The following is a list of Canadian sports personalities.

Olympic athletes

Alex Baumann Alexander Baumann, (born April 21, 1964) is a Canadian sports administrator and former competitive swimmer who won two gold medals and set two world records at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 2007, he was regarded by the national b ...

Sudbury Sudbury may refer to: Places Australia * Sudbury Reef, Queensland Canada * Greater Sudbury, Ontario (official name; the city continues to be known simply as Sudbury for most purposes) ** Sudbury (electoral district), one of the city's federal e ...

, swimmer * Josh Binstock (born 1981), volleyball player *

Patrick Chan Patrick Lewis Wai–Kuan Chan (born December 31, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is a 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the men's and team events, a three–time World ch ...

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

* Victor Davis, Guelph * Andre De Grasse, Scarborough/

Markham Markham may refer to: It may also refer to brand of of clothing which originates from South Africa which saw it's establishment in 1873. Biology * Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia * ...

* Lori Dupuis, Cornwall * Dave Edge (born 1954), British-Canadian Olympic long-distance runner * Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Olympic judoka * Mark Fawcett,

Nelson, British Columbia Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of resto ...

Shaul Gordon Shaul Gordon (born July 11, 1994) is a Canadian fencer in the sabre discipline. Gordon has represented the country on the international stage since 2013, and has competed at two Pan American Games and six World Fencing Championships. Gordon forme ...

(born 1994), Canadian-Israeli Olympic sabre fencer * Alex Harvey,

Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. History First explored in 1693 by Louis Soumande (1652-1706) during a hunting expedition, the first settlers came in 1728 when some families were invited to settle there at the invit ...

, cross-country skier *

Wendy Lumby Wendy Lumby (born 13 June 1966 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics. She grew up in Calgary, Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is ...

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

, Alberta *

Rosie MacLennan Rosannagh "Rosie" MacLennan (born August 28, 1988) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. She is the 2013 and 2018 World Trampoline champion, 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion, and 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games champion in the individual trampoline e ...

, King City *

Conlin McCabe Conlin McCabe (born August 20, 1990) is a Canadian rower. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic games and two gold medals at the 2015 Pan American Games. Born in Brockville, Ontario, McCabe rowed for the University of Washington from 2009 to ...

, Brockville *

Scott Moir Scott Patrick Moir OLY ( ; born September 2, 1987) is a Canadian retired ice dancer and coach. With ice dance partner Tessa Virtue, he is the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (2010, ...

, London * Dylan Moscovitch, medallist pairs skater *

Garth Pischke Garth Pischke (born August 12, 1955) is a Canadian volleyball coach. He is a former head coach of the University of Manitoba men's volleyball team. Playing career Pischke played for the University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba in his ...

, indoor beach volleyball player *

Sam Schachter Samuel Schachter (born May 8, 1990) is a Canadian Olympic beach volleyball player. In 2010 he won the FIVB World Junior (U-21) Championship with Garrett May. At the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he and Team Canada won a silver medal. He and p ...

, Olympic beach volleyball player * Elvis Stojko, Richmond Hill *

Adam van Koeverden Adam Joseph van Koeverden (born January 29, 1982) is a Canadian sprint kayaker and politician. He is an Olympic gold medallist in the K-1 500m category (2004) and a two-time world champion in K-1 500 (2007) and K-1 1000 (2011), winning four O ...

, Oakville * Tessa Virtue, London * Simon Whitfield,

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

Curt Harnett Curtis "Curt" Melvin Harnett, (born 14 May 1965) is a Canadian racing cyclist. He began cycling as a way to stay in shape for hockey. He competed in four Olympic Games, winning three medals, one silver and two bronze. Harnett also has three me ...

, Thunder Bay - cyclist

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

* Mike Pyke (born 1984), former Canada rugby union international and first Canadian to play for an

AFL AFL may refer to: Sports * American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues: ** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...

premiership (championship) team

Automobile racing

* Patrick Carpentier * Ron Fellows,

24 Hours of Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance r ...

GTS class winner *

Scott Goodyear Scott Goodyear (born December 20, 1959) is a Canadian former race car driver. He ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994. Goodyear qualified for eleven runnings of th ...

* James Hinchcliffe * Nicholas Latifi *

Raphaël Lessard Raphaël Lessard (pronounced "less-ard"; born July 5, 2001) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Pinty's Series for Ed Hakonson Racing. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping ...

* Greg Moore (1975–1999) *

Bruno Spengler Bruno Spengler (born August 23, 1983) is an Alsatian-born Canadian racing driver, currently racing for the BMW factory/works team. Nicknamed 'The Secret Canadian', he won the 2012 DTM Drivers' Championship. Career Early career Spengler was b ...

DTM DTM may refer to: Sport * Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, a motor-racing series staged annually in Germany since 2000 * Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, a motor-racing championship staged in Germany from 1984 to 1995 Computing * Deterministic T ...

winner * Lance Stroll (born 1998), Italian F4 champion in 2014, Toyota Racing Series champion in 2015, and 2016 FIA European Formula 3 champion * Alex Tagliani * Paul Tracy CART Champion 2003 * Gilles Villeneuve (1950–1982) * Jacques Villeneuve (born 1971), son of Gilles, Formula 1 World Champion 1997, Indy 500 Winner 1995, CART Champion 1995 * Robert Wickens

Baseball

Jason Bay Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978) is a Canadian-American former professional baseball left fielder. Bay played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Seattle Marine ...

, 3x MLB All Star, 2004 NL Rookie of the Year *

Érik Bédard Érik Joseph Bédard (pronounced ''baydar''; born March 5, 1979) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ho ...

* Reggie Cleveland * Rhéal Cormier *

Jesse Crain Jesse Alan Crain (born July 5, 1981) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox. High school and college Crain was born in Toronto, Ontario and at ...

, All Star * Tom Daly, Major League Baseball (MLB) player and coach * Ryan Dempster, 2x MLB All Star * Scott Diamond * Jeff Francis *

Éric Gagné Éric Serge Gagné (; born January 7, 1976) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After signing with the Dodgers as a free agent in 1995 ...

, 3x MLB All Star,

Cy Young Award The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall ...

winner (

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) *

Aaron Guiel Aaron Colin Guiel (; born October 5, 1972) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder. Career Minor leagues and Mexico Guiel was drafted out of Kwantlen College by the California Angels in the 21st round of the 1992 Major League Base ...

Rich Harden James Richard Harden (born November 30, 1981) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. Early years Harden attended Claremont Secondary S ...

Blake Hawksworth Blake Edward Hawksworth (born March 1, 1983) is a baseball coach and former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played college baseball at Bellevue Community College in 2002 and professionally for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers bet ...

Ferguson Jenkins Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13, 1942) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1965 to 1983 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and ...

, 3x MLB All Star, first Canadian to gain election to

National Baseball Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-r ...

(

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) *

George Kottaras George Kottaras ( ; born May 10, 1983) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Card ...

Pete Laforest Pierre-Luc "Pete" Laforest (born January 27, 1978) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher and was the first manager of the Trois-Rivières Aigles. Career Laforest is a graduate of Fort Scott Community College. He was a draft pick of ...

* Joseph Lannin, owner of the Boston Red Sox who signed Babe Ruth * Brett Lawrie (born 1990) * Adam Loewen * Russell Martin, 4x All Star *

Scott Mathieson Scott William Mathieson (born February 27, 1984) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants. Career ...

Kirk McCaskill Kirk Edward McCaskill (born April 9, 1961) is a Canadian-American former Major League Baseball pitcher and former professional ice hockey player. He played in Major League Baseball for the California Angels and Chicago White Sox between 1985 and ...

* Justin Morneau, 2006 American League MVP, 4x All Star * Mike Nickeas *

Pete Orr Peterson Thomas "Pete" Orr (born June 8, 1979) is a Canadian former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies. Amateur career High school Orr ...

Terry Puhl Terry Stephen Puhl (born July 8, 1956) is a Canadian former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a outfielder from 1977 to 1991, most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros where he helped the franc ...

, MLB All Star, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame *

Paul Quantrill Paul John Quantrill (born November 3, 1968) is a Canadian former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 seasons, from 1992 to 2005; his longest tenure was six seasons with the Toronto B ...

, All Star *

Ryan Radmanovich Ryan Ashley Radmanovich (born August 9, 1971) is a Canadian former baseball outfielder. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball (MLB), appearing in 25 games for the Seattle Mariners in 1998, primarily as a right fielder. Career Rad ...

Chris Reitsma Christopher Michael Reitsma (born December 31, 1977) is a Canadian American former right-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from until , with the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, and Sea ...

Goody Rosen Goodwin George Rosen (August 28, 1912 – April 6, 1994) was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) before and after World War II for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. He batted and threw le ...

, MLB All-Star outfielder, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame * George Selkirk, succeeded Babe Ruth in right field for NY Yankees * Matt Stairs (born 1968) *

Adam Stern Adam James Stern (born February 12, 1980) is a Canadian former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Milwaukee Brewers from 2005 to 2010. Stern is the second Jewish player from Canada ...

(born 1980) *

Mark Teahen Mark Thomas Teahen (born September 6, 1981) is an American-Canadian former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays. He graduated from Yucaip ...

Scott Thorman Scott Robert Thorman (born January 6, 1982) is a Canadian former first baseman who is currently the manager of the Omaha Storm Chasers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. He was previously manager of the Northwest Arkansas Natural ...

* Larry Walker, first Canadian to win Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) of Major League Baseball (

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), 5x All Star *

Nigel Wilson Nigel Edward Wilson (born January 12, 1970) is a Canadian former Major League Baseball player from Oshawa, Ontario. He played for the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, and Cleveland Indians. He also spent six highly successful seasons in Nippo ...

Jeff Zimmerman Jeffrey Ross Zimmerman (born August 9, 1972) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2001 for the Texas Rangers. Baseball career Independent baseball Zimmerman played baseball in the ...

, All Star

Current players

John Axford John Berton Axford (born April 1, 1983), nicknamed "Ax Man", is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Pittsbu ...

Freddie Freeman Frederick Charles Freeman (born September 12, 1989) is an American-Canadian professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously, Freeman played for the Atlanta Braves for 12 seasons. He mad ...

, 5x All Star *

Vladimir Guerrero Jr Vladimir Guerrero Ramos Jr. (born March 16, 1999) is a Canadian-Dominican professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the son of former MLB player and Hall of Famer Vl ...

* Josh Naylor *

Tyler O'Neill Tyler Alan O'Neill (born June 22, 1995) is a Canadian professional baseball left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut on April 19, 2018. He has represented Canada in international play, winn ...

* James Paxton, pitched a no hitter in 2018 *

Nick Pivetta Nicholas Johncarlo Pivetta (born February 14, 1993) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Washington Nationals selected Pivetta in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB draft. He was tra ...

(born 1993) *

Zach Pop Zachery Michael Pop (born September 20, 1996) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021 with the Miami Marlins. Career Amateur Pop attended Notre Dame Ca ...

(born 1996) *

Abraham Toro Abraham Josue Toro (born December 20, 1996) is a Canadian professional baseball third baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners. He was selected ...

(born 1996) * Joey Votto (born 1983), 2010 National League MVP, 6x MLB All Star *

Andy Yerzy Andrew Jacob Yerzy (born July 5, 1998) is a Canadian professional baseball catcher and first baseman in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. Earl ...

(born 1998), catcher/first baseman

Basketball

Current NBA players RJ Barrett - Keenan Hairston (cropped)

Nickeil Alexander-Walker Nickeil Alexander-Walker (born September 2, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies. A shooting gua ...

* Dalano Banton * RJ Barrett * Khem Birch * Chris Boucher * Oshae Brissett *

Dillon Brooks Dillon Brooks (born January 22, 1996) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks, where he was named a consensus second-te ...

* Nate Darling *

Luguentz Dort Luguentz Dort (born April 19, 1999; or ) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Dort completed hi ...

* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander * Cory Joseph * Trey Lyles *

Jamal Murray Jamal Murray (born February 23, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Canadian national team. He played one season of college basketball for ...

* Kelly Olynyk *

Dwight Powell Dwight Harlan Powell (born July 20, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal and is a member of the Canadia ...

Joshua Primo Joshua Lincoln Alexander Primo (born December 24, 2002) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. ...

Tristan Thompson Tristan Trevor James Thompson (born March 13, 1991) is a Canadian-American professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won the 2016 NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavali ...

* Andrew Wiggins Current WNBA players * Natalie Achonwa *

Kayla Alexander Kayla Janine Alexander (born January 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Tango Bourges Basket of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball. She played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange. After a successful career with t ...

* Tammy Sutton-Brown * Kia Nurse Playing in overseas leagues *

Caleb Agada Caleb Apochi Agada (born 31 August 1994) is a Nigerian-Canadian professional basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and EuroCup. Born in Nigeria and raised in Canada, he represents the Nigerian national basketb ...

* Joel Anthony *

Kris Joseph Kristopher Carlos Joseph (born December 17, 1988) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Ottawa Blackjacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team from 2008 to 2012. He wa ...

Levon Kendall Levon Maxwell Simon Kendall (born July 4, 1984) is a Canadian-Irish professional basketball player who currently plays for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. He plays at both power forward and center. He is 2.09 m (6 ft 10 ¼ in) in hei ...

* Andrew Nicholson * Kevin Pangos *

Andy Rautins Andrew Jay Rautins (born November 2, 1986) is an American-born Canadian professional basketball player who last played for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. He played for Syracuse University and was drafted by the NBA's New York Knicks in ...

Ari Rosenberg Ariel Rosenberg (ארי רוזנברג; born May 8, 1964) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League and on the Israel national basketball team, and won a silver med ...

Robert Sacre Robert Sacre (born June 6, 1989) is an American-Canadian professional basketball player who is the assistant general manager for the Vancouver Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). A dual citizen of both the United States and C ...

Simisola Shittu Oluwasimisola "Simisola" Shittu (born 7 November 1999) is a British-born Canadian professional basketball player for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He was one of the top-ranked ...

(born 1999) * Nik Stauskas *

Shona Thorburn Shona Thorburn (born August 7, 1982) is a Canadian professional basketball player, formerly a point guard for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. Thorburn is a graduate of Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. She later attended college ...

Lindell Wigginton Lindell Shamar Wigginton (born March 28, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college ...

Playing in other North American professional leagues * Anthony Bennett, first Canadian to be drafted #1 overall in the NBA Draft *

Sim Bhullar Gursimran Singh "Sim" Bhullar (born December 2, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. He played college basketball for New Mexico State University and is the first player of Indian desc ...

, notable as the first person of Indian descent to play in the NBA * Tyler Ennis *

Keanau Post Keanau Dennis Post (born September 4, 1992) is a Canadian basketball player for Taiwan Beer of the Super Basketball League. He played college basketball for Southwestern Illinois and Missouri. High school career Post began his high school caree ...

Coaches * Jay Triano, first Canadian-born coach Former NCAA Division I players awaiting professional play * Nirra Fields *

Ruth Hamblin Ruth Davis (née Hamblin; born June 24, 1994) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Barca CBS(W) of the LF Endesa (W). She was drafted 18th overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2016 WNBA draft. Born in Smithers, British Columbia, she ...

Kyle Wiltjer Kyle Gregory Wiltjer (born October 20, 1992) is a Canadian-American professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He spent two seasons of college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats before tr ...

Retired *

Jordan Adams Jordan LaVell Adams (born July 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Club Atlético Aguada of Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He was the first UCLA freshman to score 20 or more ...

* Norm Baker, inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979 * Rowan Barrett *

Hank Biasatti Henry Arcado Biasatti (January 14, 1922 – April 20, 1996) was an Italian-Canadian National Basketball Association player and a Major League Baseball first baseman. He is the only Canadian to play at the top professional level in both sports. E ...

, inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001 * Ron Crevier * Samuel Dalembert * Stacey Dales, former WNBA player; currently a host on the NFL Network * Rick Fox, won three NBA Championship rings in 2000, 2001 and 2002 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers *

Stewart Granger Stewart Granger (born James Lablache Stewart; 6 May 1913 – 16 August 1993) was a British film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. He was a popular leading man from the 1940s to the early 1960s, rising to fame thr ...

* Lars Hansen *

Bob Houbregs Robert J. Houbregs (March 12, 1932 – May 28, 2014) was a Canadian professional basketball player. Houbregs was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Basketball career A 6-foot 8-inch, 225-pound forward-centre, from Quee ...

, inducted into the Basketball Hall of fame in 1987 * Todd MacCulloch *

Jamaal Magloire Jamaal Dane Magloire (born May 21, 1978) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who currently serves as basketball development consultant and community ambassador for the Toronto Raptors. He played 12 seasons in the National Basketbal ...

* James Naismith (1861–1939), teacher; invented the game of basketball *

Steve Nash Stephen John Nash (born 7 February 1974) is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 18 seasons in the NBA, ...

, 2005, 2006 NBA MVP, 2007 MVP runner-up *

Leo Rautins Leo Rytis Rautins (born March 20, 1960) is a Canadian broadcaster, former professional basketball player and the former head coach of the Canada men's national basketball team, Canadian men's national basketball team. Rautins played in the Nationa ...

Mike Smrek Michael Francis Smrek (born 31 August 1962) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, and played seven seasons in the league as a backup center. ...

Gino Sovran Gino Sovran (December 17, 1924 – June 26, 2016) was a Canadian professional basketball player. Born in Windsor, Ontario, Sovran attended Kennedy Collegiate Institute and was a top basketball player at Assumption College, scoring more than 1,0 ...

* Ernie Vandeweghe *

Bill Wennington William Percey Wennington (born April 26, 1963) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who won three National Basketball Association (NBA) championships with the Chicago Bulls. A center, he represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics and ...

, won three championships with the Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997 and 1998) *

Jim Zoet Jim Zoet (born December 20, 1953) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. Born in Uxbridge, Ontario, Zoet played college basketball for the Kent State Golden Flashes in the United States and the Lakehead Thunderwolves in Canada. Zoet ...

Biathlon

* Myriam Bédard (born 1969), Olympic gold medallist *

Zina Kocher Zina Kocher (born December 5, 1982, in Red Deer, Alberta) is a Canadian cross-country skier and former biathlete. She competed for Team Canada in biathlon at the 2006, 2010, 2014 Winter Olympics and in 12 editions of the Biathlon World Champions ...

(born 1982)

Bobsleigh

Lascelles Brown Lascelles Brown (born October 12, 1974 in May Pen) is a Jamaican-born Canadian bobsledder who has competed for three countries since starting his career in 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he is the first Jamaican-born athlete to win a ...

, Olympic silver medal, 2006 *

Vic Emery Victor Emery (born June 28, 1933) is a Canadian athlete and businessman. Emery was born in Montreal, Quebec. He is a gold medallist in the four man bobsleigh pilot from the 1964 Olympic Winter Games, as well as the 1965 World Championships. Invo ...

, Olympic gold medal, 1964 * Kaillie Humphries, Olympic gold medal, 2010 * Pierre Lueders, Olympic gold medal, 1998 and silver medal, 2006 * David MacEachern, Olympic gold medal, 1998 * Heather Moyse, Olympic gold medal, 2010

Boxing

* Trevor Berbick, former WBC heavyweight champion * Maxie Berger, world champion junior welterweight * Tommy Burns (1881–1955), world heavyweight boxing champion * George Chuvalo *

Willie DeWitt William Theodore deWit, Q.C. (born June 13, 1961) is a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta sitting in Calgary since 2017. Previously, he was a criminal defence lawyer and a professional boxer. He represented Canada at the 1984 Summ ...

* Yvon Durelle *

Al Foreman Al Foreman (3 November 1904 in London – 23 December 1954), was a British-born boxer of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s who in the last four years of his career won the Canadian lightweight title, British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Briti ...

, won the Canadian lightweight title,

British Boxing Board of Control The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom. History The British Boxing Board of Control was formed in 1929 from the old National Sporting Club and is headquartered in Cardiff. ...

British lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title * Freddy Fuller, light welterweight *

Arturo Gatti Arturo Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was an Italian-Canadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007. A world champion in two weight classes, Gatti held the IBF junior lightweight title from 1995 to 1998, and the WBC super ...

, former WBC world Super Lightweight champion * Otis Grant, WBC Super Middleweight international champion * Moe Herscovitch, middleweight, Olympic bronze medal winner *

Kirk Johnson Kirk Cyron Johnson (born June 29, 1972) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2010, and challenged once for the World Boxing Association, WBA heavyweight title in 2002. Amateur career Johnson represented Canada at ...

* Sam Langford *

Mark Leduc Mark Leduc (May 4, 1962 – July 22, 2009) was a boxer from Canada, who won a silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. Amateur career *Amateur Record: 184-26 *Won an Olympic Silver Medal 1992 for Canada. Olympic results *Def ...

Lennox Lewis Lennox Claudius Lewis (born 2 September 1965) is a former professional boxer and boxing commentator who competed from 1989 to 2003. He is a three-time world heavyweight champion, a two-time lineal champion, and the last heavyweight to hold ...

, grew up in Canada; competed for Canada in the Olympics in 1988, winning a gold medal *

Eric Lucas The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

, former WBC world champion (1999–2001) Supermiddleweight *

Sammy Luftspring Sammy Luftspring (May 14, 1916 – September 27, 2000) was a Jewish Canadian boxer. A former Canadian Welterweight Champion and highly ranked in the Welterweight class during his career, Luftspring was forced to retire from the sport due to an ey ...

, welterweight boxing champion,

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (french: Panthéon des sports canadiens; sometimes referred to as the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame) is a Canadian sports hall of fame and museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dedicated to the history of sports in Canad ...

Steve Molitor Steve Molitor (born April 4, 1980) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2012 and held the IBF super-bantamweight title twice between 2006 and 2011. Career history Born in Sarnia, Ontario, Molitor began boxing at th ...

, former IBF Super Bantamweight champion, record of 33–3 (12 KOs) as of September 2012 *

Tokunbo Olajide Tokunbo Olugbala Olajide (born December 5, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian retired Light Middleweight boxer. He is of Nigerian descent. He has a record of 20 wins with 17 knockouts and only 2 losses. His brother is former Sup ...

, light middleweight boxer * Jean Pascal, former IBO, WBC, ''Ring Magazine'' Light Heavyweight Champion of the World * Donovan Ruddock, heavyweight * Bert Schneider, welterweight, Olympic gold medal winner *

Shane Sutcliffe Shane Sutcliffe (born June 17, 1975) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2004. He is referred to as "Kid Thunder" by his fans. Career Sutcliffe was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and raised in Regina, ...

, Canadian former heavyweight champion, defeated former world champion "Neon" Leon Spinks by 8-round decision in 1994

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

* Ashish Bagai * Ian Billcliff * Rizwan Cheema * John Davison *

Navneet Dhaliwal Navneet Dhaliwal (born 10 October 1988) is a Canadian cricketer who was the former captain of the Canada national cricket team. Career He made his List A cricket debut in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament for Canada again ...

Nikhil Dutta Nikhil Dutta (born 13 October 1994) is a Canadian cricketer. Dutta is right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off spin. Dutta made his One Day International debut for Canada against Kenya in March 2013. He is the first Bengali to represent a nati ...

Romesh Eranga Romesh Eranga (born 16 June 1985) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian cricketer. He bowls left-arm medium-fast and bats left-handed. Eranga became only the third Sri Lankan to take eight wickets in a List A innings; he achieved the feat when he took ...

Jeremy Gordon Jeremy Gordon (born 20 January 1987) is a Canadian international cricketer. He has played for the Canada national cricket team since 2012 as a right-arm fast bowler. He was born in Guyana and represented the Guyana national cricket team before i ...

* Dillon Heyliger *

Abraash Khan Abraash Khan (born 23 July 1998) is a Canadian cricketer. In August 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for ...

* Nicholas Kirton * Nitish Kumar *

Junaid Siddiqui Junaid Siddiqui (born 25 March 1985) is a Canadian national cricket player. He debuted in all formats of the game in the year 2011. Siddiqui started from school cricket in Mississauga and was a part of Under 14, Under 16, and Under 19 Teams, thu ...

Ravinderpal Singh Ravinderpal Singh (born 14 October 1988) is a Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. Career In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. He made his List A ...

* Hamza Tariq *

Rodrigo Thomas Rodrigo Thomas (born 24 January 1991) is a Canadian cricketer. In September 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament. He made his List A debut for Canada in the 2018–19 Regional Su ...

Srimantha Wijeratne Srimantha Wijeratne (born 3 June 1989) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian cricketer. He has represented the Canada national cricket team since 2015 and plays as a right-handed wicket-keeper/batsman. Personal life Wijeratne was born on 3 June 1989 in ...

* Saad Bin Zafar

Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

Shirley Firth Shirley Firth (31 December 1953 in Aklavik, Northwest Territories – 30 April 2013) was a Canadian cross-country skier who competed in four consecutive Winter Olympics in 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984. Career Of Metis descent and a member of the ...

Drew Goldsack Drew Goldsack (born August 23, 1981) is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was sixth in the team sprint (with Devon Kershaw) in 2007 while his best individual fi ...

(born 1981), cross country skier, 2x Olympian * Brian McKeever (born 1979), multiple Paralympic gold and silver medals *

Robin McKeever Robin McKeever (born April 8, 1973) is a Canadians, Canadian Paralympic cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. Biography Born in Calgary, Alberta, McKeever participated in cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympic ...

(born 1973), multiple Paralympic gold and silver medals *

Esther Miller Esther Miller (born 10 September 1957) is a Canadian former cross-country skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and in the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake ...

Beckie Scott Rebecca "Beckie" Scott, (born August 1, 1974) is a Canadian retired cross-country skier. She is Chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Committee, and served as an International Olympic Committee member by virtue of being elected ...

, Olympic gold medal, 2002 *

Irvin Servold Irvin B. Servold (born 14 November 1932) is a Canadian former Nordic combined and cross-country skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games ...

Curling

Sherry Anderson Sherry Anderson (born January 6, 1964) is a Canadian curler from Delisle, Saskatchewan. She is a two-time winner of the World Senior Curling Championships for Canada. Career Anderson has been to ten Scotties Tournament of Hearts, six as a skip. ...

Dawn Askin Dawn Kathleen McEwen (born Askin; July 3, 1980) is a Canadian retired curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was the long-time lead for the Jennifer Jones rink, who became Olympic champions, winning gold for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics. McE ...

Matt Baldwin Mathew Martyn Baldwin, CM (born May 3, 1926) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Curling Baldwin is a three-time Brier champion, having skipped his rink to the Canadian men's championship in 1954, 1957 and 1958. In 1954, Baldwin and ...

Cheryl Bernard Cheryl Bernard (born June 30, 1966) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She represented Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics as the team's skip, winning the silver medal in women's curling after falling to Sweden in the final. Her fi ...

* Jan Betker *

Suzanne Birt Suzanne Birt (born Suzanne Gaudet on October 2, 1981 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curling, curler from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. She currently Skip (curling), skips her own team on the World Curling Tour. Career ...

Marilyn Bodogh Marilyn C. Bodogh (also known as Marilyn Darte) (born March 9, 1955) is a Canadian curler, colour commentator and political candidate. Bodogh is best known for her two World Curling Championships in 1986 and 1996 and her two Tournament of Heart ...

* Terry Braunstein, World Championship silver medalist * Kerry Burtnyk *

Garnet Campbell Harry Garnet Campbell (31 July 1903 – 21 January 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football Campbell, noted for his strong disposal skills and pace, was best ...

* Chelsea Carey * Jim Cotter * Andrea Crawford * Mark Dacey *

Lyall Dagg Lyall Austin Dagg (July 27, 1929 – May 14, 1975) was a Canadian curler and World Champion. He is the father of Elaine Dagg-Jackson, who also became a curler. He won a gold medal at the 1964 World Curling Championships. Outside of curling, he ...

* Mabel DeWare * Don Duguid * John Epping * Randy Ferbey * Rick Folk * Rob Fowler * Kerry Galusha *

Hec Gervais Hector Joseph "The Friendly Giant" Gervais (November 4, 1933 – July 19, 1997) was a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. He was a two-time Brier champion and former World Champion. In curling strategy, he is considered to be the inventor of ...

Alison Goring Alison Goring (born November 15, 1963) is a Canadian curler. Career 1990–1997 Goring is a former Canadian champion skip, having won the 1990 Scott Tournament of Hearts. She was also a successful junior curler, having won the 1983 Canadian Ju ...

* Ab Gowanlock * Brad Gushue * Al Hackner * Jenn Hanna * Mike Harris * Richard Hart * Ben Hebert *

Guy Hemmings Guy Hemmings (born May 10, 1962) is a Canadian curler from Sorel. Hemmings gained prominence after reaching the final of the Brier in 1998 and 1999. He is considered an ambassador for the game, not only in his home province of Quebec but across ...

Amber Holland Amber Holland (born July 10, 1974) is a Canadian curler from Loreburn, Saskatchewan. Holland skipped Saskatchewan's team to a national women's championship in 2011 by defeating defending champion Jennifer Jones in the Scotties Tournament of He ...

* Rachel Homan *

Heather Houston Heather E. Houston (born February 4, 1959)''Ottawa Citizen, 1 Feb 1988, pg B8, "Rookie skip wins" (Houston was 28) is a Canadian curler and world champion. She is from Red Rock, Ontario and curls out of the Fort William Curling Club i ...

* Glenn Howard * Russ Howard *

Gordon Hudson Gordon Lynn Hudson (June 22, 1962 — September 27, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL) for three seasons during the 1980s. Huds ...

* Brad Jacobs * Colleen Jones * Jennifer Jones * Marc Kennedy *

Cathy King Cathy King (born September 3, 1959), formerly Cathy Borst (Cathy's married name was Borst - when she divorced she went back to her maiden name of King) is a Canadian curler from St. Albert, Alberta. She is a former Canadian champion skip and w ...

* Shannon Kleibrink * Jamie Koe * Kevin Koe *

Brent Laing Brent George Laing (born December 10, 1978) is a Canadian curler from Horseshoe Valley, Ontario. He currently plays lead for Mike McEwen. He grew up in Meaford, Ontario. Career Curling out of the Ottawa Curling Club (in Ottawa) and later the ...

* Connie Laliberte *

Penny LaRocque Penny LaRocque (born ca. 1943 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian retired curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is a former Canadian champion skip, and world championship bronze medallist. She retired from curling in 2007. Career ...

* Marie-France Larouche *

Kelley Law Kelley may refer to: * Kelley (name), a given name and surname Places ;United States * Kelley, Iowa * Kelley Hill in Fort Benning, Georgia * Kelley Park, in San Jose, California * Kelley Square, in Worcester, Massachusetts * Kelley Township, Ri ...

* Kaitlyn Lawes * Stefanie Lawton *

Ed Lukowich Edward R. "Ed" Lukowich (born March 1, 1946; nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke") is a former Canadian champion curler. Lukowich is a two-time Brier champion, having won the Brier Tankard for Alberta as skip of both the 1978 and 1986 Canadian champion ...

Jack MacDuff John Alexander "Jack" MacDuff (born February 16, 1950) is an air traffic controller and curler. He skipped Newfoundland to its first ever Brier championship in 1976. Curling Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Jim and Eileen MacDuff, MacDu ...

Murray Macneill Murray Macneill (also spelled MacNeill) (January 7, 1877 – February 16, 1951) was a curling, curler from Nova Scotia. He is the first skip to win the Brier, back in 1927. He began curling in his back yard while he was a boy in Saint John, New Br ...

Cliff Manahan Clifford Ross "Cliff" Manahan (October 11, 1888 – March 20, 197was a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Manahan was born and raised in Fort William, Ontario (later Thunder Bay) and moved to Edmonton in 1926. He won eight ...

* Kevin Martin * Greg McAulay * Krista McCarville * Mike McEwen * Joyce McKee *

Orest Meleschuk Orest B. "The Big O" Meleschuk (born April 11, 1940) is a Canadian former curler of Ukrainian descent. He was one of Manitoba's best curlers during the 1960s and 1970s and has won a number of championships and major bonspiels. His greatest cu ...

* Jean-Michel Ménard * Sherry Middaugh * Wayne Middaugh * Marj Mitchell *

Linda Moore Linda Moore (born February 24, 1954 in Vancouver, British Columbia as Linda J. Tweedie) is a Canadian world champion curler. From 1989 until 2014, she was a member of the TSN curling coverage team along with Vic Rauter and formerly Ray ...

* John Morris *

Barry Naimark R. B. (Barry) Naimark (July 1, 1932 – December 3, 2004) was a Canadian curler. He played as lead on the Lyall Dagg rink that won the 1964 Brier and World Championship. He also played in the 1959 Macdonald Brier as the skip of the British Co ...

, world champion *

Dave Nedohin David Nedohin (born December 20, 1973) is a Canadian curler. Nedohin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and now plays out of Sherwood Park, Alberta. He is best known as the longtime fourth for Randy Ferbey. Curling career Nedohin joined the Randy F ...

Heather Nedohin Heather Nedohin (born Heather Godberson; July 15, 1975) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. She is a Canadian former and World Junior champion, two-time Tournament of Hearts Champion and a two-time World bronze medalist. She is m ...

* Ron Northcott * Jill Officer * Scott Patterson * Vic Peters *

Vera Pezer Vera Rose Pezer (born 13 January 1939) is a Canadian athlete and administrator. Pezer was the Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2013. A sports enthusiast, Pezer is a Canadian softball champion, golfing contender, and curli ...

* Ernie Richardson * Pat Ryan *

Pat Sanders Pat Sanders (born c. 1954 in Neepawa, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler and world champion from Victoria, British Columbia. Championships Sanders became world champion in 1987 with the Canadian team.Craig Savill * Sandra Schmirler (1963–2000) * Kelly Scott * Julie Skinner * Heather Smith-Dacey *

Lindsay Sparkes Lindsay E. Sparkes (born August 6, 1950 in North Vancouver, British Columbia as Lindsay Davie) is a Canadian curler. She is a three-time Canadian champion, world champion and Olympic demonstration champion. In 1976, Sparkes and ...

* Jeff Stoughton * Billy Walsh *

Ed Werenich Edward Werenich (born June 23, 1947) is a Canadian curler from Holland Landing, Ontario. Nicknamed "The Wrench," Werenich has been known to be a colourful and outspoken character. Outside of curling, Werenich worked as a firefighter. Career We ...

* Pappy Wood

Cycling

* Steve Bauer * Ryder Hesjedal, 7th overall at the

2010 Tour de France The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It started on with an 8.9 km prologue time trial in Rotterdam, the first start in the Netherlands since 1996 ...

, winner of

2012 Giro d'Italia The 2012 Giro d'Italia was the 95th edition of Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Danish city of Herning, and ended in Milan. The complete route of the 2012 Giro d'Italia was announced in mid October. For the fir ...

* Andreas Hestler * Clara Hughes, two-sport athlete, six Olympic medals total *

Alison Sydor Alison Jane Sydor (born September 9, 1966) is a Canadian retired professional cross-country mountain cyclist. She began cycling at age 20 and is a graduate of the University of Victoria. She won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mou ...

Disc sports

* Ken Westerfield, disc sport (

Frisbee A frisbee (pronounced ), also called a flying disc or simply a disc, is a gliding toy or sporting item that is generally made of injection-molded plastic and roughly in diameter with a pronounced lip. It is used recreationally and competitive ...

) pioneer, athlete, showman, promoter

Fencing

* Peter Bakonyi (1933–1997), Hungarian-born Canadian Olympic foil and épée fencer *

Marc-Antoine Blais Bélanger Marc-Antoine Blais Bélanger (born February 20, 1995) is a Canadian fencer in the épée discipline. Blais Bélanger has competed internationally for Canada since 2013. Career Olympics Blais Bélanger represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Oly ...

(born 1995), épée *

Alex Cai Alex Cai (born August 30, 2000) is a Canadian fencer in the foil discipline. Cai has competed internationally for Canada since 2016 (junior) and from 2018 in the senior circuit. Career At the 2019 Pan American Fencing Championships, in Toronto ...

(born 2000), foil * Alanna Goldie (born 1994), foil,

2015 Pan American Games Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak alb ...

gold medal in team foil *

(born 1994), sabre, three

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

medals *

Eleanor Harvey Eleanor Harvey (born January 14, 1995) is a Canadian foil fencer from Hamilton, Ontario. Harvey won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto in the women's team foil event. She is also a former world junior silver medallist in th ...

(born 1995), foil; won gold medal at the

in women's team foil event *

Bertram Markus Bertram Markus (4 October 1899 – 1 April 1960) was a Canadian fencer. He competed in three events at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an inte ...

(1899-1900), foil and épée *

Rhoda Martin Rhoda Evelyn Martin (August 31, 1919 – July 3, 1998) was a Canadian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also kn ...

(1919-1998), foil *

Eli Schenkel Eli Schenkel (born September 11, 1992) is a Canadian foil fencer. Schenkel has represented the country on the international stage since 2013, and has competed at two Pan American Games and four World Fencing Championships. Schenkel also runs a ...

(born 1992), foil * Shelley Steiner (born 1961), foil, Olympic fencer *

Igor Tikhomirov Igor Tikhomirov (russian: Игорь Тихомиров) (born 4 May 1963) is a Canadians, Canadian (formerly Soviet Union, Soviet) épée fencing, fencer. He competed for the Soviet Union, Soviets at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze m ...

(born 1963), épée * Maximilien Van Haaster (born 1992), foil, bronze medal at the 2013 Pan American Fencing Championships *

Gerry Wiedel Gerard Wiedel (13 May 1933 – 1 November 2023) was a German-born Canadian épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonl ...

(born 1933), foil and épée

Figure skating

Kirsten Moore-Towers Dylan Moscovitch 2010 Skate America

* Barbara Berezowski (born 1954) *

Stan Bohonek Stanislav "Stan" Bohonek (born December 28, 1952) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He represented Canada at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Early life Stanislav Bohonek was born December 28, 1952, in Prague, Czechoslovakia ...

(born 1952) * Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz - Ice Dancing, World Champions, 2003 *

Kurt Browning Kurt Browning, (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator. He is the first skater to land a ratified quadruple jump in competition. He is a four-time World Champion and Canadian national champion. Career ...

* Toller Cranston * Lloyd Eisler (born 1963) * Donald Jackson (born 1940) * Victor Kraatz (born 1971) * Elizabeth Manley * Kirsten Moore-Towers * Dylan Moscovitch, Olympic silver medallist pair skater * Brian Orser *

Cynthia Phaneuf Cynthia Phaneuf (born January 16, 1988) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2004 Four Continents silver medallist, 2004 Skate Canada International champion, 2004 Skate America silver medallist, a two-time (2004, 2011) Ca ...

* Jennifer Robinson * Joannie Rochette *

Louis Rubenstein Louis Rubenstein (September 23, 1861, in Montreal – January 3, 1931) was a Canadian figure skater, sportsman and politician. Rubenstein is considered the "Father of Canadian Figure Skating." After retirement from skating in 1892, Rubenstein beca ...

, (pre-Olympic) World Championship gold, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame *

Jamie Salé Jamie Rae Salé (born April 21, 1977) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater, and a current motivational speaker and conspiracy theorist. With her former husband David Pelletier, she is the 2002 Olympic Champion and 2001 World Champion. ...

and

David Pelletier David Jacques Pelletier (born November 22, 1974) is a Canadian pairs figure skater. With his former wife Jamie Salé, he was the co-gold medal winner at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. They shared the gold medal with the Russian pair Elena Ber ...

- Pairs, gold medal

2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation ...

Emanuel Sandhu Emanuel Sandhu (born November 18, 1980) is a Canadian figure skater and dancer. He is the 2004 Grand Prix Final champion and a three-time Canadian national champion. Personal life Sandhu was born on November 18, 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canad ...

Barbara Ann Scott Barbara Ann Scott (May 9, 1928 – September 30, 2012) was a Canadian figure skater. She was the 1948 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (1947–1948), and a four-time Canadian national champion (1944–46, 48) in ladies' singles. Kn ...

, Olympic gold medal * Elvis Stojko *

Barbara Underhill Barbara Ann Underhill (born June 24, 1963) is a Canadian former pair skater. With partner Paul Martini, she is the 1984 World champion, the 1979–1983 Canadian national champion, and the 1978 World Junior champion. They represented Canada at ...

and

Paul Martini Paul Lloyd Martini (born November 2, 1960 in Weston, Ontario) is a Canadian former pair skater. With partner Barbara Underhill, he is the 1979–1983 Canadian national champion, the 1984 World champion A world championship is generally an int ...

- Pairs, World Champions, 1984 * Tessa Virtue and

- Ice Dancing, Gold Medal

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

, Ice Dancing Silver Medal

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

, Ice Dancing Gold Medal

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

* Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul, pairs *

Tracey Wainman Tracey Wainman (born May 27, 1967) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1981 Skate Canada International champion and a two-time Canadian national champion (1981 and 1986). Competitive career Early in her career, Tracey W ...

(born 1967) *

Constance Wilson-Samuel Constance Wilson-Samuel (January 7, 1908 – April 6, 1963) was a Canadian figure skater, born in Toronto, Ontario. Competing in ladies' singles, she became the 1932 World bronze medallist, a four-time North American champion, and a nine-t ...

(1908-1963)

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

Roger Aldag Roger Aldag (born October 6, 1953) is a former Canadian football offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1976 through 1992. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1989. Aldag curre ...

, retired CFL

offensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numbe ...

Oshiomogho Atogwe Oshiomogho Isaac "O.J." Atogwe (born June 23, 1981) is a Canadian former professional football player who was a free safety in the National Football League (NFL). He most recently served as the secondary coach for the Memphis Express of the A ...

, Philadelphia Eagles

free safety Safety is a position in gridiron football on the defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up ten to fifteen yards from the line of scrimmage. There are two variations of the position: the free safety and the strong safety. Their dut ...

Jamie Boreham Jamie Boreham (born March 29, 1978 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former professional Canadian football punter and placekicker and is the head coach of the Prince George Kodiaks of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL). He played for ei ...

, retired CFL kicker * Doug Brown, retired CFL and NFL

defensive tackle A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that will typically line up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards, however he may also line up opposite one of the tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the la ...

* Nate Burleson,

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

wide receiver * Noah Cantor, DT, Canadian Football League *

Steve Christie Geoffrey Stephen Christie (born November 13, 1967) is a former Canadian American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL), who, as a member of the Buffalo Bills, became known for his ability to kick clutch field goals, even in p ...

, NFL placekicker *

Pinball Clemons Michael Lutrell "Pinball" Clemons (born January 15, 1965) is an American-Canadian sports executive and former running back and return specialist who serves as general manager for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He i ...

, current Vice Chair for Toronto Argonauts, born in the United States * Lionel Conacher, former CFL halfback *

Royal Copeland Royal Samuel Copeland (November 7, 1868June 17, 1938), a United States Senator from New York from 1923 until 1938, was an academic, homeopathic physician, and politician. He held elected offices in both Michigan (as a Republican) and New York ( ...

* Peter Dalla Riva *

Vince Danielsen Vince Danielsen (born November 26, 1971) is a former professional Canadian football receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League from 1994 to 2001. He was selected third overall in the bonus round of the 1994 Canadian Colleg ...

, retired CFL quarterback *

Jason David Jason Aeron Walter David (born June 12, 1982) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Later, he would win Super Bowl XLI ...

, New Orleans Saints * Rocky Dipietro * Ray Elgaard *

Don Fuell Donald Lee Fuell (born 1938) an American-born football quarterback. College scouts began seeking his services when he was in the 10th grade at Marshall County High School in rural Alabama. Don's high school honors included football All-America ...

* Tony Gabriel *

Russ Jackson Russell Stanley Jackson (born July 28, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member of ...

Teyo Johnson Teyo Johnson (born November 29, 1981) is a Canadian former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round o ...

, free agent, NFL tight end *

Danny Kepley Daniel "Danny" Kepley (born August 24, 1953) is a former star linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. Kepley played college football at East Carolina University. He tried out with the NFL's Dallas Cowboys before star ...

* Joe Krol * Normie Kwong * Rueben Mayes, former NFL running back * Angelo Mosca, retired CFL defensive tackle * Eddie Murray, retired NFL

placekicker Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter. Spe ...

* Bronko Nagurski (1908–1990),

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...

legend, member of US Pro Football Hall of Fame * Dave Ridgway * Mark Rypien, former NFL quarterback * Dave Sapunjis *

Annis Stukus Annis Paul Stukus (October 25, 1914 – May 20, 2006) was a Canadian football player, coach and general manager, and ice hockey general manager. Stukus was born in Toronto. He played for the Toronto Argonauts from 1935 to 1941, leading the te ...

, former CFL player and executive * Shaun Suisham,

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...

placekicker * Mike Vanderjagt, retired placekicker for several CFL, NFL and Arena league teams *

Troy Westwood Troy Westwood (born March 21, 1967) is a former professional Canadian football place kicker and punter who played 18 years for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 48th overall in the 6th round of the 1991 CF ...

Golf

Stephen Ames Stephen Michael Ames (born April 28, 1964) is a professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour, who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. The biggest win of his career was at The Players Championship in 2006. He holds dual citizenship of Trinidad an ...

* Al Balding * Dave Barr * Jocelyne Bourassa *

Dawn Coe-Jones Dawn Coe-Jones (October 19, 1960 – November 12, 2016) was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour, and a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. She was the first female Canadian golfer to surpass $1million in career earning ...

* Corey Conners * Graham DeLaet *

Gail Graham Gail Anderson Graham (born January 16, 1964) is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Graham won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1995 and 1997. Graham won the LPGA Tour's William and Mousie Powell Award (later renamed the Found ...

* Dan Halldorson * Adam Hadwin * David Hearn *

Brooke Henderson Brooke Mackenzie Henderson (born 10 September 1997) is a Canadian professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. Henderson was named the Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2015, 2017 and 2018. She won her first major at age 18 in 2016 at the ...

* Lorie Kane * George Knudson * Stan Leonard *

Jim Nelford James Cameron Nelford (born June 28, 1955) is a Canadian professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour. He has also been a golf commentator for ESPN. Nelford was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He won the 1973 B.C. High School golf Ch ...

Moe Norman Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman (July 10, 1929 – September 4, 2004) was a Canadian professional golfer whose accuracy and ability to hit shot after shot perfectly straight gave him the nickname "Pipeline Moe". During his career Norman won 55 tourname ...

Sandra Post Sandra Post, (born June 4, 1948) is a retired professional golfer, the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour. In 1968 at age 20 in her rookie professional year, she won a women's major – the LPGA Championship, and was the youngest playe ...

Ben Silverman Benjamin Noah Silverman (born August 15, 1970) is an American media executive. He is the co-CEO and chairman of the entertainment production company Propagate. From 2007–2009, Silverman served as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universa ...

, PGA Tour *

Sandy Somerville Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville (May 4, 1903 – May 17, 1991) was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete. Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became th ...

* Nick Taylor * Mike Weir *

Jennifer Wyatt Jennifer Noel Wyatt (born December 10, 1965) is a Canadian professional golfer who formerly toured on the LPGA Tour. Wyatt was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and starting playing golf at an early age in Richmond, British Columbia out of thQu ...

* Richard "Dick" Zokol

Gymnastics

* Elfi Schlegel

Horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
and
equestrian sports Equestrian sports are sports that use horses as a main part of the sport. This usually takes the form of the rider being on the horse's back, or the horses pulling some sort of horse-drawn vehicle. General * 4-H * Equitation Horse show Iceland ...

Ted Atkinson Theodore Frederick Atkinson (June 17, 1916 – May 5, 2005) was a Canadian-born American thoroughbred horse racing jockey, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His sister was ...

Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...

jockey * Russell Baze (born 1958), Hall of Fame jockey; currently #2 winningest jockey in history *

Big Ben Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England, and the name is frequently extended to refer also to the clock and the clock tower. The officia ...

, world show-jumping champion * Billyjojimbob, distinguished aged trotter * John Campbell,

harness racing Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australi ...

driver * Dance Smartly, Canadian Triple Crown, Breeders' Cup champion *

Jim Day James E. Day (born July 7, 1946 in Thornhill, Ontario) was a Canadian Olympic equestrian show jumping championLaetitia du Couëdic, equestrian rider *

Stewart Elliott Stewart Elliott (born March 1, 1965) is an American thoroughbred jockey. Elliott was born, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He grew up in horse racing; his father was a jockey for many years, his mother rode show horses and was a riding instructor ...

, thoroughbred racing jockey * Hervé Filion, harness racing driver *

Sandy Hawley Desmond Sandford "Sandy" Hawley, (born April 16, 1949 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian Hall of Fame jockey. Sandy Hawley decided to be a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking, grooming and excise horses at a Woodbine racetrack in Toro ...

, Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey * John Hayes (1917–1998), harness racing driver *

Johnny Longden John Eric "Johnny" Longden (February 14, 1907 – February 14, 2003) was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion jockey and a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. His father emigrated to Can ...

(1907–2003), Hall of Fame jockey * Ian Millar (born 1947), owner and rider of

* Nijinsky II, last English Triple Crown winner * Northern Dancer, Canada's most successful and beloved race horse *

Red Pollard John M. "Red" Pollard (October 27, 1909 – March 7, 1981) was a Canadian horse racing jockey. A founding member of the Jockeys' Guild in 1940, Pollard rode at racetracks in the United States and is best known for riding Seabiscuit. Family ...

(1909–1981),

Seabiscuit Seabiscuit (May 23, 1933 – May 17, 1947) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United States who became the top money-winning racehorse up to the 1940s. He beat the 1937 Triple Crown winner, War Admiral, by four lengths in a two-horse ...

's jockey *

Strike Out In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It usually means that the batter is out. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is denot ...

, harness racing champion *

Ron Turcotte Ronald Joseph Morel "Ronnie" Turcotte, (born July 22, 1941) is a retired Canadian thoroughbred race horse jockey best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner of the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973. Career Turcotte began his career in Toronto as a h ...

(born 1941), Hall of Fame

jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...

of Secretariat *

George Woolf George Monroe Woolf (May 31, 1910 – January 4, 1946), nicknamed "The Iceman", was a Canadian thoroughbred race horse jockey. An annual jockey's award given by the United States Jockeys' Guild is named in his honor. He became known for riding t ...

(1910–1946), Hall of Fame jockey

Ice hockey

Hastings County Archives HC01957A (38140064474)

* Syl Apps (1915–1998) *

Jean Beliveau Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...

(1931–2014) * Todd Bertuzzi (born 1975) *

Mike Bossy Michael Dean Bossy (January 22, 1957April 15, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. He spent his entire NHL career, which lasted from 1977 to 1987, with the Islanders, and ...

(born 1957) * Jennifer Botterill, four Olympic medals * Ray Bourque (born 1960), five-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy *

Daryl Boyle Daryl Boyle (born February 24, 1987) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career A native of Sparwood, British Columbia, Boyle s ...

Martin Brodeur Martin Pierre Brodeur (; born May 6, 1972) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey goaltender and current team executive. He played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 21 of them for the New Jersey Devils, with whom ...

, more NHL wins than any other goaltender *

Ross Brooks Donald Ross Brooks (born October 17, 1937) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played three seasons with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1972 and 1975. His NHL debut at the age of 36 made him o ...

, NHL goaltender *

Hy Buller Hyman Buller (March 15, 1926 – August 3, 1968) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Nicknamed the "Blueline Blaster" because of his penchant for hitting opposing players above the skate toe and below the pads, Buller was one of two Jewish profe ...

(1926–1968), NHL All-Star defenceman *

Michael Cammalleri Michael Anthony Cammalleri (born June 8, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for five different teams. He was selected in the second round, 49th overall, by the Los ...

, left wing ( Calgary Flames) * Cassie Campbell * Don Cherry * Mike Craig * Sidney Crosby *

Jason Demers Jason Demers (born June 9, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Bakersfield Condors in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey Leagu ...

(born 1988), defenceman * Marcel Dionne *

Steve Dubinsky Steven Dubinsky (born July 9, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, and St. Louis Blues. He played centre and shot left-handed. Biography ...

(born 1970), NHL center * Matt Duchene * Mathew Dumba * Bill Durnan * Phil Esposito (born 1942) *

Tony Esposito Anthony James "Tony O" Esposito (April 23, 1943 – August 10, 2021) was a Canadian-American professional ice hockey goaltender, who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 15 of those for the Chicago Black Hawks. He was one of t ...

* Mike Fisher, Peterborough *

Kaleigh Fratkin Kaleigh Fratkin (born March 24, 1992) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player with the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). The third-longest tenured player and leading scorer among defenders in PHF history, she was the first Cana ...

(born 1992), professional ice hockey defenseman *

Mark Friedman Mark Isaac Friedman (born December 25, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the 3rd round the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the P ...

(born 1995), NHL defenseman *

Danny Gallivan Daniel Leo Gallivan (April 11, 1917 February 24, 1993) was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster and sportscaster. Early life Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Gallivan was an avid athlete and was a baseball pitcher on the St. Theresa's parish ...

, play-by-play announcer *

Bernie Geoffrion Joseph Bernard André Geoffrion (; February 14, 1931 – March 11, 2006), nicknamed "Boom Boom", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Generally considered one of the innovators of the slapshot, he was inducted into the Hockey ...

, "Boom-Boom", developed the booming slap shot, second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season * Doug Gilmour * Claude Giroux,

Hearst, Ontario Hearst is a town in the district of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Mattawishkwia River in Northern Ontario, approximately west of Kapuskasing, approximately east of Thunder Bay along Highway 11. At Hearst, Highway 583 extends ...

* Danielle Goyette * Wayne Gretzky (born 1961), "The Great One", holds most NHL scoring records * George Hainsworth *

Glenn Hall Glenn Henry Hall (born October 3, 1931) (aka Gunner Hall) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a ...

Gizzy Hart Wilfred Harold "Gizzy" Hart (June 1, 1901 — June 22, 1964) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 99 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Cougars and Montreal Canadiens between 1926 and 1933. Prior to the NHL he played i ...

, NHL left wing * Doug Harvey, seven-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy * Dany Heatley * Jayna Hefford, five Olympic medals *

Paul Henderson Paul Garnet Henderson, (born January 28, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A left winger, Henderson played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Flam ...

, scored winning goal in 1972 Canada/USSR match * Foster Hewitt (1902–1985), play-by-play announcer *

Corey Hirsch Corey Hirsch (born July 1, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, currently working for Sportsnet as a colour commentator on Vancouver Canucks radio broadcasts. He spent the majority of his National Hockey Leag ...

(born 1972), NHL goaltender *

Joshua Ho-Sang Joshua Ho-Sang (born January 22, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the New York Islanders in the first round, 28th overall, ...

(born 1996), forward * Tim Horton (1930-1974) * Bronco Horvath (1930–2019) * Gordie Howe (1928-2016), held most NHL scoring records before Gretzky * Kelly Hrudey *

Jack Hughes Jack Hughes (born May 14, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey center and alternate captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). A product of the U.S. National Development Team, Hughes was drafted first ove ...

(born 2001) * Bobby Hull (born 1939), the "Golden Jet"; first player in the NHL to score more than 50 goals in a season * Brett Hull (born 1964), star for several teams, son of Bobby Hull * Zach Hyman (born 1992), NHL ice hockey left wing/center *

Jarome Iginla Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla (; born July 1, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He played over 1500 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Br ...

* Peter Ing, NHL goaltender *

Joe Ironstone Joseph Kelly Ironstone (June 28, 1898 – December 15, 1972) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Ironstone was a goaltender who played professionally from 1921 until 1936. He played two games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the ...

, NHL goaltender *

Curtis Joseph Curtis Shayne Joseph (né Munro; born April 29, 1967) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. Nicknamed "Cujo", Joseph was immediately recognizable on the ice for his masks featuring a snarling dog, drawing inspiration fro ...

, Keswick * Max Kaminsky, NHL centre * Paul Kariya * Duncan Keith *

Red Kelly Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly (July 9, 1927 – May 2, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He was also a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Toronto-area riding of York West from 1962 to 1965, during which time he also ...

* Ted Kennedy * Dave Keon *

Max Labovitch Max Labovitch (January 18, 1924 – January 14, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was Jewish. Biography Labovitch played professional hockey for ten years, and missed two seasons due to military service (1942–43 and 1944� ...

(1924–2018), NHL right wing * Reggie Leach * Guy Lafleur *

Brendan Leipsic Brendan Leipsic (born May 19, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Leipsic was selected by the Nashville Predators in the third round (89th overal ...

, forward * Mario Lemieux (born 1965), player/owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins *

Devon Levi Devon Levi (born December 27, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Levi was the MVP at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge. He was then the 2019–20 Canadian Junior ...

(born 2001), Northeastern Huskies,

Canada men's national junior ice hockey team The Canadian men's national under-20 ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally in under-20 competition. Their primary participation in this age group comes at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Juni ...

, goaltender * Alex "Mine Boy" Levinsky (1910–1990), defenceman * Eric Lindros * Roberto Luongo *

Brooks Macek Brooks Macek (born May 15, 1992) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Macek was picked by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2010 NHL Entry ...

* Ron MacLean * Frank Mahovlich *

Mark Messier Mark John Douglas Messier (; born January 18, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre of the National Hockey League (NHL). His playing career in the NHL lasted 25 years ( 1979– 2004) with the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rang ...

(born 1961), starred alongside Gretzky during Edmonton Oilers dynasty and Captain of New York Rangers when they won the Cup in 1994 *

Stan Mikita Stanley Mikita (born Stanislav Guoth; May 20, 1940 – August 7, 2018) was a Slovak-born Canadian ice hockey player for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League, generally regarded as the best centre of the 1960s. In 2017, he was n ...

* Howie Morenz, voted top athlete of the first half of the 20th century *

Bill Mosienko William Mosienko (November 2, 1921 – July 9, 1994) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Black Hawks. He is best noted for recording the fastest hat trick in ...

* Rick Nash *

David Nemirovsky David Semenovich Nemirovsky (Russian: Дэвид Немировски; born August 1, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Playing career Nemirovsky was born in Toronto, Canada, and is of Russian descent. As a youth, he ...

, NHL right wing * Rob Niedermayer * Scott Niedermayer * Sarah Nurse (born 1995), Olympian *

Bobby Nystrom Robert Thore Nystrom (born October 10, 1952) is a Swedish-Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1972– 86. He is best remembered as having scored the ...

(born 1952), NHL right wing * Bobby Orr (born 1948), considered by many to be the best ever, revolutionized the role of a defenseman becoming the first to win the scoring title (twice) * Caroline Ouellette, four Olympic medals * Bernie Parent *

Cherie Piper Cherie Piper (born June 29, 1981) is a Canadian former ice hockey player residing in Markham, Ontario. She was a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and played for the Brampton Thunder of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) ...

Bob Plager Robert Bryant Plager (March 11, 1943 – March 24, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 14 seasons from 1964–65 NHL season, 1964 until 1977–78 NHL season, 1978, primarily f ...

(1943–2021), defense * Jacques Plante (1929–1986), pioneered active defensive play and use of face masks by goalies * Denis Potvin (born 1953) *

Manon Rhéaume Manon Rhéaume (born February 24, 1972) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. An Olympic silver medalist, she achieved a number of historic firsts during her career, including becoming the first woman to play in exhibition game in any of t ...

(born 1972), first woman to play in a men's professional game *

Maurice Richard Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard (; ; August 4, 1921 – May 27, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL hist ...

(1921–2000), "The Rocket", first player to score 50 goals in a season *

Brad Richards Bradley Glen Richards (born May 2, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Richards was drafted in the third round, 64th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and played for the Lightning, New York Ra ...

, Stanley Cup and Lady Byng trophy winner * Larry Robinson, Hall of Fame defenseman *

Samuel Rothschild Samuel "Sam" Rothschild (October 16, 1899 – April 15, 1987) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 102 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Rothschild was the first Jewish player in the NHL. He played for the Montrea ...

(1899–1987) * Patrick Roy * Jim Rutherford,

Beeton Beeton is a small community located in southern Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada between Tottenham and Alliston; all three were amalgamated in 1991 into the single Town of New Tecumseth. Beeton was named for a local apiary. Formerly known as Cla ...

* Kim St-Pierre, goaltender for Canada's Women's National Hockey team from 1999 to 2011 * Joe Sakic *

Derek Sanderson Derek Michael Sanderson (born June 16, 1946), nicknamed "Turk", is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and two-time Stanley Cup champion who helped transform the culture of the professional athlete in the 1970s era. The two-time Sta ...

Serge Savard Serge Aubrey Savard, OC, CQ (born January 22, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, most famously with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the Senior Vice President, Hockey Operations with t ...

* Terry Sawchuk * Luke Schenn *

Patrick Sharp Patrick Sharp (born December 27, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars. After his retirement as a pla ...

* Eliezer Sherbatov (born 1991), Canadian-Israeli left wing * Eddie Shore *Darryl Sittler *Sami Jo Small *Trevor Smith (ice hockey), Trevor Smith (born 1985), NHL centre *Eric Staal, Thunder Bay *Jordan Staal, Thunder Bay *Marc Staal, Thunder Bay *Steven Stamkos,

*Ronnie Stern (born 1967), NHL right wing *Vicky Sunohara *Frederick Cyclone Taylor *John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs *Joe Thornton, NHL centre (San Jose Sharks) *Jonathan Toews, captain (Chicago Blackhawks) *Josh Tordjman, NHL centre *Raffi Torres, Toronto *Mike Veisor (born 1952), NHL goaltender *Stephen Weiss (born 1983), center (Florida Panthers) *Hayley Wickenheiser, member of Canada's Women's National Hockey team from 1995, played in Finland's men's professional league (Mestis), five Olympic medals *Brian Wilks (born 1966), NHL centre * Bernie Wolfe (hockey), Bernie Wolfe (born 1951), NHL goaltender *Steve Yzerman (born 1965), General manager (ice hockey), GM of Tampa Bay Lightning, long-time captain of Detroit Red Wings *Chick Zamick (1926–2007) * Larry Zeidel, Larry "Rock" Zeidel (1928–2014), NHL defenceman

Judo

* Mark Berger (judoka), Mark Berger, Olympic silver and bronze medals (heavyweight) * Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Olympic judoka

Lacrosse

*Gary Gait *Paul Gait *John Grant, Jr. (lacrosse player), John Grant, Jr. *Bill Isaacs *Chris Levis *Gaylord Powless *Geoff Snider *Man Afraid Soap *John Tavares (lacrosse), John Tavares *Jim Veltman

Mixed martial arts

*Patrick Côté (fighter), Patrick Côté *Nick Denis *Gary Goodridge *Jonathan Goulet *T. J. Grant *Mark Hominick *Denis Kang *David Loiseau *Rory MacDonald (fighter), Rory MacDonald *Carlos Newton, former Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC welterweight champion *Georges St-Pierre, former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion *Sam Stout

Multiple sports

* Lionel Conacher, played multiple sports and turned professional in ice hockey, Canadian football and lacrosse * Clara Hughes (born 1972), speed skating and cycling medallist in both summer and winter Olympics *Hayley Wickenheiser, known as being one of the best female ice hockey players in the world; also participated for Canada in the Olympics in softball

Professional rodeo

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

Professional wrestling

*Abdullah the Butcher, Abdullah the Butcher (Lawrence Shreve) (born 1941) *Chris Benoit (1967–2007) *Traci Brooks (born 1975) *Don Callis (born 1969) *Christian Cage, Christian Cage (Jason Reso) (born 1973) *Rene Goguen, Rene Dupree (Rene Goguen) (born 1983) *John Tenta, Earthquake (John Tenta) (1963–2006) *Edge (wrestler), Edge (Adam Copeland) (born 1973) *Ronnie Garvin *Sylvain Grenier * Hart wrestling family: ** Stu Hart (1915–2003), family patriarch married American Helen Hart (wrestling), Helen Smith and had twelve children *** Smith Hart (1948–2017) *** Bruce Hart (wrestler), Bruce Hart (born 1950) *** Keith Hart (wrestler), Keith Hart (born 1951) *** Wayne Hart (wrestling), Wayne Hart (born 1952) *** Dean Hart (1954–1990) *** Bret Hart, Bret 'The Hitman' Hart (born 1957) *** Ross Hart (born 1960) *** Alison Hart, daughter of Stu and Helen married Canadian wrestler Ben Bassarab (born 1960) *** Diana Hart (born 1963), involved in 1990s WWE storylines, author of several wrestling books, and one-time wife of British wrestler Davey Boy Smith (1962–2002) *** Owen Hart (1965–1999) **** Teddy Hart, Teddy Hart (Edward Annis) (born 1980), son of Stu's daughter Georgia Hart and American wrestler B. J. Annis (born c. 1947) **** Natalya (wrestler), Natalya (Natalie Neidhart) (born 1982), daughter of Stu's daughter Ellie Hart and American wrestler Jim Neidhart (1955-2018), she is married to Tyson Kidd, Tyson Kidd (TJ Wilson) (born 1980) **** David Hart Smith, David Hart Smith (Harry Smith) (born 1985), son of Diana Hart and Davey Boy Smith **** Brooke B. Hart, daughter of Alison Hart and Ben Bassarab married Pete Wilson (wrestler), Pete Wilson (born 1985) **** Matt Hart (wrestler), Matt Hart (born 1994) son of Smith Hart **** Mike Hart (wrestler), Mike Hart (born 1982) stepson of Smith Hart *Chris Jericho, Chris Jericho (Chris Irvine) (born 1970) *Gail Kim (born 1976) *Robert Maillet, Kurrgan (Robert Maillet) (born 1969) *Santino Marella, Santino Marella (Anthony Carelli) *Rick Martel * Kenny Omega, Kenny Omega (Tyson Smith) (born 1983) *Maryse Ouellet *Kevin Owens *Roddy Piper, Roddy Piper (Roderick Toombs) (1954-2015) *Bobby Roode (born 1978) *Jacques Rougeau *Raymond Rougeau *Tiger Ali Singh (born 1971) *Tiger Jeet Singh (born 1944) *Lance Storm, Lance Storm (Lance Evers) (born 1969) *Trish Stratus, Trish Stratus (Patricia Stratigias) (born 1975) *Val Venis, Val Venis (Sean Morley) (born 1971) *Vampiro, Vampiro (Ian Hodgkinson) (born 1967) *Whipper Billy Watson (1915–1990) *Petey Williams (born 1981) *Eric Young (wrestler), Eric Young (born 1980) *Sami Zayn (born 1984)

Rowing (sport), Rowing, kayaking

*Louis Ginglo *Silken Laumann *Marnie McBean *Lesley Thompson, five Olympic medals *

, Olympic gold medal winner in sprint kayaking

Rugby union

*Dan Baugh *Norm Hadley *Dave Moonlight *Gareth Rees (rugby player), Gareth Rees *Kevin Tkachuk

Skeleton (sport), Skeleton

*Jon Montgomery, Olympic gold medal, 2010 *Jeff Pain, Olympic silver medal, 2006

Alpine skiing, Skiing

*Jean-Luc Brassard, freestyle ski, moguls, Olympic gold medal, 1994 *Todd Brooker *The Crazy Canucks, a group of downhill racers who were extraordinarily successful in the late 1970s and early 1980s: **Jim Hunter (skier), Jim Hunter **Dave Irwin **Dave Murray (skier), Dave Murray **Steve Podborski, Canada's only overall World Cup winner **Ken Read, the first Canadian male to win on the World Cup circuit *Michel Daigle, 1970s freestyle skiing pioneer *Nancy Greene, alpine skiing, downhill, Olympic gold medal, 1968 *Ann Heggtveit, world and 1960 Winter Olympics ski champion *Lewis Irving *Kathy Kreiner, alpine skiing, giant slalom, Olympic gold medal, 1976 *Kerrin Lee-Gartner, alpine skiing, downhill, Olympic gold medal, 1992 *Brady Leman *Julia Murray *Manuel Osborne-Paradis, North Vancouver (district municipality), North Vancouver, British Columbia *TJ Schiller *Gerry Sorensen, alpine skiing, downhill, world champion, 1982 *Don Stevens, alpine world ski champion and in the 1988 winter Olympics *Melanie Turgeon, alpine skiing, downhill, world champion, 1993 *Lucille Wheeler, alpine world ski champion *Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, alpine ski champions of the 1940s and 1950s

Snowboarding

*Calynn Irwin *Mark McMorris, Olympic bronze medallist *Ross Rebagliati, Olympic snowboarding champion *Maelle Ricker, Olympic gold medallist

Association football, Soccer (football)

*Alon Badat (born 1989), Israeli soccer player *Adam Braz, defender *Jim Brennan *Kadeisha Buchanan, multiple award-winning defender for national team *John Catliff, striker *Tomer Chencinski (born 1984), Israeli-Canadian goalkeeper *Alphonso Davies *Jonathan de Guzman, midfielder *Julian de Guzman, 2007 Gold Cup MVP *Dwayne De Rosario, 2007 MLS Cup MVP *David Edgar (footballer), David Edgar *Rob Friend, forward *Gottfried Fuchs (1889–1972), German (national team)-Canadian Olympic football player *Daniel Haber (soccer), Daniel Haber, forward, Team Canada *Owen Hargreaves, England international *Junior Hoilett, winger *Charmaine Hooper *Jordyn Huitema, national team forward *Atiba Hutchinson, midfielder *Simeon Jackson, forward *Will Johnson (soccer), Will Johnson, midfielder *Kaylyn Kyle, sports broadcaster and former national team midfielder *Karina LeBlanc, sports broadcaster and former national team goalkeeper *Bobby Lenarduzzi *Diana Matheson, national team midfielder *Kevin McKenna, Team Canada Captain *Erin McLeod, national team goalkeeper *Dale Mitchell (soccer player), Dale Mitchell, striker *Jimmy Nicholl, played for N. Ireland *Olivier Occéan *Pedro Pacheco *Paul Peschisolido *Nichelle Prince, national team forward *Quinn (soccer), Quinn, national team defender *Tomasz Radzinski *Randy Samuel *Sophie Schmidt, national team midfielder *Christine Sinclair, world's all-time leader for international goals *Jacob Shaffelburg, winger *Paul Stalteri *John van't Schip, played for the Netherlands

Speed skating

Long track

*Susan Auch *Gaétan Boucher, four-time Olympic medallist, 1980, 1984 *Lela Brooks *Sylvia Burka *Sylvie Daigle *Charles Gorman (speed skater), Charles Gorman * Clara Hughes, six Olympic medals *Catriona Le May Doan *Christine Nesbitt, Olympic gold medallist, 1000m long track, 2010 *Frank Stack (speed skater), Frank Stack *Jeremy Wotherspoon, world record holder at 500m

Short track

*Guillaume Bastille, Olympic gold medallist, 2010 *Isabelle Charest *Sylvie Daigle, Olympic gold medallist, 1992 *Marc Gagnon, Olympic gold medallist, 1998 and 2002 *Charles Hamelin, Olympic gold medallist, 2010 *François Hamelin, Olympic gold medallist, 2010 *Olivier Jean, Olympic gold medallist, 2010 *Nathalie Lambert, Olympic gold medallist, 1992 *Annie Perreault, Olympic gold medallist, 1992 and 1998 *Kalyna Roberge

Squash (sport), Squash

*Jonathon Power, the only North American squash player to attain the #1 world ranking *Graham Ryding

Swimming (sport), Swimming and Diving (sport), diving

*Jennifer Abel *

, 1984 medley Olympic champion *Marilyn Bell, first person to swim Lake Ontario *Meaghan Benfeito *Sylvie Bernier, Canada's first gold medal in Olympic diving * Victor Davis (1964–1989), Olympic swimming champion *Alexandre Despatie, world diving champion *Émilie Heymans, four Olympic diving medals *Penny Oleksiak, seven Olympic medals *Dick Pound *Mark Tewksbury, Olympic gold medallist

Synchronized swimming

*Sylvie Fréchette *Carolyn Waldo

Tennis

Sharon Fichman, Cagnes-sur-Mer 2013 crop

*Françoise Abanda * Dave Abelson *Felix Auger Aliassime, highest world ranking No. 8 *Bianca Andreescu, highest world ranking No. 4 *Carling Bassett-Seguso, highest world ranking No. 8 *Vicki Berner (1945–2017), Tennis Canada Hall of Fame *Eugenie Bouchard, highest world ranking No. 5 *Gabriela Dabrowski *Frank Dancevic *Leylah Annie Fernandez, highest world ranking No. 13 * Sharon Fichman, Israeli-Canadian, was Canada's Under-18 Indoor & Outdoor National girls champion, also won the doubles title, won the Australian Open and French Open junior doubles championships. *Helen Kelesi, highest world ranking No. 13 *Jesse Levine, American-Canadian, won the U.S. Clay Court 14 Nationals singles championship, the USTA boys' 16s doubles championship, and the 2005 Wimbledon boys' doubles championship *Glenn Michibata *Daniel Nestor, highest world ranking in doubles #1 * Peter Polansky *Vasek Pospisil, highest world ranking No. 25 *Mary Pierce, naturalized French *Milos Raonic, highest world ranking No. 3 *Greg Rusedski, naturalized British *Denis Shapovalov, Israeli-Canadian, highest world ranking No. 10 *Andrew Sznajder, highest world ranking No. 46 *Aleksandra Wozniak, highest world ranking No. 21

Track and field

*Jamie Adjetey-Nelson (born 1984), decathlete and gold medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games *Dylan Armstrong (born 1981), shot putter, Pan American Games record, second at world championships *Donovan Bailey (born 1967), sprinter, former 100m world record holder *Simon Bairu (born 1983), distance runner, 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships *Bryan Barnett (born 1987), sprinter, 100m and 200m *Joël Bourgeois (born 1971), 3000 meter Steeplechase, 1996 and 2000 Olympics *Nathan Brannen (born 1982), 800m, 2009 World Championships *Pierre Browne (born 1980), sprinter, 100m in the Summer Olympics *Jared Connaughton (born 1985), sprinter, 100m and 200m *Reid Coolsaet born (1979), marathon runner, 2012 London Summer Olympics *Bruce Deacon (born 1966), marathon runner, 1996 and 2000 Olympics * Andre De Grasse (born 1994), sprinter, Rio 2016 Medallist: 100m Bronze, 200m Silver, and 4 × 100 m relay Bronze *Étienne Desmarteau (1873–1905), weight thrower, Olympic champion *Jerome Drayton (born 1945), marathon runner; three-time winner of the Fukuoka Marathon; Canadian marathon record holder since 1969; 1968 and 1976 Olympic Games * Dave Edge (born 1954), British-Canadian Olympic long-distance runner *Phil Edwards (runner), Phil Edwards, middle-distance runner, five Olympic bronze medals *Sam Effah (born 1988), sprinter, 100m *Alice Falaiye (born 1978), long jumper, gold medallist at the 2009 Pan American Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games *Perdita Felicien (born 1980), 2003 world champion in 100m hurdles *Nicole Forrester (born 1976), high jumper, gold medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games *Sultana Frizell (born 1984), hammer thrower, gold medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games *Phylicia George (born 1987), 100m hurdles *Eric Gillis born (1980), marathon runner, Summer Olympics: 2008 Beijing and London 2012 * Sasha Gollish (born 1981), competitive runner, bronze medallist in the 2015 Pan American Games 1500m and gold medallist in the 2013 Maccabiah Games half-marathon * Abby Hoffman, four-time Olympian (800-meter) *Matthew Hughes (athlete), Matthew Hughes (born 1989), 3000m steeplechase, gold medallist at the 2015 Pan American Games, Rio 2016 *Nikkita Holder (born 1987), 100m hurdles *Barbara Howard (athlete), Barbara Howard (1920–2017), sprinter, silver and bronze relay medalist at the 1938 British Empire Games *Harry Jerome (1940–1982), sprinter, bronze medallist in the 100m at the 1964 Summer Olympics *Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter), Ben Johnson (born 1961), sprinter, disqualified from Olympic gold medal for doping *Jennifer Joyce (born 1980), hammer thrower, silver medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games *Robert Kerr (athlete), Robert Kerr (1882–1963), sprinter, 1908 Summer Olympics medallist: a gold and a bronze *Michael LeBlanc (born 1987), sprinter, 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships *Cameron Levins (born 1989), distance runner, inaugural Canadian to win the Bowerman Award (NCAA male athlete of the year); London 2012 Olympics *Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (born 1982), 100m hurdles, silver medallist at the 2009 World Championships * Gordon Orlikow (born 1960), decathlon, heptathlon, and hurdles competitor, won medals in the 73rd Drake Relays, the 1981 Maccabiah Games and 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and the Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Men's decathlon, 1987 Pan American Games, Athletics Canada Chairman, Canadian Olympic Committee member, Korn/Ferry International partner *George Orton (1873–1958), inaugural Canadian Olympics medallist *Hank Palmer (born 1985), sprinter, 2008 Summer Olympics *Bruno Pauletto (born 1954), shot putter *Sydney David Pierce, Olympic hurdler *Gary Reed (athlete), Gary Reed (born 1981), 800m, silver medallist at the 2007 World Championships *Fanny Rosenfeld (1904–1969), runner & long jumper, world record (100-yard dash); Olympic medallist (4x100-m relay) and silver (100-m) *Scott Russell (athlete), Scott Russell (born 1979), javelin thrower, 2001 World Championships, bronze medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2008 Summer Olympics *Bruny Surin (born 1967), sprinter, tied with Donovan Bailey for Canadian 100m record *Brianne Theisen (born 1988), heptathlete, 2009 World Championships *Justyn Warner (born 1987), sprinter, 100m *Angela Whyte (born 1980), 100m hurdles, silver medallist at the 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games *Percy Williams (sprinter), Percy Williams (1908–1982), sprinter, double gold medallist at the 1928 Olympics, former world record holder in the 100m *Dylan Wykes (born 1983), marathon runner, 2009 World Championships and 2012 London Summer Olympics *Jessica Zelinka (born 1981), heptathlete and pentathlete, gold medallist at the 2007 Pan American Games

Triathlon

Brent McMahon 2021 Ironman European Championship Frankfurt

*Paula Findlay (born 1989), bronze medallist at the 2009 ITU World Championships, 2012 London Summer Olympics *Kyle Jones (triathlete), Kyle Jones (born 1984), 2012 London Olympics *Brent McMahon (born 1980), silver at the 2007 Pan American Games, bronze at the 2011 Pan American Games, 2012 London Summer Olympics *Lionel Sanders (born 1988), winner of the 2017 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships *Kathy Tremblay (born 1982), 2012 London Summer Olympics * Simon Whitfield (born 1975), gold at the 2000 Olympics and silver at the 2008 Olympics, competed at the 2012 London Summer Olympics

Water skiing

*Chantal Singer, internationally ranked waterskier

Olympic weightlifting, Weightlifting

*Louis Cyr, weightlifter *The Great Antonio, strongman and wrestler

Wrestling

* Andy Borodow (born 1969), Olympic wrestler, Maccabiah champion, Commonwealth champion *Garry Kallos (born 1956), Olympic light-heavyweight wrestler, Maccabiah champion, and sambo champion *Oleg Ladik (born 1971), Olympic wrestler *Fred Oberlander, world champion (freestyle heavyweight); Maccabiah champion *Herbert Singerman, Olympic wrestler *Howard Stupp (born 1955), Olympic wrestler *Ari Taub (wrestler), Ari Taub, Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler *David Zilberman (wrestler), David Zilberman, Olympic heavyweight wrestler

Bodybuilding Athletes

*Dayana Cadeau, Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver - bodybuilder *Cathy LeFrançois, Amqui, Quebec - bodybuilder *Chris Bumstead, Ottawa, Ontario - bodybuilder

Nationally recognized honour lists

*Bobbie Rosenfeld Award (female only) *Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame *Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century *Lionel Conacher Award (male only) *List of members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame *Lou Marsh Trophy *Velma Springstead Trophy (female only)