Wyatt Sanford

Biography

Wyatt Sanford won gold in the men’s 63.5kg event in his first appearance at the Pan American Games at Santiago 2023. That victory qualified him for his second Olympic Games at Paris 2024. He had made his Olympic debut in the men’s 69kg event at Tokyo 2020 where he was eliminated in the first round. He went on to win bronze in the 63.5kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 

Before his triumph in Santiago, Sanford won silver at the 2023 AMBC Continental Championships, which followed the bronze medal he won there in 2022. 

Sanford competed in his first AIBA World Championships in 2019, making the round of 16 before losing to eventual world champion Andrey Zamkovoy of Russia. 

Sanford is a four-time Canadian Youth National Champion (2012-15). He moved to Montreal from Nova Scotia in 2017 to join the national high-performance training group. That year he achieved a handful of tournament victories, winning the Ringside World Championship and Haringey Cup. In 2018 he won his first senior national title in the 64kg weight class. 

A Little More About Wyatt

Getting into the Sport: Started boxing at age 10 and had his first fight at 11… Joined a friend who wanted to try a new sport at the boxing club and has been hooked ever since… Outside Interests: Studied Criminology and Psychology at St. Mary’s University… Would like to be a police officer after boxing… Enjoys staying active, fishing or doing other outdoor activities with his brother… Odds and Ends: Married to two-time Olympian diver, Pamela Ware… Favourite motto: “Hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard”… Nickname: Sandman…