List of Canadian sports personalities
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The following is a list of Canadian sports personalities.
- 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)
Olympic athletes
- Alex Baumann, Sudbury
- Patrick Chan, Ottawa
- Victor Davis, Guelph
- Andre De Grasse, Scarborough/Markham
- Lori Dupuis, Cornwall
- Mark Fawcett, Nelson, British Columbia
- Rosie MacLennan, King City
- Conlin McCabe, Brockville
- Scott Moir, London
- Dylan Moscovitch, medalist pair skater
- Elvis Stojko, Richmond Hill
- Adam van Koeverden, Oakville
- Tessa Virtue, London
- Simon Whitfield, Kingston
Uncategorised professional athletes
- Dayana Cadeau, Vancouver - bodybuilder
- Nick Denis, North Bay - MMA fighter
- Cathy LeFrançois, Amqui, Quebec - bodybuilder
Alpine 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
- Dave Irwin
- 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
- Kathy Kreiner, alpine skiing, giant slalom, Olympic gold medal, 1976
- Kerrin Lee-Gartner, alpine skiing, downhill, Olympic gold medal, 1992
- Manuel Osborne-Paradis, North Vancouver, British Columbia
- 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
Australian rules football
- Mike Pyke, former Canada rugby union international and first Canadian to play for an AFL premiership (championship) team
Automobile racing
- Patrick Carpentier
- Ron Fellows, 24 Hours of Le Mans GTS class winner
- Scott Goodyear
- James Hinchcliffe
- Greg Moore (1975–1999)
- 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
Baseball
- Reggie Cleveland
- Rheal Cormier
- Tom Daly, MLB player and coach
- Éric Gagné, 2003 NL Cy Young Award
- Ferguson Jenkins, MLB Hall of Fame member
- Corey Koskie
- Joseph Lannin, owner of the Boston Red Sox who signed Babe Ruth
- Kirk McCaskill
- Terry Puhl
- Paul Quantrill
- Chris Reitsma
- Goody Rosen, MLB All-Star outfielder
- George Selkirk, succeeded Babe Ruth in right field for NY Yankees
- Matt Stairs
- Adam Stern, MLB outfielder
- Larry Walker, 1997 NL MVP
- Nigel Wilson
- Jeff Zimmerman
Current players
- Jason Bay, 2004 NL Rookie of the Year
- Érik Bédard
- Jesse Crain
- Ryan Dempster
- Scott Diamond
- Jeff Francis
- Aaron Guiel
- Rich Harden
- Blake Hawksworth
- George Kottaras
- Pete Laforest
- Brett Lawrie
- Adam Loewen
- Russell Martin
- Scott Mathieson
- Justin Morneau, 2006 American League MVP
- Mike Nickeas
- Pete Orr
- Ryan Radmanovich
- Adam Stern
- Mark Teahen
- Scott Thorman
- Joey Votto, 2010 National League MVP
Basketball
Current NBA players
- Joel Anthony
- Tyler Ennis
- Cory Joseph
- Kris Joseph
- Trey Lyles
- Andrew Nicholson
- Kelly Olynyk
- Dwight Powell
- Robert Sacre
- Nik Stauskas
- Tristan Thompson
- Andrew Wiggins
Current WNBA players
Playing in overseas leagues
Playing in other North American professional leagues
- Anthony Bennett, first Canadian to be drafted #1 overall in the NBA Draft
- Sim Bhullar, notable as the first person of Indian descent to play in the NBA
- Keanau Post
Current NCAA Division I players
Former NCAA Division I players awaiting professional play
Retired
- Jordan Adams
- Norm Baker, inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979
- Hank Biasatti, inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001
- Ron Crevier
- 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
- Lars Hansen
- Bob Houbregs, inducted into the Basketball Hall of fame in 1987
- Todd MacCulloch
- Jamaal Magloire
- James Naismith (1861–1939), teacher; invented the game of basketball
- Steve Nash, 2005, 2006 NBA MVP, 2007 MVP runner-up
- Leo Rautins
- Mike Smrek
- Gino Sovran
- Ernie Vandeweghe
- Bill Wennington, won three championships with the Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997 and 1998)
