List of Canadian sports personalities

The following is a list of Canadian sports personalities.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Olympic athletes

• Jean-Paul Banos (born 1961), fencer
• Alex Baumann, Sudbury, swimmer
• Josh Binstock (born 1981), volleyball player
• Patrick Chan, Ottawa
• Victor Davis, Guelph, swimmer
• Andre De Grasse, Scarborough/Markham
• Sarah Douglas, Burlington sailor
• Lori Dupuis, Cornwall, hockey player
• Dave Edge (born 1954), British-Canadian Olympic long-distance runner
• Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Olympic judoka
• Mark Fawcett, Nelson, British Columbia
• Shaul Gordon (born 1994), Canadian-Israeli Olympic sabre fencer
• Alex Harvey, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, cross-country skier
• Wendy Lumby, Calgary, Alberta
• Rosie MacLennan, King City
• Conlin McCabe, Brockville, rower
• Scott Moir, London
• Dylan Moscovitch, medallist pairs skater
• Garth Pischke, indoor beach volleyball player
• Sam Schachter, Olympic beach volleyball player
• Elvis Stojko, Richmond Hill
• Adam van Koeverden, Oakville, kayaker
• Tessa Virtue, London, ice dancer
• Simon Whitfield, Kingston
• Curt Harnett, Thunder Bay, cyclist

Australian rules football

• Mike Pyke (born 1984), former Canada rugby union international and first Canadian to play for an AFL premiership (championship) team

Automobile racing

Lance Stroll

• Patrick Carpentier
• Ron Fellows, 24 Hours of Le Mans GTS class winner
• Scott Goodyear
• James Hinchcliffe
• Nicholas Latifi
• Raphaël Lessard
• Greg Moore (1975–1999)
• Bruno Spengler, DTM 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

Freddie Freeman

Ferguson Jenkins

Adam Stern

Joey Votto

• Jason Bay, 3x MLB All Star, 2004 NL Rookie of the Year
• Érik Bédard
• Reggie Cleveland
• Rhéal Cormier
• Jesse Crain, All Star
• Tom Daly, Major League Baseball (MLB) player and coach
• Ryan Dempster, 2x MLB All Star
• Scott Diamond
• Jeff Francis
• Éric Gagné, 3x MLB All Star, Cy Young Award winner (2003)
• Aaron Guiel
• Rich Harden
• Blake Hawksworth
• Ferguson Jenkins, 3x MLB All Star, first Canadian to gain election to National Baseball Hall of Fame (1991) ^[1]
• George Kottaras
• Pete Laforest
• 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
• Kirk McCaskill
• Justin Morneau, 2006 American League MVP, 4x All Star
• Mike Nickeas
• Pete Orr
• Terry Puhl, MLB All Star, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
• Paul Quantrill, All Star
• Ryan Radmanovich
• Chris Reitsma
• Goody Rosen, 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 (born 1980)
• Mark Teahen
• Scott Thorman
• Larry Walker, first Canadian to win the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) of Major League Baseball (1997), 5x All Star ^[2]
• Nigel Wilson
• Jeff Zimmerman, All Star

Current players

• John Axford
• Freddie Freeman, Canadian-American, 8x MLB All Star
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Canadian-Dominican, 4x MLB All Star
• Josh Naylor, All Star
• Tyler O'Neill
• James Paxton, pitched a no hitter in 2018
• Nick Pivetta (born 1993)
• Zach Pop (born 1996)
• Abraham Toro (born 1996)
• Joey Votto (born 1983), Canadian-American, 2010 National League MVP, 6x MLB All Star
• Andy Yerzy (born 1998), catcher/first baseman

Basketball

Current NBA players

RJ Barrett

Andrew Wiggins

Rick Fox

Steve Nash

• Nickeil Alexander-Walker
• Dalano Banton
• RJ Barrett
• Chris Boucher
• Oshae Brissett
• Dillon Brooks
• Luguentz Dort
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
• Cory Joseph
• Trey Lyles
• Jamal Murray
• Andrew Nembhard
• Kelly Olynyk
• Dwight Powell
• Tristan Thompson
• Andrew Wiggins

Current WNBA players

• Kia Nurse

Playing in overseas leagues

• Caleb Agada
• Kyle Alexander
• Khem Birch
• Marcus Carr
• Levon Kendall
• Elijah Mitrou-Long
• Andrew Nicholson
• Kevin Pangos
• Ari Rosenberg
• Marial Shayok
• Simisola Shittu (born 1999) ^[3]
• Lindell Wigginton

