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This list shows all the recipients of the Order of Sport and members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. [1] As of 2023, there are 679 Order of Sport recipients and Hall of Famers.
Year | Name | Sport | Category | Achievements | Ref |
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1976 | Bob Abate | Amateur sports | Builder | Coached 57 teams and won 200 amateur city, provincial and national championship titles. | [2] |
2010 | Bob Ackles | Football | Builder | Administrator of the BC Lions. Inducted to Canadian Football Hall of Fame. | [3] |
1975 | Jack Adams | Ice hockey | Builder | Played for the Toronto Arenas, Vancouver Millionaires, Toronto St. Patricks and Ottawa Senators. Won Stanley Cups with the Toronto Arenas and Ottawa Senators. Coach and general manager for Detroit Red Wings (seven Stanley Cups and twelve NHL championships). | [4] |
2018 | Jeff Adams | Wheelchair racing | Athlete | Six-time world champion and thirteen time Paralympic medallist | [5] |
2018 | Damon Allen | Football | Athlete | Four-time Grey Cup champion | [5] |
1955 | Frank Amyot | Canoe / Kayak Sprint | Athlete | Won Canada's only gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics for 1,000m singles and set Olympic record. | [6] |
1964 | Doug Anakin | Bobsleigh | Athlete | Member of the Gold medal winning Canadian bobsleigh team at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics | [7] |
1973 | George Anderson | Soccer | Builder | Resurrected the Canadian Football Soccer Association, which later became the Canadian Soccer Association. | [8] |
1975 | Syl Apps | Ice hockey | Athlete | Received the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1942. Won the Stanley Cup with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1947 and 1948. Named to Order of Canada in 1977. | [9] |
1957 | Don Arnold | Rowing | Athlete | Won Canada's first-ever rowing gold medal in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. | [10] |
1974 | George Athans | Water skiing | Athlete | Broke 28 Canadian records and winning ten consecutive national titles from 1966 to 1975. | [11] |
1999 | Marcel Aubut | Ice hockey | Builder | Was the president and chief executive officer of the Quebec Nordiques. Pushed for the adoption of the overtime period in the NHL. Championed the use of video replay for adjudication purposes. | [12] |
2015 | Susan Auch | Speed skating | Athlete | Won medals at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics. | [13] |
2005 | Don Awrey | Ice hockey | Athlete | Played for Canada in the 1972 Summit Series | [14] |
2004 | Donovan Bailey | Athletics | Athlete | Won gold medal for 100m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Was the world record holder of 9.84 seconds for 100m race from 1996 to 1999. | [15] |
1971 | Dan Bain | Multisport | Athlete | Won the 1891 Campbell Rowley Trophy – Winnipeg All-round Gymnastic Championship. Was the winner of the Carruthers' Cup – one-mile bicycle championship from 1894 to 1896. Won the Stanley Cup with the Winnipeg Victorias in 1896 and 1901. | [16] |
2018 | Mary Baker | Baseball | Athlete | First All-American Girls Professional Baseball League athlete and first Canadian woman broadcaster | [5] |
1955 | Norm Baker | Basketball | Athlete | In 1939, at the age of 16, he was the youngest to play for Canadian Championship Basketball Team. In 1943, he set the Canadian scoring record of 38 points in a single game while playing for the Royal Canadian Air Force team. | [17] |
1969 | Al Balding | Golf | Athlete | First Canadian to win the PGA Tour event (Mayfair Open) in 1955. Miller Trophy winner (1952, 1954, 1958, 1961) | [18] |
1973 | Matt Baldwin | Curling | Athlete | Won the Macdonald Brier, the Alberta Curling Association Bonspiel grand aggregate, and the Edmonton ACT car bonspiel. Youngest skip to win Canadian championships in his time (1954). | [19] |
1959 | James Ball | Athletics | Athlete | Won silver medal for 400m race in 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and a bronze medal for 1600m relay in 1932 Los Angeles Olympics | [20] |
1963 | Norval Baptie | Speed skating | Athlete | Won world title in 1897. One of the first skaters inducted into U.S. Skating Hall of Fame. | [21] |
2013 | Kirsten Barnes | Rowing | Athlete | Won two gold medals at the 1991 World Rowing Championships. Won two gold medals at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics | [22] |
2015 | Earl W. Bascom | Rodeo | Builder | Rodeo pioneer 1916–1940, Father of Modern Rodeo, All-Around Champion, rodeo equipment inventor, set 1933 world record time, introduced brahma bull riding to rodeo, rodeo sport artist. | [23] |
