# Scotty Olson

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{{short description|Canadian boxer}}
{{about|the Canadian boxer|the American musician|Scott Olson}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox boxer
|name= Scotty Olson  
|image=
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|realname= Scotty Robert Olson
|nickname= ''Bulldog''
|weight= Flyweight
|height = {{convert|5|ft|1|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
|reach = {{convert|62|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}
|nationality= Canadian
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1968|2|26|df=y}}
|death_date=
|birth_place= 
|style= [Orthodox](/source/Orthodox_stance)
|total= 40
|wins= 34
|Kills= 
|KO= 25
|losses= 4
|draws= 2
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'''Scotty Robert Olson''' (born 26 February 1968), known as '''Scotty Olson''', and nicknamed ''Bulldog'' is a Canadian former [flyweight](/source/flyweight) [boxer](/source/Boxing). He won the Light [Flyweight](/source/Flyweight) [Gold Medal](/source/Gold_Medal) in the [1986 Commonwealth Games](/source/1986_Commonwealth_Games), and reached the quarterfinals of the [1988 Olympic Games](/source/1988_Summer_Olympics) in Seoul.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Scotty_Olson|title=Scotty Olson BoxRec bio|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum">{{cite web|url=http://ashfm.ca/hall-of-fame-honoured-members/browse/boxing/olson-scotty-bulldog|title=Hall of Fame Honoured Members|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref> He also represented Canada at the [1987 Pan American Games](/source/Boxing_at_the_1987_Pan_American_Games).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/PanamericanGames1987.html|title=10.Panamerican Games - Indianapolis, USA - August 8-23 1987|publisher=amateur-boxing.strefa.pl |date= |accessdate=2016-03-21}}</ref>

He also became [International Boxing Organization](/source/International_Boxing_Organization) and [United States Boxing Association](/source/International_Boxing_Federation) [flyweight](/source/flyweight) champion,<ref name="Edmonton Journal article">{{cite web|url=
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Former+champion+boxer+Olson+coma/10749367/story.html|title=Former champion boxer Olson in coma|date=21 January 2015|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|accessdate=10 September 2019}}</ref> before retiring in 2002, having recorded 34 wins, 25 [knockout](/source/knockout)s, 4 losses and 2 draws, one of his losses, a 10th-round knockout defeat against [Michael Carbajal](/source/Michael_Carbajal) in a long-awaited bout.<ref name="Boxing record">{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=7200&cat=boxer|title=Scotty Olson boxing record|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref> He now helps train Canadian boxers.  He was inducted into Boxing Canada’s Hall of Fame, Class of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three athletes and two officials inducted into the 2019-2020 Boxing Canada Hall of Fame – Boxing Canada |url=https://boxingcanada.org/annoucements/three-athletes-and-two-officials-inducted-into-the-2019-2020-boxing-canada-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>

On the morning of January 18, 2015, Olson suffered a near-fatal heart attack at his home. His wife performed CPR until medical help arrived. He was placed in a medically induced coma, after which two stents were put into his heart. Doctors were initially concerned about his condition since his brain had been deprived of oxygen for "a period of time," but Olson came out of the coma about a week after the heart attack, and was released from the hospital a week after that.<ref name="The Boxing Tribune">{{cite web|url=
http://theboxingtribune.com/2015/02/02/scotty-olson-recovering-after-heart-attack/|title=Scotty Olson Recovering After Heart Attack|date=2 February 2015|accessdate=24 March 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:1968 births
Category:Living people
Category:Martial artists from Edmonton
Category:Canadian male boxers
Category:Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games
Category:Boxers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Category:Pan American Games boxers for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
Category:Olympic boxers for Canada
Category:Flyweight boxers
Category:Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing

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