Bobbie Rosenfeld Award

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Named Canada's female athlete of the half-century in 1950, Bobbie Rosenfeld was an Olympic track and field champion as well as a top hockey, basketball and tennis player. Ethel Smith Fanny Rosenfeld 1928 Olympics cropped.jpg
Named Canada's female athlete of the half-century in 1950, Bobbie Rosenfeld was an Olympic track and field champion as well as a top hockey, basketball and tennis player.

The Bobbie Rosenfeld Award is an annual award given to Canada's female athlete of the year. The sports writers of the Canadian Press (CP) first conducted a poll to determine the nation's top female in 1932, naming track star Hilda Strike the winner. [1] The CP formalized the poll into an award in 1978, presenting their winner a plaque. It was named after Bobbie Rosenfeld, an all-around athlete and Olympic track and field champion whom the news organization had named its top athlete of the half-century in 1950. [2] The award is separate from the Northern Star Award, in which a select panel of sports writers vote for their top overall athlete.

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The poll was suspended for four years during the Second World War after the CP decided it could not name a sporting "hero" at a time when Canadian soldiers were fighting in Europe. [3] Figure skater Barbara Ann Scott was the first woman to lead the poll three times, accomplishing the feat in consecutive years between 1946 and 1948. [4] That total was matched by speed skater Catriona Le May Doan in 2002. [5] Golfer Marlene Streit finished top of the poll the most times, winning on five occasions between 1952 and 1963. [6]

The 2023 winner was swimmer Summer McIntosh.

Voting

The CP first voted on a athletes of the year in 1932, [1] the same year it inaugurated a poll that became the Lionel Conacher Award for the nation's top male athlete. [7] The poll is separate from the previously existing Velma Springstead Trophy, which also names a female athlete of the year and was first presented by the Women's Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada in 1932. [8] [9]

Hilda Strike was selected the first winner on a straight vote of each writer's top choice. [1] By 1935, the poll was conducted using a points system where voters ranked their top three choices. Each writer's top pick received three points, their second two, and their third one. [10] A tie occurred in 1971 as pentathlete Debbie Van Kiekebelt and high jumper Debbie Brill finished with an identical 208 points. Van Kiekebelt had more first place votes, 55 to 38, however the two women were named co-winners of the award. [11] Barbara Ann Scott was the first woman to unanimously win the award, doing so in 1947. [12] Scott nearly duplicated the feat the following year, however the lone dissenting vote was given to a mare, Victory Gift. [4]

No winner was selected for the year 1950, as the CP instead chose Bobbie Rosenfeld as Canada's female athlete of the half-century. [13] Skier Nancy Greene was voted Canada's female athlete of the century in 1999. Greene was herself a two-time winner of the annual poll, and was also an Olympic gold medallist, six-time Canadian champion and twice won the Alpine World Cup. [14] Voters selected their first disabled athlete as the winner in 2008, naming wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc the recipient of the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award after she won five gold medals and set three world records at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. [15] Golfers and swimmers have won the most awards with 14 each, followed by skiers (including biathlete Myriam Bédard) with 12. Figure skaters have 10 victories.