Playing in other North American professional leagues

• Sim Bhullar, notable as the first person of Indian descent to play in the NBA
• Tyler Ennis

Coaches

• Jay Triano, first Canadian-born coach

Former NCAA Division I players awaiting professional play

• Nirra Fields
• Ruth Hamblin
• Kyle Wiltjer

Retired

• Jordan Adams
• Norm Baker, inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979
• Rowan Barrett
• Hank Biasatti, 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
• 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

Zina Kocher

• Myriam Bédard (born 1969), Olympic gold medallist
• Zina Kocher (born 1982)

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

Moe Herscovitch

Lennox Lewis

Sammy Luftspring

• Trevor Berbick, former WBC heavyweight champion
• Maxie Berger, world champion junior welterweight ^[4]
• Tommy Burns (1881–1955), world heavyweight boxing champion
• George Chuvalo (born 1937), heavyweight, five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and two-time world heavyweight title challenger, Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
• Willie DeWitt, heavyweight
• Yvon Durelle (1929–2007), Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and Heavyweight
• Al Foreman (1904–1954), won the Canadian lightweight title, British Boxing Board of Control British lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title
• Freddy Fuller, light welterweight
• Arturo Gatti, former WBC world Super Lightweight champion
• Otis Grant, WBC Super Middleweight international champion
• Moe Herscovitch, middleweight, Olympic bronze medal winner
• Kirk Johnson, heavyweight
• Sam Langford, Lightweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Light heavyweight, and Heavyweight
• Mark Leduc, Light Welterweight
• Lennox Lewis, grew up in Canada; competed for Canada in the Olympics in 1988, winning a gold medal
• Eric Lucas (born 1971), former WBC supermiddleweight world champion (1999–2001)
• Sammy Luftspring, welterweight boxing champion, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
• Steve Molitor, former IBF Super Bantamweight champion, record of 33–3 (12 KOs) as of September 2012
• Tokunbo Olajide, 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, Canadian former heavyweight champion, defeated former world champion "Neon" Leon Spinks by 8-round decision in 1994

Cricket

• Ashish Bagai
• Ian Billcliff
• Rizwan Cheema
• John Davison
• Navneet Dhaliwal
• Nikhil Dutta
• Romesh Eranga
• Jeremy Gordon
• Dillon Heyliger
• Abraash Khan
• Nicholas Kirton
• Nitish Kumar
• Junaid Siddiqui
• Ravinderpal Singh
• Hamza Tariq
• Rodrigo Thomas
• Srimantha Wijeratne
• Saad Bin Zafar

Cross-country skiing

Drew Goldsack

• Shirley Firth
• Drew Goldsack (born 1981), cross country skier, 2x Olympian
• Brian McKeever (born 1979), multiple Paralympic gold and silver medals
• Robin McKeever (born 1973), multiple Paralympic gold and silver medals
• Esther Miller
• Beckie Scott, Olympic gold medal, 2002
• Irvin Servold

CrossFit

• Jeffrey Adler
• Brent Fikowski
• Emma Lawson
• Patrick Vellner

Curling

Marc Kennedy

• Sherry Anderson
• Dawn Askin
• Matt Baldwin
• Cheryl Bernard
• Jan Betker
• Suzanne Birt
• Marilyn Bodogh
• Terry Braunstein, World Championship silver medalist
• 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
• Barry Naimark, world champion
• 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

Cycling

• Steve Bauer
• Hugo Donais, Mountain bike, four-cross and BMX cyclist
• Derek Gee (born 1997), racing cyclist
• Leah Goldstein (born 1969), Canadian-born Israeli professional road racing cyclist winner of the Race Across America, World Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion, and Israel Duathlon national champion
• Ryder Hesjedal, 7th overall at the 2010 Tour de France, winner of 2012 Giro d'Italia
• Andreas Hestler
• Clara Hughes, two-sport athlete, six Olympic medals total
• Alison Sydor

Disc sports

• Ken Westerfield, disc sport (Frisbee) pioneer, athlete, showman, promoter

Fencing

Shaul Gordon

• Peter Bakonyi (1933–1997), Hungarian-born Canadian Olympic foil and épée fencer
• Marc-Antoine Blais Bélanger (born 1995), épée
• Alex Cai (born 2000), foil
• Alanna Goldie (born 1994), foil, 2015 Pan American Games gold medal in team foil
• Shaul Gordon (born 1994), sabre, three Pan American Games medals
• Eleanor Harvey (born 1995), foil; won gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in women's team foil event
• Bertram Markus (1899–1900), foil and épée
• Rhoda Martin (1919–1998), foil
• Eli Schenkel (born 1992), foil
• Shelley Steiner (born 1961), foil, Olympic fencer
• Igor Tikhomirov (born 1963), épée
• Maximilien Van Haaster (born 1992), foil, bronze medal at the 2013 Pan American Fencing Championships
• Gerry Wiedel (born 1933), foil and épée

Figure skating

Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch

Louis Rubenstein

• Barbara Berezowski (born 1954)
• Stan Bohonek (born 1952)
• Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz - Ice Dancing, World Champions, 2003
• Kurt Browning
• Patrick Chan
• 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
• Jennifer Robinson
• Joannie Rochette
• Louis Rubenstein, (pre-Olympic) World Championship gold, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
• Jamie Salé and David Pelletier - Pairs, gold medal 2002 Winter Olympics
• Emanuel Sandhu
• Barbara Ann Scott, Olympic gold medal
• Elvis Stojko
• Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini - Pairs, World Champions, 1984
• Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir - Ice Dancing, Gold Medal 2010 Winter Olympics, Ice Dancing Silver Medal 2014 Winter Olympics, Ice Dancing Gold Medal 2018 Winter Olympics
• Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul, pairs
• Tracey Wainman (born 1967)
• Constance Wilson-Samuel (1908–1963)

Football

Oshiomogho Atogwe

Lionel Conacher

• 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
• Wayne Pyne
• 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

Mike Weir

• Stephen Ames
• Al Balding
• Dave Barr
• Jocelyne Bourassa
• Dawn Coe-Jones
• Corey Conners
• Graham DeLaet
• Gail Graham
• Dan Halldorson
• Adam Hadwin
• David Hearn
• Brooke Henderson
• Lorie Kane
• George Knudson
• Stan Leonard
• Jim Nelford
• Moe Norman
• Sandra Post
• Ben Silverman
• Sandy Somerville
• Nick Taylor
• Mike Weir
• Jennifer Wyatt
• Richard "Dick" Zokol

Gymnastics

• Elfi Schlegel
• Isabela Onyshko

Horse racing and equestrian sports

Red Pollard

George Woolf

• 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
• John Campbell, harness racing driver
• Dance Smartly, Canadian Triple Crown, Breeders' Cup champion
• Jim Day, Olympic equestrian gold medallist, champion thoroughbred trainer
• Laetitia du Couëdic, equestrian rider
• 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

