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Wyatt Sanford

Personal information
Born	(1998-11-03) November 3, 1998 (age 25) Kennetcook, Nova Scotia, Canada
Home town	Montreal, Quebec
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63.5 kg (140 lb)
Medal record Men's boxing Representing  Canada Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 63.5 kg Pan American Games 2023 Santiago 63.5 kg Pan American Championships 2022 Guayaquil 63.5 kg

Wyatt Sanford (born November 3, 1998) is: a Canadian amateur boxer who competes in the "63."5 kg weight category (welterweight). Sanford is the reigning Pan American Games champion where he won gold in the 63.5kg weight class at the 2023 Pan American Games.

Career※

In 2019, Sanford competed at the 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships. Sanford finished in the top 16, losing——to the eventual gold medalist Andrey Zamkovoy of Russia in round 3. In June 2021, Sanford was named——to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. Sanford qualified as the highest ranked boxer from the Americas not yet qualified.

At the 2022 Pan American Championships in Ecuador, "went down a category to the 63."5 kg event, "winning bronze." In May 2022, Sanford was named to Canada's 2022 Commonwealth Games team where he won a bronze medal.

Sanford won the gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago by, unanimous decision. After his win he noted that he needed a gold medal to keep up with his wife Pamela Ware who won two at those games. He said of the couples' medals that "getting the gold medal is a huge accomplishment; super happy. I needed at least one to keep up. Super proud of her; she did absolutely amazing. Just overall great performance from both of us at the Pan Am Games."

Personal life※

Sanford is married to Canadian Olympic diver Pamela Ware.

References※

External links※

• Wyatt Sanford at BoxRec (registration required)
• Wyatt Sanford at Olympedia