{{Short description|Canadian basketball player (1909–1990)}} {{Infobox sportsperson |birth_date={{Birth date|1909|06|14}} |birth_place=North Bay, Ontario, Canada |death_date ={{Death date and age|1990|01|06|1909|06|14}} |death_place = Windsor, Ontario, Canada |medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's basketball}} {{MedalSilver| 1936 Berlin | Team competition}} }}
'''Gordon Aitchison''' (June 14, 1909 – January 6, 1990) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He died at the age of 80 in 1990.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ai/gord-aitchison-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003906/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ai/gord-aitchison-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Gordon Aitchison Olympic Results |accessdate=9 June 2018}}</ref>
Born in North Bay, Ontario, he was part of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal. He played all six matches including the final.
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070307101144/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=AITCHGOR01 profile] * {{sports links}}
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