Martin Brodeur

Michael Cammalleri

Phil Esposito

Wayne Gretzky

Gordie Howe

Bobby Hull

Zach Hyman

Mario Lemieux

David Nemirovsky

Jacques Plante

Dennis Potvin

Trevor Smith

• Syl Apps (1915–1998)
• Jean Beliveau (1931–2014), NHL center
• Todd Bertuzzi (born 1975), NHL winger
• Mike Bossy (born 1957), NHL right wing
• Jennifer Botterill (born 1979), four Olympic medals
• Ray Bourque (born 1960), five-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
• Daryl Boyle (born 1987)
• Martin Brodeur, more NHL wins than any other goaltender
• Ross Brooks (born 1937), NHL goaltender
• Hy Buller (1926–1968), NHL All-Star defenceman
• Michael Cammalleri, left wing (Calgary Flames)
• Cassie Campbell
• Ed Chapleau
• Don Cherry
• Samantha Cogan (born 1997), forward for PWHL Toronto
• Mike Craig (born 1971), NHL forward
• Sidney Crosby (born 1987), NHL center
• Jason Demers (born 1988), NHL defenceman
• Marcel Dionne (born 1951), NHL center
• Steve Dubinsky (born 1970), NHL center
• Matt Duchene (born 1991), NHL center
• Mathew Dumba (born 1994), NHL defenceman
• Bill Durnan (1916–1972) , NHL goaltender
• Phil Esposito (born 1942)
• Tony Esposito
• Mike Fisher, Peterborough
• Kaleigh Fratkin (born 1992), professional ice hockey defenseman
• Mark Friedman (born 1995), NHL defenseman
• 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
• Gizzy Hart (1901–1964), NHL left wing
• Doug Harvey, seven-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
• Dany Heatley (born 1981), German-born Canadian NHL winger
• Jayna Hefford, five Olympic medals
• Paul Henderson, scored winning goal in 1972 Canada/USSR match
• Foster Hewitt (1902–1985), play-by-play announcer
• Corey Hirsch (born 1972), NHL goaltender
• Joshua Ho-Sang (born 1996), forward
• Tim Horton (1930–1974), NHL defenceman
• Bronco Horvath (1930–2019), NHL center
• Gordie Howe (1928–2016), held most NHL scoring records before Gretzky
• Kelly Hrudey
• Jack Hughes (born 2001), NHL center
• 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), Canadian-American star for several teams, son of Bobby Hull
• Zach Hyman (born 1992), NHL ice hockey left wing/center
• Jarome Iginla (born 1977), NHL right wing
• Peter Ing (born 1989), NHL goaltender
• Joe Ironstone (1898–1972), NHL goaltender
• Curtis Joseph, Keswick
• Nazem Kadri, NHL centre
• Max Kaminsky, NHL centre
• Paul Kariya (born 1974), NHL winger
• Duncan Keith
• Red Kelly
• Ted Kennedy
• Dave Keon
• Max Labovitch (1924–2018), NHL right wing
• Reggie Leach
• Guy Lafleur
• Brendan Leipsic, forward
• Mario Lemieux (born 1965), player/owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins
• Devon Levi (born 2001), Northeastern Huskies, Canada men's national junior ice hockey team, goaltender
• Alex "Mine Boy" Levinsky (1910–1990), NHL defenceman
• Eric Lindros (born 1973), NHL center
• Ed Longfellow
• Roberto Luongo
• Brooks Macek
• Ron MacLean
• Frank Mahovlich
• Mark Messier (born 1961), 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 (1921–1994), NHL right winger
• Rick Nash
• David Nemirovsky (born 1976), NHL right wing
• Rob Niedermayer (born 1974), NHL right wing
• Scott Niedermayer
• Sarah Nurse (born 1995), Olympian
• Bobby Nystrom (born 1952), Swedish-Canadian 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 (born 1945), NHL goaltender
• Cherie Piper
• Bob Plager (1943–2021), defense
• Jacques Plante (1929–1986), pioneered active defensive play and use of face masks by goalies
• Denis Potvin (born 1953), NHL defenceman
• 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
• Samuel Rothschild (1899–1987), NHL left wing
• 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 (born 1946), NHL center
• Serge Savard
• Terry Sawchuk
• Luke Schenn
• Joe Schertzl
• Patrick Sharp
• Eliezer Sherbatov (born 1991), Canadian-Israeli left wing
• Eddie Shore (1902–1985), NHL defenceman
• Darryl Sittler (born 1950), NHL center
• Sami Jo Small
• Trevor Smith (born 1985), NHL centre
• Eric Staal, Thunder Bay
• Jordan Staal, Thunder Bay
• Marc Staal, Thunder Bay
• Steven Stamkos, Markham
• Ronnie Stern (born 1967), NHL right wing
• Vicky Sunohara
• Frederick Cyclone Taylor
• John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Joe Thornton (born 1979), NHL centre (San Jose Sharks)
• Jonathan Toews, captain (Chicago Blackhawks)
• Josh Tordjman (born 1985), NHL centre
• Raffi Torres, Toronto
• Mike Veisor (born 1952), NHL goaltender
• Stephen Weiss (born 1983), NHL 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
• Ozzy Wiesblatt (born 2002), NHL right winger
• Brian Wilks (born 1966), NHL centre
• Bernie Wolfe (born 1951), NHL goaltender
• Steve Yzerman (born 1965), GM of Tampa Bay Lightning, long-time captain of Detroit Red Wings
• Chick Zamick (1926–2007)
• Larry "Rock" Zeidel (1928–2014), NHL defenceman

Judo

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

Lacrosse

Gary Gait

• Gary Gait
• Paul Gait
• John Grant Jr.
• Bill Isaacs
• Chris Levis
• Gaylord Powless
• Geoff Snider
• Man Afraid Soap
• John Tavares
• Jim Veltman

