List of Canadian sports personalities

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The following is a list of Canadian sports personalities.

Nationally recognized honour lists


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Alpine skiing [edit]

Automobile racing [edit]

Baseball [edit]

Current players [edit]

Adam Stern

Basketball [edit]

Current NBA Players

Current WNBA Players

Retired

Biathlon [edit]

Bobsleigh [edit]

Boxing [edit]

Cricket [edit]

Cycling [edit]

Cross-country skiing [edit]

Curling [edit]

Figure skating [edit]

Flying disc [edit]

Football [edit]

Golf [edit]

Gymnastics [edit]

Horse racing and equestrian sports [edit]

Ice hockey [edit]

See also: List of NHL players
Martin Brodeur
Michael Cammalleri
Wayne Gretzky

Judo [edit]

Lacrosse [edit]

Mixed martial arts [edit]

Multiple sports [edit]

Professional rodeo [edit]

  • Earl W. Bascom, designer of hornless bronc saddle (1922) and bareback rigging (1924)

Professional wrestling [edit]

Rowing, kayaking [edit]

Rugby union [edit]

Skeleton [edit]

Snowboarding [edit]

Soccer (football) [edit]

Speed skating [edit]

Long Track [edit]

Short Track [edit]

Squash [edit]

Swimming – diving [edit]

Synchronized swimming [edit]

Tennis [edit]

Track and field [edit]

  • Donovan Bailey, (born 1967), sprinter, former 100m world record holder
  • Bruny Surin, (born 1967), sprinter, tied with Donovan Bailey for Canadian 100m record
  • Sam Effah, (born 1988), sprinter, 100m
  • Justyn Warner, (born 1987), sprinter, 100m
  • Bryan Barnett, (born 1987), sprinter, 100m and 200m
  • Jared Connaughton, (born 1985), sprinter, 100m and 200m
  • Pierre Browne, (born 1980), sprinter, 100m in the Olympics
  • Hank Palmer, (born 1985), sprinter, 2008 Olympics
  • Étienne Desmarteau (1873–1905), weight thrower, Olympic champion
  • Nicole Forrester, (born 1976), high jumper, gold medalist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
  • Alice Falaiye, (born 1978), long jumper, gold medalist at the 2009 Pan American Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games
  • Sultana Frizell, (born 1984), hammer thrower, gold medalist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
  • Jennifer Joyce, (born 1980), hammer thrower, silver medalist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
  • Gary Reed, (born 1981), 800m, silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships
  • Nathan Brannen, (born 1982), 800m, 2009 World Championships
  • Perdita Felicien, (born 1980), 2003 world champion in 100m hurdles
  • Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, (born 1982), 100m hurdles, silver medalist at the 2009 World Championships
  • Angela Whyte, (born 1980), 100m hurdles, silver medalist at the 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games
  • Phylicia George, (born 1987), 100m hurdles
  • Nikkita Holder, (born 1987), 100m hurdles
  • Harry Jerome (1940–1982) sprinter, bronze medalist in the 100m at the 1964 Olympic Games.
  • Ben Johnson (born 1961), sprinter, disqualified from Olympic gold medal for doping
  • Jamie Adjetey-Nelson (born 1984), decathlete and gold medalist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
  • Jessica Zelinka (born 1981), heptathlete and pentathlete, gold medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games
  • Brianne Theisen (born 1988), heptathlete, 2009 World Championships
  • Scott Russell (born 1979), javelin thrower, 2001 World Championships, bronze medalist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2008 Olympic Games
  • Robert Kerr (1882–1963), sprinter, Olympic gold and bronze medalist at the 1908 Olympics
  • George Orton (1873–1958), first Canadian to become Olympic champion
  • Fanny Rosenfeld (1904–1969), runner & long jumper, world record (100-yard dash); Olympic champion (4x100-m relay) and silver (100-m)
  • Dylan Armstrong (born 1981), shot putter, Pan American Games record, second at world championships
  • Percy Williams (1908–1982), sprinter, double gold medalist at the 1928 Olympics, former world record holder in the 100m
  • Joël Bourgeois (born 1971), 3000 meter Steeplechase, 1996 and 2000 Olympics
  • Bruce Deacon (born 1966), marathon runner, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games
  • Reid Coolsaet born (1979), marathon runner, London 2012 Olympics
  • Eric Gillis born (1980), marathon runner, 2008 Beijing & London 2012 Olympics
  • Dylan Wykes (born 1983), marathon runner, 2009 World Championships and London 2012 Olympics
  • Cameron Levins (born 1989), distance runner, first Canadian to win the Bowerman Award (NCAA male athlete of the year), London 2012 Olympics
  • Simon Bairu (born 1983), distance runner, 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
  • Michael LeBlanc (born 1987), sprinter, 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships

Triathlon [edit]

  • Simon Whitfield (born 1975), gold at the 2000 Olympics and silver at the 2008 Olympics, competed at the London 2012 Olympics
  • Brent McMahon (born 1980), silver at the 2007 Pan American Games, bronze at the 2011 Pan American Games, London 2012 Olympics
  • Kyle Jones (triathlete) (born 1984), London 2012 Olympics
  • Paula Findlay (born 1989), bronze medalist at the 2009 ITU World Championships, London 2012 Olympics
  • Kathy Tremblay (born 1982), London 2012 Olympics

Weightlifting [edit]

Wrestling [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Craig Ballantyne (September 21, 1938). "Negro Scores Win Before 5,000 Fans; Berger is Victor". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved July 29, 2010. 
  2. ^ Stuart Chelin (July 22, 2004). "Jewish youngster opens Toronto tennis center". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved June 2, 2010. 

Further reading [edit]

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