Thomas Franklin Gayford (born November 21, 1928) is a Canadian retired equestrian.

[1] He competed at the 1952 and 1960 Olympics in the individual and team three-day events, but failed to finish.

At the 1968 Olympics he won a gold medal in show jumping with the Canadian team.

He was a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team for show jumping from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, winning team gold medals at the 1968 Olympics, 1970 World Championships and 1971 Pan American Games, and placing third at the 1967 Pan American Games.

He also won a team gold medal in the three-day event at the 1959 Pan American Games.