- Jim Zoet
Biathlon
- Myriam Bédard (born 1969), Olympic gold medalist
- Zina Kocher
Bobsleigh
- Lascelles Brown, Olympic silver medal, 2006
- Vic Emery, 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[1]
- Tommy Burns (1881–1955), world heavyweight boxing champion
- George Chuvalo
- Willie DeWitt
- Yvon Durelle
- Freddy Fuller
- Arturo Gatti, former WBC world Super Lightweight champion
- Otis Grant, current WBC Super Middleweight international champion
- Kirk Johnson
- Sam Langford
- Mark Leduc
- Lennox Lewis, grew up in Canada; competed for Canada in the Olympics in 1988, winning a gold medal
- Eric Lucas, former WBC world champion (1999–2001) Supermiddleweight
- Sammy Luftspring, welterweight boxing champion, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Steve Molitor, former IBF Super Bantamweight champion, record of 33–3 (12 KOs) as of September 2012
- Jean Pascal, former IBO, WBC, Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion of the World
- Donovan Ruddock
- Shane Sutcliffe, former Canadian heavyweight champion, defeated former world champion "Neon" Leon Spinks by 8 round decision in 1994
Cricket
Cycling
- Ryder Hesjedal, 7th overall at the 2010 Tour de France, winner of 2012 Giro d'Italia
- Andreas Hestler
- Alison Sydor
Cross-country skiing
- Brian McKeever (born 1979), multiple Paralympic gold and silver medals
- Robin McKeever (born 1973), multiple Paralympic gold and silver medals
- Beckie Scott, Olympic gold medal, 2002
Curling
- Sherry Anderson
- Dawn Askin
- Matt Baldwin
- Cheryl Bernard
- Jan Betker
- Suzanne Birt
- Marilyn Bodogh
- Kerry Burtnyk
- Garnet Campbell
- Chelsea Carey
- Jim Cotter
- Andrea Crawford
- Mark Dacey
- Lyall Dagg
- Mabel DeWare
- Don Duguid
- John Epping
- Randy Ferbey
- Rick Folk
- Rob Fowler
- Kerry Galusha
- Hec Gervais
- Alison Goring
- Ab Gowanlock
- Brad Gushue
- Al Hackner
- Jenn Hanna
- Mike Harris
- Richard Hart
- Ben Hebert
- Guy Hemmings
- Amber Holland
- Rachel Homan
- Heather Houston
- Glenn Howard
- Russ Howard
- Gordon Hudson
- Brad Jacobs
- Colleen Jones
- Jennifer Jones
- Marc Kennedy
- Cathy King
- Shannon Kleibrink
- Jamie Koe
- Kevin Koe
- Brent Laing
- Connie Laliberte
- Penny LaRocque
- Marie-France Larouche
- Kelley Law
- Kaitlyn Lawes
- Stefanie Lawton
- Ed Lukowich
- Jack MacDuff
- Murray Macneill
- Cliff Manahan
- Kevin Martin
- Greg McAulay
- Krista McCarville
- Mike McEwen
- Joyce McKee
- Orest Meleschuk
- Jean-Michel Ménard
- Sherry Middaugh
- Wayne Middaugh
- Marj Mitchell
- Linda Moore
- John Morris
- Dave Nedohin
- Heather Nedohin
- Ron Northcott
- Jill Officer
- Scott Patterson
- Vic Peters
- Vera Pezer
- Ernie Richardson
- Pat Ryan
- Pat Sanders
- Craig Savill
- Sandra Schmirler (1963–2000)
- Kelly Scott
- Julie Skinner
- Heather Smith-Dacey
- Lindsay Sparkes
- Jeff Stoughton
- Billy Walsh
- Ed Werenich
- Pappy Wood
Disc sports
- Ken Westerfield, disc sport (Frisbee) pioneer, athlete, showman, promoter
Figure skating
- Kurt Browning
- Patrick Chan
- Toller Cranston
- Donald Jackson
- Elizabeth Manley
- Dylan Moscovitch, Olympic medalist pair skater
- Brian Orser
- Cynthia Phaneuf
- Jennifer Robinson
- Joannie Rochette
- Louis Rubenstein, (pre-Olympic) World Championship gold, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
- Jamie Salé and David Pelletier, pairs, Olympic gold
- Emanuel Sandhu
- Barbara Ann Scott, Olympic gold medal
- Elvis Stojko
- Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, 2010 Winter Olympics gold
- Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul, pairs
- Tracey Wainman
Football
- Roger Aldag, retired CFL offensive lineman
- Oshiomogho Atogwe, Philadelphia Eagles free safety
- Jamie Boreham, retired CFL kicker
- Doug Brown, retired CFL and NFL defensive tackle
- Nate Burleson, Detroit Lions wide receiver
- Noah Cantor, DT, Canadian Football League
- Steve Christie, NFL placekicker
- Pinball Clemons, current Vice Chair for Toronto Argonauts, born in the United States
- Lionel Conacher, former CFL halfback
- Royal Copeland
- Peter Dalla Riva
- Vince Danielsen, retired CFL quarterback
- Jason David, New Orleans Saints
- Rocky Dipietro
- Ray Elgaard
- Don Fuell
- Tony Gabriel
- Russ Jackson
- Teyo Johnson, free agent, NFL tight end
- Danny Kepley
- Joe Krol
- Normie Kwong
- Rueben Mayes, former NFL running back
- Angelo Mosca, retired CFL defensive tackle
- Eddie Murray, retired NFL placekicker
- Bronko Nagurski (1908–1990), Chicago Bears legend, member of US Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Dave Ridgway
- Mark Rypien, former NFL quarterback
- Dave Sapunjis
- Annis Stukus, former CFL player and executive
- Shaun Suisham, Pittsburgh Steelers placekicker
- Mike Vanderjagt, retired placekicker for several CFL, NFL and Arena league teams
- Troy Westwood
Golf
- Stephen Ames, born in Trinidad and Tobago
- Al Balding
- Dave Barr, winner of two PGA Tour events (1981 Quad Cities Open, 1987 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic)
- Jocelyne Bourassa, winner of the 1973 Canadian Women's Open
- Dawn Coe-Jones
- Gail Graham
- Dan Halldorson
- Laurie Kane
- George Knudson
- Jim Nelford
- Moe Norman
- Sandra Post
- Sandy Somerville
- Mike Weir, winner of the 2003 Masters Tournament
- Jennifer Wyatt, winner of the 1992 Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic
- Richard "Dick" Zokol
Gymnastics
Horse racing and equestrian sports
- Ted Atkinson, Hall of Fame jockey
- Russell Baze (born 1958), Hall of Fame jockey; currently #2 winningest jockey in history
- Big Ben, world show-jumping champion
- Billyjojimbob, distinguished aged trotter; winner of the Elitlopp
- John Campbell, harness racing driver
- Dance Smartly, Canadian Triple Crown, Breeders' Cup champion
- Jim Day, Olympic equestrian gold medalist, champion thoroughbred trainer
- Stewart Elliott, thoroughbred racing jockey
- Hervé Filion, harness racing driver
- Sandy Hawley, Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey
- John Hayes (1917–1998), harness racing driver
- Johnny Longden (1907–2003), Hall of Fame jockey
- Ian Millar (born 1947), owner and rider of Big Ben
- Nijinsky II, last English Triple Crown winner
- Northern Dancer, Canada's most successful and beloved race horse
- Red Pollard (1909–1981), Seabiscuit's jockey
- Strike Out, harness racing champion
- Ron Turcotte (born 1941), Hall of Fame jockey of Secretariat
- George Woolf (1910–1946), Hall of Fame jockey
Ice hockey
See also: List of NHL players
- Syl Apps
- Jean Beliveau
- Todd Bertuzzi
- Mike Bossy
- Jennifer Botterill
- Ray Bourque (born 1960), five-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
- Martin Brodeur, more NHL wins than any other goaltender
- Hy Buller, NHL All-Star defenceman
- Michael Cammalleri, Canada, left wing (Calgary Flames)
- Cassie Campbell
- Don Cherry
- Mike Craig
- Sidney Crosby
- Marcel Dionne
- Steve Dubinsky, NHL center
- Matt Duchene
- Bill Durnan
- Phil Esposito
- Tony Esposito
- Mike Fisher, Peterborough
- Danny Gallivan, play-by-play announcer
- Bernie Geoffrion, "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
- Danielle Goyette
- Wayne Gretzky (born 1961), "The Great One", holds most NHL scoring records
- George Hainsworth
- Glenn Hall
- Doug Harvey, seven-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
- Dany Heatley
- Jayna Hefford
- Paul Henderson, scored winning goal in 1972 Canada/USSR match
- Foster Hewitt (1902–1985), play-by-play announcer
- Corey Hirsch, NHL goaltender
- Tim Horton
- Bronco Horvath
- Gordie Howe, held most NHL scoring records before Gretzky
- Kelly Hrudey
- Bobby Hull, the "Golden Jet"; first player in the NHL to score more than 50 goals in a season
- Brett Hull, star for several teams, son of Bobby Hull
- Jarome Iginla
- Curtis Joseph, Keswick
- Paul Kariya
- Duncan Keith
- Red Kelly
- Ted Kennedy
- Dave Keon
- Max Labovitch
- Reggie Leach
- Guy Lafleur
- Mario Lemieux, player/owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Eric Lindros
- Roberto Luongo
- Ron MacLean
- Frank Mahovlich
- Mark Messier, starred alongside Gretzky during Edmonton Oilers dynasty and Captain of New York Rangers when they won the Cup in 1994
- Stan Mikita
- Howie Morenz, voted top athlete of the first half of the 20th century
- Bill Mosienko
- Rick Nash
- Rob Niedermayer
- Scott Niedermayer
- Bobby Nystrom, 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
- Bernie Parent
- Cherie Piper
- Jacques Plante (1929–1986), pioneered active defensive play and use of face masks by goalies
- Denis Potvin
- Manon Rhéaume (born 1972), first woman to play in a men's professional game
- Maurice Richard (1921–2000), "The Rocket", first player to score 50 goals in a season
- Brad Richards, Stanley Cup and Lady Byng trophy winner
- Larry Robinson, Hall of Fame defenseman
- Patrick Roy
- Jim Rutherford, Beeton
- Kim St-Pierre, goaltender for Canada's Women's National Hockey team from 1999 to 2011
- Joe Sakic
- Derek Sanderson
- Serge Savard
- Terry Sawchuk
- Luke Schenn
- Patrick Sharp
- Eddie Shore
- Darryl Sittler
- Sami Jo Small
- Trevor Smith, NHL centre
- Eric Staal, Thunder Bay
- Jordan Staal, Thunder Bay
- Marc Staal, Thunder Bay
- Steven Stamkos, Markham
- Ronnie Stern, NHL right wing
- Vicky Sunohara
- Frederick Cyclone Taylor
- Joe Thornton, NHL centre (San Jose Sharks)
- Jonathan Toews, captain (Chicago Blackhawks)
- Raffi Torres, Toronto
- Mike Veisor, NHL goaltender
- Stephen Weiss, 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)
- Steve Yzerman, GM of Tampa Bay Lightning, long-time captain of Detroit Red Wings
Judo
- Mark Berger, Olympic silver and bronze (heavyweight)
Lacrosse
Mixed martial arts
- Patrick Côté
- Gary Goodridge
- Jonathan Goulet
- TJ Grant
- Mark Hominick
- Denis Kang
- David Loiseau
- Rory MacDonald
- Carlos Newton, former UFC welterweight champion
- Georges St-Pierre, UFC welterweight 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 medalist 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 (Lawrence Shreve) (born 1941)
- Chris Benoit (1967–2007)
- Traci Brooks (born 1975)
- Don Callis (born 1969)
- Christian Cage (Jason Reso) (born 1973)
- Rene Dupree (Rene Goguen) (born 1983)
- Earthquake (John Tenta) (1963–2006)
- Edge (Adam Copeland) (born 1973)
- Ronnie Garvin
- Sylvain Grenier
- Hart wrestling family:
- Stu Hart (1915–2003), family patriarch
- Smith Hart (born 1948)
- Bruce Hart (born 1950)
- Keith Hart (born 1951)
- Dean Hart (1954–1990)
- Bret 'The Hitman' Hart (born 1957)
- Ross Hart (born 1960)
- Ben Bassarab (born 1960), former husband of Stu's daughter Alison Hart
- 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 (Edward Annis) (born 1980), son of Stu's daughter Georgia Hart and American wrestler B.J. Annis (born c. 1947)
- Tyson Kidd (TJ Wilson) (born 1980), current husband of Natalya (Natalie Neidhart)
- Natalya (Natalie Neidhart) (born 1982), daughter of Stu's daughter Ellie Hart and American wrestler Jim Neidhart (born 1955)
- David Hart Smith (Harry Smith) (born 1985), son of Diana Hart and Davey Boy Smith
- Pete Wilson (born 1985), husband of Brooke B. Hart, daughter of Alison Hart and Ben Bassarab.
- Stu Hart (1915–2003), family patriarch
- Chris Jericho (Chris Irvine) (born 1970)
- Gail Kim (born 1976)
- Kurrgan (Robert Maillet) (born 1969)
- Santino Marella (Anthony Carelli)
- Rick Martel
- Fred Oberlander, world champion (freestyle heavyweight); Maccabiah champion
- Kenny Omega (Tyson Smith) (born 1983)
- Maryse Ouellet
- 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 Evers) (born 1969)
- Trish Stratus (Patricia Stratigias) (born 1975)
- Val Venis (Sean Morley) (born 1971)
- Vampiro (Ian Hodgkinson) (born 1967)
- Whipper Billy Watson (1915–1990)
- Petey Williams (born 1981)
- Eric Young (born 1980)
- Sami Zayn (born 1984)
Rowing, kayaking
Rugby union
Skeleton
- Jon Montgomery, Olympic gold medal, 2010
- Jeff Pain, Olympic silver medal, 2006
Snowboarding
- Mark McMorris, Olympic bronze medalist
- Ross Rebagliati, Olympic snowboarding champion
- Maelle Ricker, Olympic gold medalist
Soccer (football)
- Adam Braz, soccer defender (Montreal Impact and national team)
- Jim Brennan
- John Catliff
- Jonathan de Guzman
- Julian de Guzman, 2007 Gold Cup MVP
- Dwayne De Rosario, 2007 MLS Cup MVP
- David Edgar
- Rob Friend
- Gottfried Fuchs, German national team
- Owen Hargreaves, England international
- Junior Hoilett
- Charmaine Hooper
- Atiba Hutchinson
- Simeon Jackson
- Will Johnson
- Bobby Lenarduzzi
- Kevin McKenna, Team Canada Captain
- Dale Mitchell
- Jimmy Nicholl, played for N. Ireland
- Olivier Occéan
- Pedro Pacheco
- Paul Peschisolido
- Tomasz Radzinski
- Randy Samuel
- Christine Sinclair
- Paul Stalteri
- John van't Schip, played for the Netherlands
Speed skating
Long track
- Susan Auch
- Gaétan Boucher, four-time Olympic medalist, 1980, 1984
- Lela Brooks
- Sylvia Burka
- Sylvie Daigle
- Charles Gorman
- Clara Hughes
- Catriona Le May Doan
- Christine Nesbitt, Olympic gold medalist, 1000m long track, 2010
- Frank Stack
- Jeremy Wotherspoon, world record holder at 500m
Short track
- Guillaume Bastille, Olympic gold medalist, 2010
- Isabelle Charest
- Sylvie Daigle, Olympic gold medalist, 1992
- Marc Gagnon, Olympic gold medalist, 1998 and 2002
- Charles Hamelin, Olympic gold medalist, 2010
- François Hamelin, Olympic gold medalist, 2010
- Olivier Jean, Olympic gold medalist, 2010
- Nathalie Lambert, Olympic gold medalist, 1992
- Annie Perreault, Olympic gold medalist, 1992 and 1998
- Kalyna Roberge
Squash
- Jonathon Power, the only North American squash player to attain the #1 world ranking
- Graham Ryding
Swimming – diving
- Alex Baumann, 1984 medley Olympic champion
- Marilyn Bell, first person to swim Lake Ontario
- Sylvie Bernier, Canada's first gold medal in Olympic diving
- Victor Davis (1964–1989), Olympic swimming champion
- Alexandre Despatie, world diving champion
- Mark Tewksbury, Olympic gold medalist
Synchronized swimming
Tennis
- Carling Bassett-Seguso
- Eugenie Bouchard, highest world ranking #5
- Frank Dancevic
- Sharon Fichman[2]
- Helen Kelesi
- Glenn Michibata
- Daniel Nestor
- Vasek Pospisil
- Milos Raonic, highest world ranking #4
- Andrew Sznajder
- Aleksandra Wozniak
Track and field
- Jamie Adjetey-Nelson (born 1984), decathlete and gold medalist 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 Olympics
- Jared Connaughton (born 1985), sprinter, 100m and 200m
- Reid Coolsaet born (1979), marathon runner, London 2012 Olympics
- Bruce Deacon (born 1966), marathon runner, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games
