Greg Haydenluck (born July 7, 1958) [1] is a Canadian track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s.
Track and field career
A native of Manitoba, Haydenluck competed as a sprinter while in high school. This included setting provincial records both in 200 ( rural provincial) and 400 metres (rural provincial and provincial) events in 1977, records that still stood as of the 2004–05 school year. [2] His success as a sprinter earned him a scholarship to the University of South Dakota. While at South Dakota, Haydenluck switched to decathlon and earned All-American honors both in 1979 and in 1982. [3] He would earn Canada's national championship in the decathlon in 1985. [4]
Bobsleigh career
By the late 1980s Haydenluck had switched to bobsleigh. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best result of tenth in the two-man event at Calgary in 1988 Winter Olympics. [5] [6] [7] Haydenluck's best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup championships was second in the two-man event in 1989–90. [8] He retired after the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. [9]
Post career
As of 2006, Haydenluck was physical education teacher in Central Technical School. [9] He was inducted into the University of South Dakota Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. [10]
Haydenluck was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. [11]
References
- ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (November 2012). "Greg Haydenluck Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ 2004-05 Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association track records featuring Haydenluck. Archived 2006-01-12 at the Wayback Machine - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ University of South Dakota All-American track and field honors: 1965-2006.[ permanent dead link] - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ List of Canadian national athletics champions. - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ 1988 bobslegh two-man results. - accessed March 29, 2008
- ^ 1988 bobsleigh four-man results. - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ 1992 bobsleigh two-man results. - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985. Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine - accessed March 16, 2008
- ^ a b February 19, 2006 Toronto Sun article featuring Haydenluck. Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ List of members in the University of South Dakota Athletic Hall of Fame: 1972-2007. Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ "Greg Haydenluck". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame - Honoured members database. Sport Manitoba. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Bobsledders at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Canadian male bobsledders
- Olympic bobsledders for Canada
- Canadian schoolteachers
- Canadian male sprinters
- Canadian decathletes
- Sportspeople from Manitoba
- University of South Dakota alumni
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
Greg Haydenluck (born July 7, 1958) [1] is a Canadian track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s.
Track and field career
A native of Manitoba, Haydenluck competed as a sprinter while in high school. This included setting provincial records both in 200 ( rural provincial) and 400 metres (rural provincial and provincial) events in 1977, records that still stood as of the 2004–05 school year. [2] His success as a sprinter earned him a scholarship to the University of South Dakota. While at South Dakota, Haydenluck switched to decathlon and earned All-American honors both in 1979 and in 1982. [3] He would earn Canada's national championship in the decathlon in 1985. [4]
Bobsleigh career
By the late 1980s Haydenluck had switched to bobsleigh. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best result of tenth in the two-man event at Calgary in 1988 Winter Olympics. [5] [6] [7] Haydenluck's best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup championships was second in the two-man event in 1989–90. [8] He retired after the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. [9]
Post career
As of 2006, Haydenluck was physical education teacher in Central Technical School. [9] He was inducted into the University of South Dakota Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. [10]
Haydenluck was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. [11]
References
- ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (November 2012). "Greg Haydenluck Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ 2004-05 Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association track records featuring Haydenluck. Archived 2006-01-12 at the Wayback Machine - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ University of South Dakota All-American track and field honors: 1965-2006.[ permanent dead link] - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ List of Canadian national athletics champions. - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ 1988 bobslegh two-man results. - accessed March 29, 2008
- ^ 1988 bobsleigh four-man results. - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ 1992 bobsleigh two-man results. - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985. Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine - accessed March 16, 2008
- ^ a b February 19, 2006 Toronto Sun article featuring Haydenluck. Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ List of members in the University of South Dakota Athletic Hall of Fame: 1972-2007. Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine - accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^ "Greg Haydenluck". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame - Honoured members database. Sport Manitoba. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Bobsledders at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Canadian male bobsledders
- Olympic bobsledders for Canada
- Canadian schoolteachers
- Canadian male sprinters
- Canadian decathletes
- Sportspeople from Manitoba
- University of South Dakota alumni
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners