Gordon Orlikow

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| name = Gordon Orlikow

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|5|5|df=y}}

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| hometown = Winnipeg, Canada

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University of Manitoba (BA; master's degree)
Queens University (master's degree)

| occupation = management consultant

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| employer = Korn/Ferry International

| other_interests = Chairman of the board of Athletics Canada

| relatives = David Orlikow, member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Winnipeg North; uncle

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Gordon Orlikow (born May 5, 1960) 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kelvinhistory.org/Hall%20of%20Fame/?id=17|title=Gordon Orlikow|work=École Secondaire Kelvin High School History|access-date=2022-08-24|archive-date=2020-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113002548/http://www.kelvinhistory.org/Hall%20of%20Fame/?id=17|url-status=usurped}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.athleticspodium.com/athlete/19245/gordon-orlikow|title=Gordon Orlikow|website=Athletics Podium}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/larryeder1958/docs/2009_may_june|title=Athletics Canada Chairperson|website=Athletics Magazine|date=August 5, 2009}} His uncle was David Orlikow, member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Winnipeg North.{{Cite web|url=https://newspapers.lib.sfu.ca/cjn2-21661/page-6|title= Canada Records Finest Ever Maccabiah Showing|author=Paul Lungen & David Pierson|page =6 |date=August 15, 1985|work=The Canadian Jewish News}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://gobisons.ca/sports/2021/5/5/bisons-walkway-of-honour.aspx|title=Bisons Walkway of Honour|website=University of Manitoba Athletics}}

Gordon Orlikow has four children - Daniel Orlikow (1987), Gillian Turnbull (1991), Nicholas Belluk (1999) and Liliana Orlikow (2001).

=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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/13/Track-and-Field-Results-Macabiah-James-At-Tel-Aviv-July-13/3259363844800/|title=Track and Field Results Macabiah James At Tel Aviv, July 13|website=UPI|date=July 13, 1981}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/04/21/Gordon-Orlikow-of-the-University-of-Manitoba-came-from/5626388213200/|title=Gordon Orlikow of the University of Manitoba came from behind ...|date=April 21, 1982|website=UPI}} 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 (high jump, pole vault, discus, and hurdles) and two silver medals (long jump and 400 m) in track & field.{{Cite web|url=https://newspapers.lib.sfu.ca/cjn2-24374/page-35|title=Canadians Collect 36 Medals at Pan Am Games|page =35 |date=January 12, 1984|work=The Canadian Jewish News}}{{Cite book|last=Himmelfarb|first=Milton|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qHgXh9Syt6sC&q=%2522gordon+orlikow%2522|title=American Jewish Year Book, 1986|date=September 1986|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|isbn=978-0-8276-0269-4|language=en|page=245}}

At the 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel, Orlikow won the gold medal in the men's decathlon with 7,141 points.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CuFNAQAAIAAJ&q=%2522gordon+orlikow%2522|title=Northern California Jewish Bulletin|volume=134|date=July 1985|page=46|publisher=San Francisco Jewish Community Publications, Incorporated|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/archive/u-s-israel-vie-for-maccabiah-medals|title=U.S., Israel Vie for Maccabiah Medals|publisher=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=July 25, 1985}}

Orlikow came in sixth in the decathlon for Canada at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.{{Cite book|last=Groom|first=Graham|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbM7DwAAQBAJ&dq=%2522gordon+orlikow%2522&pg=PA80|title=The Complete Book of The Commonwealth Games|date=2017|page=80|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-0-244-94031-7|language=en}}{{self-published inline|date=July 2023}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/07/28/Commonwealth-Games-Results/7459522907200/|title=Commonwealth Games Results|website=UPI|date=July 28, 1986}}

He competed in track and field for Canada at the Maccabi Pan Am Games in São Paulo, Brazil.

Milton Himmelfarb (1986). [https://books.google.com/books?id=qHgXh9Syt6sC&q=%22gordon+orlikow%22 American Jewish Year Book, 1986] 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1987-08-13-8703060670-story.html|date=August 13, 1987|author=Jim Sarney|title=Cruz Overcomes Spivey in 1,500|website=South Florida Sun Sentinel}} In 1987 he also came in second to Olympian Dave Steen in the Canadian national heptathlon title competition.{{Cite web|url=https://galeapps.gale.com/apps/auth?userGroupName=nysl_oweb&sid=sitemap&da=true&origURL=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.gale.com%2Fps%2Fi.do%3Fid%3DGALE%257CA165271393%26sid%3Dsitemap%26v%3D2.1%26it%3Dr%26p%3DAONE%26sw%3Dw%26userGroupName%3Dnysl_oweb%26isGeoAuthType%3Dtrue&prodId=AONE|title=McKoy sluggish in easy victory for national title|date= February 23, 1987|website= The Globe and Mail}}

=Chairman of Athletics Canada=

In 2009 Orlikow was named chairman of the board of Athletics Canada, the national governing body of athletics in Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/canadas-dylan-armstrong-close-to-shot-put-bronze-from-2008-games-after-athlete-ban/article12522670/|title=Canada's Dylan Armstrong close to shot put bronze from 2008 Games after athlete ban|first=Lori|last=Ewing|date=June 13, 2013|work=The Globe and Mail}} He held the position until 2017, and led the Canadian delegation at the 2017 IAAF World Championships & Congress.{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.ca/gordon-orlikow-step-chair/|title=Gordon Orlikow to step down as Chair|date=June 8, 2017|website=Athletics Canada}} He is also a member of the Canadian Olympic Committee, which represents Canada at the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Orlikow has been appointed chair by the Bonn, Germany-based International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board of its Nominations Panel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1127607/ipc-new-constitution-implemented|title=IPC new Constitution comes into force after legal ratification by German authorities|author=Patrick Burke|date=September 2, 2022|website=Inside the Games}}

=Business=

In 1985 Orlikow worked at the Manitoba Ministry of Finance. He began his full-time career at food corporation Cargill, in 1988-91.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cimmes.org/blog/event/what-will-it-take-to-keep-women-in-mining-and-create-a-truly-diverse-and-inclusive-industry-2/|title=What Will It Take To Keep Women in Mining and Create a Truly Diverse and Inclusive Industry?|first1=Carlos da|last1=Costa|website= The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum|date=March 23, 2022}} He was Director of Human Resources of Canadian railway BC Rail Ltd. until 1999, in 2000 he became Senior Vice President, People of The Loewen Group Inc., and worked there until 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/845577/000095013401506233/d90522ex99-2.txt|title=Disclosure Statement; In re: Loewen Group International|publisher= US Bankruptcy Court; District of Delaware|date= September 10, 2001}} Orlikow became president of the Strategic Leadership Forum, which seeks to strengthen Canada's global competitiveness in leadership development. He is a Senior Client Partner in the Industrial sector of management consulting firm Korn/Ferry International.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/lights-camera-can-i-have-a-job/article20394216/|title=Lights, camera ... can I have a job?|first=Wallace|last=Immen|date=March 7, 2007|work=The Globe and Mail}}