List of winners

Anne Heggtveit was a two-time winner in the 1960s Ann Heggtveit 1960.jpg
Anne Heggtveit was a two-time winner in the 1960s
Nancy Green was a two-time winner and named Canada's athlete of the century Nancy Greene at Sun Peaks in 2000.jpg
Nancy Green was a two-time winner and named Canada's athlete of the century
Perdita Felicien won in 2003 Perdita Felicien TK cropped.jpg
Perdita Felicien won in 2003
Catriona Le May Doan was a three-time winner Catriona Le May Doan Oh Canada.jpg
Catriona Le May Doan was a three-time winner
Chantal Petitclerc was the first disabled athlete to win the award in 2008 Chantal Petitclerc.jpg
Chantal Petitclerc was the first disabled athlete to win the award in 2008
Joannie Rochette won the award in 2010 Joannie Rochette Podium 2008 4CC.jpg
Joannie Rochette won the award in 2010
YearWinnerSportWin #Achievement
1932 Hilda Strike Track and field 1Silver medallist at the 1932 Summer Olympics [1]
1933 Ada Mackenzie Golf 1Winner of Canadian Women's open and closed championships [16]
1934 Phyllis Dewar Swimming 1Quadruple gold medallist at 1934 British Empire Games [8]
1935 Aileen Meagher Track and field 1Considered Canada's top female sprinter [10]
1936 Betty Taylor Track and field 1Bronze medallist at 1936 Summer Olympics [17]
1937 Robina Higgins Track and field 1Set Canadian record in the javelin throw [18]
1938 Noel MacDonald Basketball 1Captained her team to national championship. [19]
1939 Mary Rose Thacker Figure skating 1Won North American championship [20]
1940 Dorothy Walton Badminton 1Toronto, Ontario and Canadian champion [21]
1941 Mary Rose Thacker Figure skating 2Won North American championship for third consecutive year [22]
1942No award (Second World War) [a]
1943No award (Second World War) [a]
1944No award (Second World War) [a]
1945No award (Second World War) [a]
1946 Barbara Ann Scott Figure skating 1Canadian and North American champion [23]
1947 Barbara Ann Scott [b] Figure skating 2European and world champion [12]
1948 Barbara Ann Scott [b] Figure skating 3Gold medallist at the 1948 Winter Olympics, European and world champion [4]
1949 Irene Strong Swimming 1Holder of numerous Canadian records [24]
1950 Bobbie Rosenfeld
Athlete of the half-century [c] 		Track and field Gold and silver medallist at the 1928 Summer Olympics, set records in numerous athletics events, also played hockey, basketball and tennis [13]
1951No award [25]
1952 Marlene Streit Golf 1Winner of Canadian Women's closed championship [26]
1953 Marlene Streit Golf 2Winner of the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship [27]
1954 Marilyn Bell [b] Swimming 1First person to swim across Lake Ontario [28]
1955 Marilyn Bell Swimming 2Youngest person to swim across the English Channel [28]
1956 Marlene Streit [b] Golf 3Winner of eight tournaments, including U.S. Women's Amateur [29]
1957 Marlene Streit Golf 4Winner of Canadian closed and Ontario amateur championships [29]
1958 Lucille Wheeler [b] Skiing 1Winner of downhill and slalom world championships [30]
1959 Anne Heggtveit Skiing 1Winner of multiple European events [31]
1960 Anne Heggtveit [b] Skiing 2Gold medallist at the 1960 Winter Olympics [32]
1961 Mary Stewart Swimming 1Set world record in 110-yard butterfly [33]
1962 Mary Stewart Swimming 2Gold medallist at 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games [34]
1963 Marlene Streit Golf 5Winner of three tournaments, including Canadian open and closed championships [6]
1964 Petra Burka Figure skating 1Canadian champion and bronze medal winner at 1964 Winter Olympics [35]
1965 Petra Burka [b] Figure skating 2Winner of world championship [36]
1966 Elaine Tanner [b] Swimming 1Quadruple gold medallist at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games [37]
1967 Nancy Greene [b] Skiing 1Winner of the 1967 Alpine Skiing World Cup [38]
1968 Nancy Greene [b] Skiing 2Gold and bronze medallist at 1968 Winter Olympics and winner of the 1968 Alpine Skiing World Cup [39]
1969 Beverly Boys Diving 1Canadian champion and winner of English diving championship [40]
1970 Beverly Boys Diving 2Double gold medallist at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games [41]
1971 Debbie Van Kiekebelt [d] Pentathlon 1Gold medallist at 1971 Pan American Games [11]
1971 Debbie Brill [d] High jump 1Gold medallist at 1971 Pan American Games [11]
1972 Jocelyne Bourassa Golf 1Top-20 finish in the LPGA Tour standings [42]
1973 Karen Magnussen Figure skating 1Winner of world championship [43]
1974 Wendy Cook Swimming 1Triple gold medallist at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games [44]
1975 Nancy Garapick Swimming 1Set world record in the 200 metre backstroke [45]
1976 Kathy Kreiner Skiing 1Gold medallist at the 1976 Winter Olympics [46]
1977 Cindy Nicholas Swimming 1First woman and fastest person to complete a double crossing of the English Channel [47]
1978 Diane Jones-Konihowski Pentathlon 1Gold medallist at the 1978 Commonwealth Games [2]
1979 Sandra Post [b] Golf 1Second on the LPGA Tour, earned more prize money in a single year than any previous Canadian golfer [48]
1980 Sandra Post Golf 2Earned over US$100,000 on LPGA Tour [49]
1981 Tracey Wainman Figure skating 1Winner of the St. Ivel International [50]
1982 Gerry Sorensen Skiing 1Winner of the downhill world championship [51]
