Colin Gordon (athlete)

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]

Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born	24 December 1907 Bath Settlement, Mahaica-Berbice, British Guiana
Died	22 August 1960 (aged 52) Adelaide, Australia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport	High jump
Club	University of Oxford
Medal record Representing  British Guiana British Empire Games 1930 Hamilton High jump

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.