Eric Eaton Coy (May 16, 1914 – October 28, 1985) was a discus thrower and

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ter, who represented

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at the

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. He finished 23rd in the discus throw event, and his exact result in the

is unknown. At the 1938 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the discus throw and the silver medal in the shot put. At the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he finished ninth in the shot put, aged 39. After retirement from competition, he remained active as a coach in track and field, ice hockey and wrestling, and following his death in 1985 the "Eric E. Coy Memorial Trophy" was donated by his widow, Helen, to be awarded each year to Canada's leading athlete in the four throwing events. The winner for 2006 was the Commonwealth Games hammer silver-medallist and national record-breaker, Jim Steacy. He has an arena in

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named after him. He was inducted to the Canadian Track and Field Hall of Fame (1963), Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, and Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (1980).Eric Coy
Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame

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1914 births 1985 deaths English emigrants to Canada Canadian male discus throwers Canadian male shot putters Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes from Winnipeg Sportspeople from Nottingham Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub