Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame

The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame is an honor roll of the top Canadian Olympic athletes, teams, coaches, and builders (officials, administrators, and volunteers). It was established in 1949. Selections are made by a committee appointed by the Canadian Olympic Committee. Inductees must have held Canadian citizenship or Canadian residency over the course of their careers.

Inductees by sport

A

Alpine Skiing

• Currie Chapman, coach, 2005
• Betsy Clifford, athlete, 1971
• Laurie Graham, athlete, 2000
• Nancy Greene, athlete, 1971
• Anne Heggtveit, athlete, 1971
• Kathy Kreiner, athlete, 1976
• Kerrin Lee-Gartner, athlete, 1993
• Karen Percy-Lowe, athlete, 1995
• Steve Podborski, athlete, 1985
• Ken Read, athlete, 1984
• Gerry Sorensen, athlete, 1983
• Lucille Wheeler, athlete, 1958
• Rhoda Wurtele, athlete, 1953

Archery

• Lisa Buscombe, athlete, 1985
• Dorothy Lidstone, athlete, 1971
• Lucille Lessard, athlete, 1982
• Don Lovo, builder, 1988
• Joan Frances McDonald, builder, 1992

Artistic Gymnastics

• Ernestine Russell, athlete, 1960
• Marilyn Savage, builder, 1982
• Willie Weiler, athlete, 1967

Athletics

• 1996 Men's 4x100 metre Relay Team, team, 2004
• Bob Adams, builder, 1997
• Lillian Alderson, athlete, 1982
• Syl Apps, athlete, 1975
• Edward Archibald, athlete, 1979
• Donovan Bailey, athlete, 2005
• James Ball, athlete, 1973
• Jane Bell, athlete, 1949
• Calvin Bricker, athlete, 1960
• Debbie Brill, athlete, 1982
• Donald Buddo, builder, 1965
• Ethel Catherwood, athlete, 1949
• Douglas Clement, coach, 2006
• Cyril Coaffee, athlete, 1960
• Myrtle Cook, athlete, 1949
• Gérard Côté, athlete, 1955
• Eric Coy, athlete, 1963
• John Howard Crocker, builder, 1960
• Bill Crothers, athlete, 1965
• Jack Davies, builder, 1964
• Eva Dawes, athlete, 1974
• Étienne Desmarteau, athlete, 1949
• Phil Edwards, athlete, 1950
• Neil Farrell, builder, 1967
• John Fitzpatrick, athlete, 1975
• Duncan Gillis, athlete, 1979
• George Goulding, athlete, 1949
• F. J. Halbhaus, athlete, 1977
• William Happenny, athlete, 1979
• Andy Higgins, coach, 2001
• Robina Higgins, athlete, 1961
• Abby Hoffman, athlete/builder, 1996
• Ian Hume, athlete /Builder, 1983
• Lennie Hutton, athlete, 1977
• Harry Jerome, athlete, 1963
• Ben Johnson, athlete, 1988
• Diane Jones-Konihowski, athlete, 1995
• Greg Joy, athlete, 1994
• Joe Keeper, athlete, 1977
• Robert Kerr, athlete, 1949
• Bruce Kidd, athlete, 1966, builder, 1994
• Dallas C Kirkey, builder, 1974
• Walter Knox, builder, 1960
• John Loaring, builder, 1956
• Tom Longboat, athlete, 1960
• Margaret Lord, builder, 1965
• Tom Lord, builder, 1969
• Frank Lukeman, athlete, 1971
• John Garfield MacDonald, athlete, 1979
• Nancy McCreadie, athlete, 1968
• Mark McKoy, athlete, 1993
• Duncan McNaughton, athlete, 1949
• Aileen Meagher, athlete, 1965
• Alex Oakley, athlete, 1992
• Larry O'Connor, athlete, 1968
• George Orton, athlete, 1996
• Bill Parnell, athlete, 1977
• Marita Payne, athlete, 2001
• Vic Pickard, athlete, 1974
• Sammy Richardson, athlete, 1977
• Bobbie Rosenfeld, athlete, 1949
• Billy Sherring, athlete, 1949
• Ethel Smith, athlete, 1949
• Dave Steen, athlete, 1977
• Hilda Strike, athlete, 1964
• George Sutherland, athlete, 1956
• John Tait, athlete, 1976
• Betty Taylor, athlete, 1968
• Fred Tees, builder, 1960
• Earl Thomson, athlete, 1949
• Lynn Williams, athlete, 1997
• Percy Williams, athlete, 1949
• Alex Wilson, athlete, 1953
• Harold Webster, athlete, 1955
• James Worrall, builder, 1965

