Charles I. Gorman - St. John, NB, Canada
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A monument honoring Charles I. Gorman an Olympic speed skater and former holder of the World Speed Stating Championship is located in King's Square, St. John, New Brunswick.
Waymark Code: WMWDFJ
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date Posted: 08/19/2017
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A double sided monument honoring the man and his accomplishments contains a a life size bronze statue of Charles I. Gorman who is depicted in right profile wearing a ice skates, pull over sweater, a knit hat, and tight fitting pants. He is leaning forward in racing position with his hands folded behind his back and his right leg pointing back while is left leg is under his body. The statue is mounted against a 10' high curved granite slab which has two bronze plaques.
The plaque above the sculpture is inscribed CHARLES I GORMAN. The plaque below the sculpture is inscribed: WORLD SPEEDSKATING CHAMPION.
The back has a bronze plaque with his biography and skating record:
CHARLES I. GORMAN OF SAINT JOHN N.B. JOINED
THE CANADIAN ARMY AT AN EARLY AGE. SERVED
OVERSEAS WITH CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE FOUR YEARS IN FIRST WORLD WAR.
SUFFERED SHRAPNEL WOUNDS IN LEG. RETURNED
AFTER WAR AND BECAME WORLD FAMOUS IN
SPEEDSKATING AND ALL SPORTS. WON WORLD'S
SPEEDSKATING CHAMPIONSHIP AND IS ENTERED
IN THE HALL OF FAME FOR OUTSTANDING
CANADIAN ATHLETES - A WONDERFUL INSPIRATION
TO THE YOUTH OF CANADA.
CHARLES I. GORMAN
WORLD SPEED SKATING CHAMPION
MEETS WON
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. 1924 NATIONAL OUTDOOR
LAKE PLACID N.Y. 1924 INTERNATIONAL OUTDOOR
LILY LAKE N.B. 1926 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
NEWBURG N.Y. 1927 MIDDLE ATLANTIC
DETROIT MICH. 1927 UNITED STATES NATIONAL
QUEBEC CITY, P.Q. CANADIAN INDOOR
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. 1927 NATIONAL OUTDOOR
PITTSBURG, PA 1927 INTERNATIONAL INDOOR
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RECORDS BROKEN (OUTDOOR)
1921 LAKE PLACID, N.Y. 440 YDS.
1924 SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. 440 YDS.
1925 SAINT JOHN N.B. 75 YDS.
1927 SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. 440 YDS.
1927 LAKE PLACID, N.Y. 220 YDS.
1927 LAKE PLACID, N.Y. 1/6 MILE
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RECORDS BROKEN (INDOOR)
1925 SAINT JOHN N.B. 440 YDS.
1925 SAINT JOHN N.B. 1/6 MILE
1925 SAINT JOHN N.B. 220 YDS.
Charles I. Gorman was born on July 6, 1897 in St. John, New Brunswick. He competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France and in the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Charles I. Gorman dominated the sport of speed skating in North America during the mid-1920s.
Despite his impressive list of records, including being an Olympic finalist, he never won an Olympic medal. In 1924 he finished 7th in the 500 meters event and 11th in the 1500 meters competition. In 1928 he finished 7th in the 500 meters event and 12th in the 1500 meters competition.