Category
Athlete
Sport
Speed Skating
Hometown
Saint John
Year Inducted
1970
athlete, sport hero, winter olympics
Charles Gorman (D)
HONOURED MEMBER
Biography
Few individuals are stamped with the mark of greatness; and even fewer achieve that mark in a lifetime cut short by death at the young age of 42. Charles Gorman of Saint John was one of those rare human beings who, despite a painful physical handicap reached for and attained the stars. The winner of 153 medals and trophies, the United States, Canadian, International and World Championships in indoor and outdoor speed skating events brought immortality to himself and pride to his city where he achieved his greatest fame, to his province and to his country which honoured him through its National Sports Hal of Fame. From Lily Lake to Lake Placid his name and achievements will live forever.
Enrolled in the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, June 27th, 1970
Quick Facts
Won a world championship in at Lily Lake (Saint John) in 1926
Winner of U.S., Canadian, North American and World Speedskating championships during his career
Won a Maritime championship at the age of 15 in 1912
Competed in the 1924 and ’28 Winter Olympics
Established North American records for the Indoor 440 yards and the 1/6 mile, the Outdoor 75 yards, 440 yards and 1/6 mile
Retired undefeated
Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1955