B

Badminton

• Taylor Shergold, athlete, 1973
• Dorothy M. Forsyth, builder, 1975
• Claire Lovett, athlete, 1972
• Jack Purcell, athlete, 1973
• Marjorie Shedd, athlete, 1976
• Don Smythe, athlete, 1974
• Dorothy Tinline, builder, 1977
• Dorothy Walton, athlete, 1971

Basketball

• Jack Donohue, builder, 1991
• Norman Gloag, builder, 1987
• James Naismith, builder, 1995
• Bob Osborne, builder, 1973
• Andrew Pipe, builder, 1999
• Joyce Ann Slipp, athlete, 1999
• Beverly Smith, athlete, 2003
• Sylvia Sweeney, athlete, 1996
• Jay Triano, athlete, 1995

Biathlon

• Myriam Bédard, athlete, 2004
• Ray Kokkonen, builder, 1999
• Patricia Ramage, builder, 1985

Bobsleigh

• Doug Anakin, athlete, 1971
• John Emery, athlete, 1971
• Victor Emery, athlete, 1971
• Peter Kirby, athlete, 1971
• Cliff Powell, builder, 1988
• Robert Storey, builder, 1998

Boxing

• Eugene Brousseau, athlete, 1953
• Horace Gwynne, athlete, 1949
• Moe Herscovitch, athlete, 1956
• Lennox Lewis, athlete, 1989
• Tommy Osborne, athlete, 1953
• Bert Schneider, athlete, 1949
• Jerry Shears, builder, 1976
• Dennis White, builder, 1964

Builders (general)

• Henry Brock, builder, 1980
• Leo Burns, builder, 1965
• Norton Crow, builder, 1960
• James Daly, builder, 1994
• George Duthie, builder, 1966
• Mervin E. Ferguson, builder, 1972
• W. E. Findlay, builder, 1960
• Thomas Fried, builder, 2005
• Geoff Gowan, builder, 2002
• Nelson C. Hart, builder, 1960
• Frederick C. Henshaw, builder, 1960
• Charles E Higginbottom, builder, 1966
• George M Higginbottom, builder, 1960
• J. A. Jackson, builder, 1960
• Arthur Lamb, builder, 1960
• Fernand Landry, builder, 1990
• John Leslie, builder, 1960
• George C. Machum, builder, 1960
• Kenneth D. McKenzie, builder, 1976
• James G. B. Merrick, builder, 1960
• John Powell, builder, 1992
• M. M. (Bobby) Robinson, builder, 1960
• Frank Shaughnessy, builder, 1982
• George Ritchie Starke, builder, 1960
• R. Tait McKenzie, builder, 2000
• E. Kenneth Yost, builder, 1963

C

Canoeing

• Frank Amyot, athlete, 1949
• Doug Bennett, athlete, 2000
• Larry Cain, athlete, 1985
• Frank Clement, builder, 1971
• Renn Crichlow, athlete, 1992
• Hugh Fisher, athlete, 1986
• Alwyn Morris, athlete, 1988
• Frank Garner, builder, 1995
• Sue Holloway, athlete, 1986
• Aubrey Ireland Jr, athlete, 1953
• Ken Lane, athlete, 2003
• Roy Nurse, athlete, 1956
• E. Howard Radford, builder, 1976
• Robert Sleeth, builder, 1986

Cross-country skiing

• Pierre Harvey, athlete, 2006

Curling

• Sandra Schmirler Curling Team, team, 2005

Cycling

• Steve Bauer, athlete, 2005
• Russell E. Coupland, builder, 1973
• Curt Harnett, athlete, 2006
• Pierre Harvey, athlete, 2006
• Jocelyn Lovell, athlete, 1984

D

Diving

• George Athans, athlete, 1953
• Sylvie Bernier, athlete, 1985
• Bev Boys, athlete, 1987
• Donald Dion, coach, 2000
• Eldon C. Godfrey, builder, 2003
• Irene MacDonald, athlete, 1976
• Anne Montminy, athlete, 2005
• Annie Pelletier, athlete, 2003
• Alf Phillips Sr., athlete, 1976
• Donald Webb, builder, 1993

E

Equestrian

• Jim Day, athlete, 1971
• Jim Elder, athlete, 1971
• Tom Gayford, athlete, 1971
• Gail Greenough, athlete, 1988
• Ian Millar, athlete, 1990

F

Fencing

• John Andru, athlete, 1976
• Percy Erskine Nobbs, builder, 1961
• Carl Schwende, athlete/builder, 1985

