Dr. Jack Taunton is among the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame 's induction class of 2014.
The longtime Richmond resident has been recognized in the builder's category for his outstanding work.
Considered one of the grandfathers of sports medicine in Canada, the 66-year-old served as Chief Medical Officer for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter
Games. He as also been a sports medicine consultant for a variety of international sports events around the world.
Taunton's legacy includes a huge contributor to the running community as co-founder of the Vancouver Marathon and Vancouver Sun Run.
He was attracted to medicine after suffering from polio as a child and a severe car accident as a teen. To strengthen his body and his passion for fitness, Taunton took up running. He co-founded both the SportMed B.C. and Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre over 30 years ago.
He will be officially inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame during the 46th annual Banquet of Champions slated for next September at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
The 2014 class also includes - Athlete: Greg Athans (freestyle skiing), Sarah Burke (freestyle skiing), Lars Hansen (basketball), Scott Niedermayer (hockey), Joanne Sargent (basketball). Builder - Bob Nicholson (hockey). Pioneer - Robert Powell (tennis). Media: Paul Carson (CKVU Sports Page/TEAM 1040).
