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{AA51} Gordon Vernon Audley |
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| 1928Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â He was born 20th April 1928 | |
| 1939          At the age of 10 hewon his first speed skating competition, and set Manitoba records in               both the 110 and 220 yard events. |
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| 1944Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â He won the Junior Division in the Manitoba Open Championship | |
| 1945Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â He broke the Manitoba Intermediate record, and | |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â won the Saskatchewan Indoor Championships, and | |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â won an invitation meeting in Detroit, Michigan | |
| 1946Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â He won the Canadian Championship, and | |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â won the Manitoba Open and Closed (Intermediate class) | |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â He achieved second place in the North American Outdoor Championships | |
| 1947          He came second in the Manitoba Championships (Senior Class) | |
|               He came second in the Canadian Championships (Senior Class) | |
| 1948Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â He represented Canada in the Olympics in St Moritz | |
|               he was placed 17th out of 42 skaters from 15 nations in the 500 metres speed skating               event that took place on Saturday 31st January. His time was 45.3 seconds against a              winning time of 43.1 seconds |
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|               he was placed 32nd out of 45 skaters from 14 nations in the 1500 metres speed skating               event that took place on Monday 2nd February. His time was 2 minutes 30 seconds               against a winning time of 2 minutes 17.7 seconds. |
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| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â he Married Grace Colleen Mackenzie in July in Winnipeg | |
| 1949Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â second place in the Manitoba Championship (Senior Class) | |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â second place in the Canadian Championships (Senior Class) | |
| 1950Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â won the Manitoba Championship (Senior Class) | |
| 1951Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â second place in the Canadian Championships (Senior Class) | |
| 1952Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â won the 500 metre Olympic Trial | |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â carried the flag for Canada at the opening ceremony of the Oslo Olympic Games | |
|               won a bronze medal in the 500 metres speedskating Olympic Event (the only               individual medal won by Canada). The event took place on Saturday February 16th               and involved 41 skaters from 14 nations. His time was 44.0 seconds against a winning               time of 43.2 seconds. |
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| 1953Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â he won the Manitoba Championship (Senior Class) | |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â birth of his daughter Karey | |
| 1954Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â he won the Manitoba Championship (Senior Class) | |
| 1955Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â he won the Manitoba Championship (Senior Class) | |
| 1956Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Represented Canada in the in the Olympic Games at Cortina, Italy | |
|               He was placed 25th in the 500metre speed skating event that took place on Saturday               28th January involved 47 skaters from 17 nations. His time was 43.2 seconds against a               winning time of 40.2 seconds (this winning time equalled the world record) |
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|                He was placed 53rd in the 1500 metre speed skating event event that took place on                Monday 30th January involving 54 skaters from 18 nations. His time was 2 minutes                26.1 seconds against a winning time of 2 minutes 8.6 seconds (a new world record) |
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| 1957Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â he won the Manitoba Championship (Senior Class) | |
|                he moved with his Wife, Grace Colleen to California | |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Birth of his son Rocky | |
| 1960Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â served as an official in the Squaw Valley, California, USA Olympic Games | |
| 1988Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Made a member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame | |
| 2012Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Passed away on the 1st October 2012, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cypress, Orange County California on 12th October 2012 |
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| Information based on Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame | |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â {AA51} Gordon Vernon Audley is a member of ‘Audley Family AA’
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