Jocelyn Lovell
 Jocelyn 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 |
| 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(s) | |
| 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 | |
Jocelyn Charles Bjorn Lovell (19 July 1950 – 3 June 2016) was a Canadian cyclist. He dominated Canadian track and road cycling in the 1970s and early 1980s; winning dozens of national titles 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]
His greatest success came at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton where 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. However, tragedy struck on 4 August 1983 when he was involved in a collision with a dump truck while training in Halton Region, just northwest of Toronto.[4] The truck hit him from behind and broke his neck and pelvis.[5] From that moment on, he permanently became a 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
- Canadian Sports Hall of Fame Staff (2016). "HONOURED MEMBER: JOCELYN LOVELL". Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- Gains, Paul. "Jocelyn Lovell, Canada’s first cycling icon". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- 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 2015-06-10.
- Ormsby, Mary (24 August 2007). "Wheels are still turning for Lovell". Toronto Star. pp. S4. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- 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 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- Sports Reference Staff (2014). "Jocelyn Lovell Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
External links
- PDF of a St. Michael's College article, Fall 2008 article discussing Flying Fathers hockey team also mentions Jocelyn Lovell's crash.