Figure Skating

• Ernest A. Dalton, builder, 1960
• Norris Bowden, athlete, 1958
• Isabelle Brasseur, athlete, 2001
• Kurt Browning, athlete, 1990
• Petra Burka, athlete, 1972
• Toller Cranston, athlete, 1976
• Frances Dafoe, athlete, 1958
• Lloyd Eisler, athlete, 2001
• Johnny Esaw, builder, 1991
• Donald Jackson, athlete, 1972
• Maria Jelinek, athlete, 1972
• Otto Jelinek, athlete, 1972
• Karen Magnussen, athlete, 1973
• Elizabeth Manley, athlete, 1989
• Paul Martini, athlete, 1985
• Robert McCall, athlete, 1989
• Donald McPherson, athlete, 1972
• Suzanne Morrow, athlete/builder, 1988
• Brian Orser, athlete, 1988
• Robert Paul, athlete, 1958
• Melville Rogers, builder, 1972
• Louis Rubenstein, builder, 1950
• Barbara Ann Scott, athlete, 1949
• Barbara Underhill, athlete, 1985
• Barbara Wagner, athlete, 1958
• Tracy Wilson, athlete, 1989
• Michelle Nyers, athlete, 2007

Freestyle Skiing

• Lloyd Langlois, athlete, 1987
• Alain Laroche, athlete, 1987
• Jean-Marc Rozon, athlete, 1998

G

Golf

• George Lyon, athlete, 1971
• Ada Mackenzie, athlete, 1971
• Ross Somerville, athlete, 1975

I

Ice Hockey

• 1920 Winnipeg Falcons, team, 2006
• A. Sidney Dawes, builder, 1976
• Edmonton Mercurys, team, 2002
• Kenneth P. Farmer, builder, 1971
• Randy Gregg, athlete, 1999
• Sydney Halter, builder, 1963
• John (Jack) Hamilton, builder, 1968
• Dave King, builder, 1997
• George Mara, athlete/builder, 1989
• William Northey, builder, 1960
• Claude C. Robinson, builder, 1960

J

Judo

• Frank Hatashita, builder, 1974
• Doug Rogers, athlete, 1973
• Shigetaka Sasaki, builder, 1986
• Yoshio Senda, builder, 1977

L

Luge

• Douglas Connor, athlete, 1956
• Cliff Powell, builder, 1988

M

Modern Pentathlon

• Sandor Kerekes, builder, 1990
• Patricia Ramage, builder, 1985

R

Rhythmic Gymnastics

• Lori Fung, athlete, 1985

Rowing

• 1984 Men's Eight Rowing Team, team, 2003
• Don Arnold, athlete, 1958
• Darren Barber, athlete, 1994
• Kristen Barnes, athlete, 1994
• Neil Campbell, builder, 1987
• Shannon Crawford, athlete, 1994
• Andy Crosby, athlete, 1994
• Megan Delehanty, athlete, 1994
• Ignace Walter D'Hont, athlete, 1958
• Ken Drummond, athlete, 1958
• Mike Forgeron, athlete, 1994
• Jack Guest, athlete, 1952
• Thomas Michael Harris, athlete, 1958
• Kathleen Heddle, athlete, 1994
• David Helliwell, athlete, 1958
• George Hungerford, athlete, 1971
• Phillip Keuber, athlete, 1958
• Roger Jackson, athlete, 1971
• Silken Laumann, athlete, 1992
• Lorne Loomer, athlete, 1958
• Thomas Louden, builder, 1960
• Archibald Mackinnon, athlete, 1958
• Robert Marland, athlete, 1994
• Marnie McBean, athlete, 1994
• Richard Neil McClure, athlete, 1958
• Douglas McDonald, athlete, 1958
• William McKerlich, athlete, 1958
• Al Morrow, builder, 1994
• Patrick J. Mulqueen, builder, 1960
• Jessica Munroe, athlete, 1994
• Carl Ogawa, athlete, 1958
• Bert Oldershaw, athlete/builder, 2004
• Terry Paul, athlete, 1994
• Henry "Bobby" Pearce, athlete, 1952
• Derek Porter, athlete, 1994
• Donald Wayne Pretty, athlete, 1958
• Michael Rascher, athlete, 1994
• Frank Read, builder, 1974
• Bruce Robertson, athlete, 1994
• Lou Scholes, athlete, 1952
• Raymond Sierpina, athlete, 1958
• Glen Smith, athlete, 1958
• Tricia Smith, athlete, 2000
• G. Nelles Stacey, builder, 1972
• Brenda Taylor, athlete, 1994
• Lesley Thompson, athlete, 1994
• Arthur Toynbec, athlete, 1958
• John Wallace, athlete, 1994
• Lawrence Kingsley West, athlete, 1958
• Robert Wilson, athlete, 1958
• Kay Worthington, athlete, 1994
• Joseph Wright Jr, athlete, 1952
• Joseph Wright Sr, athlete, 1953
• Herman Zloklikovits, athlete, 1958