1983 Carling Bassett Tennis 1Winner of one tournament and finalist in two others as first year professional [52]
1984 Sylvie Bernier Diving 1Gold medallist at the 1984 Summer Olympics [53]
1985 Carling Bassett Tennis 2Ranked 17th in the world by the Women's Tennis Association [54]
1986 Laurie Graham Skiing 1Seven top-three finishes and third overall in downhill [55]
1987 Carolyn Waldo Synchronized swimming 1Double gold medallist at World Aquatic Championships [56]
1988 Carolyn Waldo [b] Synchronized swimming 2Double gold medallist at the 1988 Summer Olympics [57]
1989 Helen Kelesi Tennis 1Ranked 13th in the world by the Women's Tennis Association [58]
1990 Helen Kelesi Tennis 2First woman to win four consecutive national senior championships [59]
1991 Silken Laumann [b] Rowing 1 World champion in single skulls and World Cup winner [60]
1992 Silken Laumann Rowing 2Won bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, less than three months after serious accident that doctors predicted would end her career [25] [61]
1993 Kate Pace Skiing 1Winner of the downhill world championship [62]
1994 Myriam Bédard [b] Biathlon 1Double gold medallist at 1994 Winter Olympics [63]
1995 Susan Auch Speed skating 1Won silver and bronze medals at world championships, second overall in World Cup [64]
1996 Alison Sydor Cycling 1Silver medallist at 1996 Summer Olympics, world champion and World Cup winner [65]
1997 Lorie Kane Golf 1Earned Canadian record of US$426,000 on LPGA Tour [66]
1998 Catriona Le May Doan Speed skating 1Gold and bronze medallist at 1998 Winter Olympics, leader in the World Cup at both 500 and 1000 metres [67]
1999 Nancy Greene
Athlete of the century [c] 		Skiing Olympic gold medallist, two-time Alpine World Cup champion, six-time Canadian champion [14]
2000 Lorie Kane Golf 2Winner of three LPGA Tour events [68]
2001 Catriona Le May Doan Speed skating 2Canadian and world champion, set world record at 500 metres [69]
2002 Catriona Le May Doan [b] Speed skating 3Gold medallist at 2002 Winter Olympics, world champion, overall champion and set Olympic record at 500 metres [5]
2003 Perdita Felicien Track and field 1World champion in the 100 metres hurdles. [70]
2004 Lori-Ann Muenzer Cycling 1Gold medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [71]
2005 Cindy Klassen Speed skating 1Set four world records en route to winning eight medals on World Cup circuit. [72]
2006 Cindy Klassen [b] Speed skating 2Won five medals (one gold, two silver, two bronze – Canadian record) at the 2006 Winter Olympics. [73]
2007 Hayley Wickenheiser Ice hockey 1Captained Team Canada to world championship gold and named the most valuable player of the tournament. [74]
2008 Chantal Petitclerc [b] Wheelchair racing 1Won five gold medals and set three world records at 2008 Summer Paralympics. [15]
2009 Aleksandra Wozniak Tennis 1First Canadian in ten years to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam event. [75]
2010 Joannie Rochette Figure skating 1Won the bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics days after her mother died of a heart attack. [76]
2011 Jennifer Heil Freestyle skiing 1Finished her career by winning two gold medals in women's moguls at the Freestyle Skiing World Championships. [77]
2012 Christine Sinclair [b] Soccer 1Led Team Canada to a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer. [78]
2013 Eugenie Bouchard Tennis 1Climbed to number 32 in the WTA rankings, was named Newcomer of the Year. [79]
2014 Eugenie Bouchard Tennis 2Reached number 5 in the WTA rankings, was named Most Improved Player, reached Wimbledon Finals. [80]
2015 Brooke Henderson Golf 1First Canadian to win on the LPGA Tour in more than a decade. [81]
2016 Penny Oleksiak [b] Swimming 1Won four medals (including one gold) at the 2016 Summer Olympics in swimming [82]
2017 Brooke Henderson Golf 2Won two LPGA Tour events, finishing 6th on the money list. [83]
2018 Brooke Henderson Golf 3Won two LPGA Tour events, first Canadian winner of the Canadian Women's Open title in 45 years, 4th on the money list. [84]
2019 Bianca Andreescu [b] Tennis 1Became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title by capturing the US Open women's singles championship [85]
2020 Christine Sinclair Soccer 2Became the all-time leading goal scorer in international play. [86]
2021 Leylah Fernandez Tennis 1Winner of the 2021 Monterrey Open and finalist at the 2021 US Open. [87]
2022 Marie-Philip Poulin [b] Ice hockey 1Captained Team Canada to gold medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2022 World Championship, scoring her third Olympic game-winning goal at the former. [88]
2023 Summer McIntosh Swimming 1Won two gold medals at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships and set two world records. [89]

Notes

a According to the Canadian Press, the award was discontinued between 1942 and 1945 because "sports writers decided athletes cannot rate as heroes while young Canadian pilots, paratroopers and corvette gunners fought for freedom in the shadow of death". [3]

b Denotes athlete also won the Northern Star Award as Canadian athlete of the year [90]

c No winner was announced for the years 1950 or 1999 as the Canadian Press instead voted for athlete of the half-century and century, respectively. [91]

d Joint winners named in 1971

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