Mixed martial arts

Georges St-Pierre

• Patrick Côté
• Nick Denis
• Gary Goodridge
• Jonathan Goulet
• T. J. Grant
• Mark Hominick
• Denis Kang
• David Loiseau
• Rory MacDonald
• Carlos Newton, former 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
• Leah Goldstein (born 1969), Canadian-born Israeli professional road racing cyclist, former World Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion, and Israel's Duathlon champion
• 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 (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 married American Helen Smith and had twelve children
    • Smith Hart (1948–2017)
    • Bruce Hart (born 1950)
    • Keith Hart (born 1951)
    • Wayne Hart (born 1952)
    • Dean Hart (1954–1990)
    • 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 (Edward Annis) (born 1980), son of Stu's daughter Georgia Hart and American wrestler B. J. Annis (born c. 1947)
      • 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 (TJ Wilson) (born 1980)
      • 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 (born 1985)
      • Matt Hart (born 1994) son of Smith Hart
      • Mike Hart (born 1982) stepson of Smith Hart
• Chris Jericho (Chris Irvine) (born 1970)
• Rocky Johnson
• Gail Kim (born 1976)
• Kurrgan (Robert Maillet) (born 1969)
• Santino Marella (Anthony Carelli)
• Rick Martel
• Kenny Omega (Tyson Smith) (born 1983)
• Maryse Ouellet
• Kevin Owens
• 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

Adam Van Koeverden

• Louis Ginglo
• Silken Laumann
• Marnie McBean
• Lesley Thompson, five Olympic medals
• Adam van Koeverden, Olympic gold medal winner in sprint kayaking

Rugby union

• Dan Baugh
• Norm Hadley
• Dave Moonlight
• Gareth Rees
• Kevin Tkachuk

Skeleton

Jon Montgomery

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

Skiing

Julia Murray

• 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
• 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, 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

Soccer (football)

Adam Braz

Tomer Chencinski

Gottfried Fuchs

• 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
• Rob Friend, forward
• Gottfried Fuchs (1889–1972), German (national team)-Canadian Olympic football player
• 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, 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, striker
• Jimmy Nicholl, played for N. Ireland
• Olivier Occéan
• Pedro Pacheco
• Paul Peschisolido
• Nichelle Prince, national team forward
• 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

Christine Nesbitt

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

Short track

Kalyna Roberge

• 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

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

Swimming and diving

Jennifer Abel

• Jennifer Abel
• Alex Baumann, 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

Jesse Levine

Denis Shapovalov

• Françoise Abanda
• Dave Abelson (born 1975)
• Félix Auger-Aliassime, highest world ranking No. 6
• Bianca Andreescu, highest world ranking No. 4
• Carling Bassett-Seguso, highest world ranking No. 8
• Robert Bédard (b. 1931), the most recent Canadian to win the Canadian Open men's singles championship (1955)
• 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 (born 1990), 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. ^[5]
• I.F. Hellmuth (1854–1944), first champion of what became the Rogers Cup
• Helen Kelesi, highest world ranking No. 13
• Jesse Levine (born 1987), 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, Canada's top singles player from 2010 until 2011
• Vasek Pospisil, highest world ranking No. 25
• Mary Pierce, naturalized French
• Milos Raonic, highest world ranking No. 3
• Greg Rusedski, naturalized British
• Denis Shapovalov (born 1999), Israeli-Canadian, highest world ranking No. 10
• Andrew Sznajder, highest world ranking No. 46, Canada Tennis Hall of Fame
• Aleksandra Wozniak, highest world ranking No. 21

Track and field

Dylan Armstrong

Etienne Desmarteau

Sasha Gollish

Nikkita Holder

Percy Williams

• 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, 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 (born 1989), 3000m steeplechase, gold medallist at the 2015 Pan American Games, Rio 2016
• Nikkita Holder (born 1987), 100m hurdles
• 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 (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 (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 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 (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 (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 (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

• Paula Findlay (born 1989), bronze medallist at the 2009 ITU World Championships, 2012 London Summer Olympics
• 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

Weightlifting

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

Wrestling

Howard Stupp

• 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 (born 1946), Olympic wrestler
• Howard Stupp (born 1955), Olympic wrestler
• Ari Taub (born 1971), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
• David Zilberman (born 1982), Olympic heavyweight wrestler

Bodybuilding athletes

• Dayana Cadeau, 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)

References

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Further reading

• Mooney, Maggie (2010), Canada's Top 100: The Greatest Athletes of All Time, Greystone Books, ISBN   9781553655572