Johnny Sands (speed skater)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Valance Sands |
| Born | April 17, 1933 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | December 31, 2020 (aged 87) |
| Home town | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Years active | 1946–1960s |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Club | Saskatoon Speed Skating Club |
John Valance Sands (April 17, 1933 – December 31, 2020) was 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][2][3]
By 1962, Sands had become a coaching staff manager in Mount Royal, Quebec, working alongside Leopold Sylvestre.[4] He died of pancreatic cancer on December 31, 2020.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame". Saskatoonsportshalloffame.com. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Mlazgar, Brian; Stoffel, Holden (2007). Saskatchewan Sports. University of Regina Press. ISBN 9780889771673. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "John Sands". Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ The Gazette, Montreal, December 28, 1962, "TMR To Open Skating Oval"
- ^ "Remembering the life of John Sands 1933 - 2020".
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- Olympic speed skaters for Canada
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- Speed skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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- Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan
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- 2020 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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