manager in Mount Royal, Quebec, working alongside Leopold Sylvestre.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame". saskatoonsportshalloffame.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
    - "Saskatchewan Sports". google.ca. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
    - "John Sands". Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ The Gazette, Montreal, 28 December 1962, "TMR To Open Skating Oval"