Gordon Orlikow
Gordon Orlikow is a Canadian former decathlon, heptathlon, and hurdles competitor who won medals in the 73rd Drake Relays, the 1981 Maccabiah Games and 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and the 1987 Pan American Games. He is a former chairman of the board of directors of Athletics Canada, and a member of the Canadian Olympic Committee. He is also a senior client partner at Korn/Ferry International.
Biography
Early life
Orlikow attended Kelvin High School, graduating in 1978, and is a member of the school's Hall of Fame. He lives in Winnipeg, Canada. His uncle was David Orlikow, member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Winnipeg North.He earned a BA in economics and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Manitoba, and a master's degree in economics from Queens University. Orlikow competed for the Manitoba Bisons in track and field, and is honored on the Bisons Walkway of Honour.
Gordon Orlikow has four children - Daniel Orlikow, Gillian Turnbull, Nicholas Belluk and Liliana Orlikow.
Decathlon, heptathlon, and hurdles competitor
At the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel, Orlikow won a bronze medal in the decathlon and a silver medal in the 110 m hurdles.In 1982, Orlikow came from behind in two events to win the two-day 73rd Drake Relays 10-event decathlon at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Orlikow finished fourth in the javelin and second in the 1,500 meters, amassing 6,974 points. At the 1984 Maccabi Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil, Orlikow won four gold medals and two silver medals in track & field.
At the 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel, Orlikow won the gold medal in the men's decathlon with 7,141 points. He finished in first place in the 110 m hurdles and 1,500 m run, and in second place in the 400 m run, the long jump, discus, javelin, and shot put. He also broke the Maccabiah Games record in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.73 seconds, earning a second gold medal.
Orlikow came in sixth in the decathlon for Canada at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. He came in second in the 400 m, third in the 100 m, 4th in the long jump and high jump, and 10th in the shot put.
He competed in track and field for Canada at the Maccabi Pan Am Games in São Paulo, Brazil. Orlikow won four gold medals and two silver medals.
Orlikow was a bronze medalist in the men's decathlon at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States for Canada, with 7,441 points. In 1987 he also came in second to Olympian Dave Steen in the Canadian national heptathlon title competition.