Jocelyn Lovell

Jocelyn Lovell

Jocelyn Bjorn Lovell (born July 19, 1950 in Norwich, Norfolk, England) is a former cyclist from Canada.

Lovell dominated Canadian cycling in the 1960s and 1970s; winning dozens of national titles as well as gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games. He was also responsible for bringing Canadian cycling back into the international limelight.

His greatest success came at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton where he won three gold medals all in Games record times. Later the same year he won a silver medal at the World Cycling championships.

Now a quadriplegic (having been injured whilst out training on the road), his fiery temperament survives. He accuses the medical establishment of not doing enough to cure paralysis. Lovell was married to speed skater Sylvia Burka.

External links

* A biographical news story from CBC Digital: [http://archives.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/topics/1341-8012/]
* A full career summary at Canada's Sports Hall of Fame: [http://www.cshof.ca/accessible/hm_profile.php?i=53]

References

* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/jocelyn-lovell-1.html sports-reference]


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