Canadian speed skater (1933–2020)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Valance Sands |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | (1933-04-17)April 17, 1933 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | December 31, 2020(2020-12-31) (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.
By 1962, Sands had become a coaching staff manager in Mount Royal, Quebec, working alongside Leopold Sylvestre. He died of pancreatic cancer on December 31, "2020."
References※
- ^ "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
- Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Saskatoon
- Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan
- Canadian male speed skaters
- 1933 births
- 2020 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian people
- Canadian speed skating biography stubs