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Wyatt Sanford

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Wyatt Sanford
Personal information
Born (1998-11-03) November 3, 1998 (age 26)
Kennetcook, Nova Scotia, Canada
Home townMontreal, Quebec[1]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63.5 kg (140 lb)
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Lightweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 63.5 kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 63.5 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Guayaquil 63.5 kg

Wyatt Sanford (born November 3, 1998) is a Canadian amateur boxer who competes in the 63.5 kg weight category (welterweight).[2][3] Sanford is the reigning Pan American Games champion where he won gold in the 63.5kg weight class at the 2023 Pan American Games, and winner of a bronze medal in the same class at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

Career

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In 2019, Sanford competed at the 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships. Sanford finished in the top 16, losing to the eventual gold medalist Andrey Zamkovoy of Russia in round 3.[5] In June 2021, Sanford was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. Sanford qualified as the highest ranked boxer from the Americas not yet qualified.[6]

At the 2022 Pan American Championships in Ecuador, went down a category to the 63.5 kg event, winning bronze.[7] In May 2022, Sanford was named to Canada's 2022 Commonwealth Games team where he won a bronze medal.[8]

Sanford won the gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago by unanimous decision.[9] After his win he noted that he needed a gold medal to keep up with his wife Pamela Ware who won two at those games. He said of the couples' medals that "getting the gold medal is a huge accomplishment; super happy. I needed at least one to keep up. Super proud of her; she did absolutely amazing. Just overall great performance from both of us at the Pan Am Games."[9]

In July 2024, Sanford was named to his second Olympic team.[10][11] At the Olympics, Sanford would win bronze, following a semifinal loss on points to subsequent silver medallist Sofiane Oumiha of France, becoming Canada's first Olympic boxing medallist in 28 years.[12][4]


Personal life

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Sanford is married to Canadian Olympic diver Pamela Ware.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Wyatt Sanford profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. 7 July 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Palmeter, Paul (22 April 2021). "N.S. boxer's Olympic dreams muddied after qualifying event axed due to COVID". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Wyatt Sanford". www.boxingcanada.org. Boxing Canada. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Canada's Wyatt Sanford claims Olympic bronze after losing boxing semifinal by split decision". CBC Sports. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Wyatt Sanford drops bout to Russian at worlds". www.saltwire.com/. SaltWire Network. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ^ Palmeter, Paul (9 June 2021). "Kennetcook boxer lands spot on Canada's Olympic team bound for Tokyo". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. ^ MacDonald, Glenn (17 June 2022). "Boxing ring, wedding rings: From 'nerve-racking' proposal to next month's Commonwealth Games, busy year for Kennetcook fighter Wyatt Sanford". www.saltwire.com/. SaltWire Network. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  8. ^ "World champion Tammara Thibeault headlines Canada's boxing team for Commonwealth Games". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Canada's Tammara Thibeault, Wyatt Sanford win Pan Am boxing gold with unanimous decisions". CBC Sports. October 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Thibeault, Sanford officially named to Canada's Olympic boxing team". www.tsn.ca/. TSN. Canadian Press. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  11. ^ Steiner, Ben (2 July 2024). "Pan Am Games gold medallists to be Team Canada's boxers at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Sanford takes bronze, wins Canada's first boxing medal in 28 years". www.tsn.ca/. TSN. Canadian Press. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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