Jocelyn Lovell
Jocelyn Charles Bjorn Lovell (19 July 1950 – 3 June 2016) was a Canadian cyclist. He won dozens of Canadian national titles for track and road cycling in the 1970s and early 1980s, as well as gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games. He competed at three Olympic Games.[1] His victories, at international competitions, renewed global interest in Canadian cycling.[2]
 Lovell at his home in Mississauga, Ontario in September 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1950 Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 3 June 2016 (aged 65) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road and Track cycling |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team | |
| 1968–1983 | Team Canada |
| Major wins | |
| Silver Medalist, 1978 World Cycling Championships,
Gold Medals, 1978 Commonwealth Games, Gold Medal, 1975 Pan American Games, Gold Medal, 1971 Pan American Games | |
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At the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, he won three gold medals in Games record times. Later that year he won a silver medal at the world championships.[3]
He continued to race as an amateur into the early 1980s.
On 4 August 1983, he was hit by a dump truck while training in Halton Region, just northwest of Toronto.[4] The driver drove into him from behind, breaking Lovell's neck and pelvis.[5] From that moment on, he permanently became quadriplegic.[6] No charges were laid.[6] In 1985, he was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.[7]
Personal life
Lovell was born in Norwich, England in 1950. He moved with his family to Canada in 1954. He started cycle racing when he was 13.[5]
Lovell was married to speed skater and competitive cyclist Sylvia Burka in 1981.[5] They separated in 1986.[8] He lived in Mississauga, Ontario with his second wife, Neil.[6] He died in Toronto on Friday, 3 June 2016.[4]
Citations
References
- "HONOURED MEMBER: JOCELYN LOVELL". 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- Gains, Paul (4 June 2016). "Jocelyn Lovell, Canada's first cycling icon". Canadian Cycling Magazine.
- Hawthorn, Tom (17 June 2016). "Canadian cyclist Jocelyn Lovell became fierce advocate for spinal-cord research". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- Klane, Lynn (24 October 2002). "Jocelyn Lovell: Rebel biker". CBC Archives. Toronto. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- Ormsby, Mary (24 August 2007). "Wheels are still turning for Lovell". Toronto Star. pp. S4. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- Parrish, Wayne (7 August 1983). "Intensity: A Lovell Trademark". The Sunday Star. Toronto. p. E1.
- Sokol, Al (6 August 1983). "Hit by a truck premier cyclist fighting for his life". The Saturday Star. Toronto. pp. D1, D3.
- Smith, Kenneth V. (23 July 2012). "Cycling". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jocelyn Lovell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
External links
- Jocelyn Lovell at the International Olympic Committee
- "Still flying high on a wing and a prayer" (PDF). Blue Banner. Vol. 5. St. Michael's College School. Fall 2008. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 1 April 2021.