Gordon Christian
{{short description|American ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Gordon Christian
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Gordon Eugene Christian
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|11|21}}
| birth_place = Warroad, Minnesota, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|6|2|1927|11|21}}
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's ice hockey }}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalSilver | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Ice hockey }}
}}
Gordon Eugene "Gordy" Christian (November 21, 1927 – June 2, 2017) was an American ice hockey player. He played with the University of North Dakota from 1947 to 1950, tying for scoring leader on the team in both the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} He was a member of the silver medal winning 1956 United States Olympic ice hockey team. He was born in Warroad, Minnesota.
Personal life
Christian comes from a hockey playing family. His brothers were 1960 hockey gold medalists Bill Christian and Roger Christian and his nephew was 1980 gold medalist Dave Christian.{{cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Cory |title=The Golden Years |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/the-golden-years/c-293154872 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=April 18, 2019 |date=November 19, 2017}}
See also
References
External links
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Category:American men's ice hockey players
Category:Ice hockey players from Minnesota
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Category:North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey
Category:People from Warroad, Minnesota
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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