S

Shooting

• Gilmour Boa, athlete, 1955
• Walter Ewing, athlete, 1955
• George Genereux, athlete, 1953
• Susan Nattrass, athlete, 1975
• Gerald Ouellette, athlete, 1957
• John Primrose, athlete, 1975
• Linda Thom, athlete, 1985

Ski Jumping

• Horst Bulau, athlete, 1993

Speed Skating—Long Track

• Gordon Audley, athlete, 1998
• Gaetan Boucher, athlete, 1984
• Sylvia Burka, athlete, 1977
• Maurice Gagné, builder, 2006
• Charles Gorman, athlete, 1950
• Jean Grenier, builder, 1995
• Cathy Priestner, athlete, 1994
• Jean Wilson, athlete, 1971

Speed Skating—Short Track

• 1998 Men's Short Track Relay Team, team, 2005
• Sylvie Daigle, athlete, 1991
• Nathalie Lambert, athlete, 1992
• Maryse Perreault, athlete, 1992

Swimming

• Alex Baumann, athlete, 1985
• Munroe Bourne, athlete, 1972
• George Burleigh, athlete, 1976
• Leslie Cliff, athlete, 1997
• Angela Coughlin, athlete, 1977
• Victor Davis, athlete, 1985
• Phyllis Dewar, athlete, 1972
• George Gate, coach, 2002
• Nancy Garapick, athlete, 1993
• Cheryl Gibson, athlete, 2001
• Phyllis Haslam, athlete, 1977
• Paul Hauch, builder, 1975
• George Hodgson, athlete, 1949
• Ralph Hutton, athlete, 1972
• Anne Ottenbrite, athlete, 1985
• Bob Pirie, athlete, 1975
• Irene Pirie, athlete, 1977
• Tom Ponting, athlete, 1998
• Dick Pound, athlete/builder, 1975
• Bruce Robertson, athlete, 1973
• Graham Smith, athlete, 2002
• Mary Stewart, athlete, 1975
• Elaine Tanner, athlete, 1971
• Mark Tewksbury, athlete, 1993
• Jeno Tihanyi, coach, 2004
• Beth Whittall, athlete, 1955

Synchronized Swimming

• Michelle Cameron, athlete, 1991
• Sylvie Fréchette, athlete, 2006
• Sharon Hambrook, athlete, 1996
• Kelly Kryczka Irwin, athlete, 1996
• Debbie Muir, builder, 1998
• Helen Vanderburg, athlete, 1982
• Penny Vilagos & Vicky Vilagos, athletes, 2002
• Carolyn Waldo, athlete, 1987

T

Tennis

• Bob Bedard, athlete, 1973
• Willard Crocker, athlete, 1972
• Bernie Schwengers, athlete, 1973
• Malcolm Laird Watt, builder, 1975
• Robert N. Watt, builder, 1971
• Jack Wright, athlete, 1972

V

Volleyball

• Anton Furlani, builder, 1992
• Garth Pischke, athlete, 1999

W

Water Skiing

• George Athans, athlete, 1971
• Caroline Ann Duthie, athlete, 1956
• Joel McClintock, athlete, 1984
• Judy McClintock, athlete, 1987

Weightlifting

• Maurice Allan, builder, 1973
• Harvey Hill, builder, 1977
• Gerald Gratton, athlete, 1955
• Doug Hepburn, athlete, 1953
• Pierre St. Jean, athlete, 1969
• Donald Stockton, athlete, 1953

Wrestling

• Egon Beiler, athlete, 1983
• George Denniston, builder, 1976
• Henry Gordon Hudson, athlete, 1960
• Danny MacDonald, athlete, 1976
• Earl McCready, athlete, 1961
• Fred Oberlander, builder, 1972
• Vernon Pettigrew, builder, 1973
• Joseph Schleimer, athlete, 1960
• Bert Taylor, builder, 1994
• Jim Trifunov, athlete, 1953
• Allan Turnbull, builder, 1987

Y

Yachting

• Caroll-Ann Alie, athlete, 1993
• Evert Bastet, athlete, 1994
• Hans Fogh, athlete, 1986
• Paul Henderson, builder, 2001
• Hank Lammens, athlete, 1993
• Paul McLaughlin, builder, 1977
• Reginald Stevenson, athlete, 1971

External links

• Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame