Alwyn Morris

Alwyn Morris

Personal information
Born	November 22, 1957 Kahnawake, Quebec
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Canoe racing
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Canada Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles K-2 1000 m 1984 Los Angeles K-2 500 m World Championships 1982 Belgrade K-2 1000 m 1983 Tampere K-2 500 m

Alwyn Morris, CM (born November 22, 1957) is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Los Angeles in 1984 with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-2 500 m events.

Morris also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1982) and a bronze (K-2 500 m: 1983).

A member of the Mohawk nation in Kahnawake, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1985. He received the National Aboriginal Achievement Award, now the Indspire Awards, in the sports category in 1996. In an April 2009 interview, Morris indicated that he was awarded the Order of Canada for "... work with Aboriginal youth in the field of Alcohol and Drug abuse" and that he was senior advisor to the Chief and Council of the Kahnawake Mohawks for twelve years.

Morris was honored in 2009, bearing the 2010 Olympic torch through the Kahnawake Territory.^[1]

References

• Alwyn Morris at The Canadian Encyclopedia
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile
• CBC News: Olympic Torch Cheered in Mohawk Community

1. CBC News: Olympic Torch Cheered in Mohawk Community