Gordon Sigurjonson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Northeastern Region, Iceland
About Gordon Sigurjonson
- Guðmundur "Gordon" Sigurjonson (April 15, 1883 in Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Iceland – 1967 Reykjavík) was an Icelandic-Canadian professional ice hockey coach.
- He coached the Winnipeg Falcons to the gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
- He showcased Glíma, an Icelandic martial arts, at the 1908 Summer Olympics.He served in the Canadian military from 1916 to 1919, becoming a Sergeant in the 27th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.
- Prior to that was the trainer of the Falcons.
- After the 1920 Olympics, he moved home to Iceland where he worked within sports.In 1924, Guðmundur was sentenced to eight months in prison for having sexual relations with another man.
- He served three months of the sentence.
- He is the only person to have served a prison sentence for violating the Icelandic sodomy law.
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