- Andre De Grasse (born 1994), sprinter, 100m Bronze, 200m Silver, and 4x100m relay Bronze Medalist at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games
- 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
- Sam Effah (born 1988), sprinter, 100m
- Alice Falaiye (born 1978), long jumper, gold medalist 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 medalist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Sultana Frizell (born 1984), hammer thrower, gold medalist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Phylicia George (born 1987), 100m hurdles
- Eric Gillis born (1980), marathon runner, 2008 Beijing & London 2012 Olympics
- Nikkita Holder (born 1987), 100m hurdles
- Harry Jerome (1940–1982), sprinter, bronze medalist in the 100m at the 1964 Olympic Games
- Ben Johnson (born 1961), sprinter, disqualified from Olympic gold medal for doping
- Jennifer Joyce (born 1980), hammer thrower, silver medalist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Robert Kerr (1882–1963), sprinter, Olympic gold and bronze medalist at the 1908 Olympics
- Michael LeBlanc (born 1987), sprinter, 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
- Cameron Levins (born 1989), distance runner, first Canadian to win the Bowerman Award (NCAA male athlete of the year), London 2012 Olympics
- Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (born 1982), 100m hurdles, silver medalist at the 2009 World Championships
- George Orton (1873–1958), first Canadian to become Olympic champion
- Hank Palmer (born 1985), sprinter, 2008 Olympics
- Gary Reed (born 1981), 800m, silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships
- Fanny Rosenfeld (1904–1969), runner & long jumper, world record (100-yard dash); Olympic champion (4x100-m relay) and silver (100-m)
- Scott Russell (born 1979), javelin thrower, 2001 World Championships, bronze medalist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2008 Olympic Games
- 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 medalist at the 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games
- Percy Williams (1908–1982), sprinter, double gold medalist at the 1928 Olympics, former world record holder in the 100m
- Dylan Wykes (born 1983), marathon runner, 2009 World Championships and London 2012 Olympics
- Jessica Zelinka (born 1981), heptathlete and pentathlete, gold medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games
Triathlon
- Paula Findlay (born 1989), bronze medalist at the 2009 ITU World Championships, London 2012 Olympics
- Kyle Jones (born 1984), London 2012 Olympics
- Brent McMahon (born 1980), silver at the 2007 Pan American Games, bronze at the 2011 Pan American Games, London 2012 Olympics
- Kathy Tremblay (born 1982), London 2012 Olympics
- Simon Whitfield (born 1975), gold at the 2000 Olympics and silver at the 2008 Olympics, competed at the London 2012 Olympics
Weightlifting
- Louis Cyr, weightlifter
- The Great Antonio, strongman and wrestler
Wrestling
- Ari Taub, Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
- David Zilberman, Olympic heavyweight wrestler
References
- ↑ Craig Ballantyne (September 21, 1938). "Negro Scores Win Before 5,000 Fans; Berger is Victor". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ↑ Stuart Chelin (July 22, 2004). "Jewish youngster opens Toronto tennis center". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
Further reading
- Mooney, Maggie (2010), Canada's Top 100: The Greatest Athletes of All Time, Greystone Books, ISBN 9781553655572
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