2001 | Carling Bassett-Seguso | Tennis | Athlete | Top-ranked player in Canada from 1982 to 1986. Reached semifinals in the 1984 US Open. Won Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year twice in 1983 and 1985. | [24] |
1975 | Harry Batstone | Football | Athlete | Won the 1921 Grey Cup (Dominion) with Toronto Argonauts. Won the Grey Cup with Queen's University Golden Gaels from 1922 to 1924. | [25] |
2020–21 | Jackie Barrett | Power Lifting / Special Olympics Athlete | Athlete | 13 Gold and 2 Silver medals over four appearances at Special Olympics World Summer Games. | [26] |
1973 | David Bauer | Ice hockey | Builder | Formed Canada's first national hockey team to compete in Olympics (1964, 1968). Led the Canadian ice hockey national team to win bronze at the 1968 Grenoble Olympics. | [27] |
2005 | Steve Bauer | Cycling – Road | Athlete | Won four Canadian National Championship titles from 1978 to 1996. Received the silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. First Canadian to win a stage on the Tour de France in 1990. | [28] |
1987 | Alex Baumann | Swimming | Athlete | Set world records in 200m and 400m. Won a gold medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. | [29] |
1998 | Myriam Bédard | Biathlon | Athlete | Became the first Canadian to win the 1991 World Cup biathlon. Won a bronze medal in the 1992 Albertville Olympics in 15 km (first ever Canadian Olympic biathlon medalist); two gold medals in the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. | [30] |
1996 | Robert Bédard | Tennis | Athlete | Was the number one ranked tennis player in Canada from 1955 to 1965. Won the Canadian Open three times (1955, 1957, 1958). | [31] |
1979 | George Beers | Lacrosse | Builder | Known as the "Father of Lacrosse". Published pamphlet outlining rules of lacrosse in 1860 and formed the National Lacrosse Association in 1867. | [32] |
2005 | Paul Beeston | Baseball | Builder | Was the president of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1989 to 1997. Became the president and COO of the Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2002. | [33] |
1956 | Frenchy Belanger | Boxing | Athlete | In 1929, he won the Canadian title and reached the World Flyweight Championship semifinals. | [34] |
1975 | Jean Béliveau | Ice hockey | Athlete | Captain of the Montreal Canadiens from 1961 to 1971. Won the Art Ross Trophy for most points scored in a season in 1956 and the Hart Trophy for NHL's Most Valuable Player twice (1956, 1964). Received the Conn Smythe Trophy for Most Valuable Player in the playoffs in 1965. | [35] |
1955 | Jane Bell | Athletics | Athlete | A member of the 'Matchless Six', Canada's first women's Olympic track team. Won the gold medal for the 4 × 100 m relay in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. | [36] |
1958 | Marilyn Bell | Swimming | Athlete | In 1954, she swam 26-mile marathon in Atlantic City and became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario (in 20 hours and 58 minutes). Won the Northern Star Award for Canada's most outstanding athlete. Became the youngest person to swim the English Channel in 1955. | [37] |
1996 | Big Ben | Equestrian | Athlete | Won two gold medals at the 1987 Pan American Games and two consecutive World Cups (1988, 1989); first horse to do so. More than 40 Grand Prix victories | [38] |
2005 | Gary Bergman | Ice hockey | Athlete | Played for Team Canada in 1972. | [39] |
2005 | Gordon 'Red' Berenson | Ice hockey | Athlete | Played for Team Canada in 1972. | [40] |
2019 | Guylaine Bernier | Rowing | Builder | Part of the Canadian women's rowing team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics; made significant contributions to rowing umpiring, organization, and education | [41] |
1987 | Sylvie Bernier | Diving | Athlete | Won gold medal in 3m in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. | [42] |
2000 | Jan Betker | Curling | Athlete | Canadian Championship and World Championship winners (1993, 1994, 1997). Won gold medal in the 1998 Nagano Olympics. | [43] |
2019 | Alexandre Bilodeau | Freestyle Skiing | Athlete | Gold Medal in moguls at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver; the first Canadian athlete ever to win an Olympic Gold medal on home soil | [44] |
1982 | Jack Bionda | Lacrosse | Athlete | Played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins. Won Commissioner's Trophy for Most Valuable Player in 1959 and Mike Kelly Medal for Most Outstanding Player in the Mann Cup twice (1959, 1962). | [45] |
1975 | Toe Blake | Ice hockey | Builder | Won the Hart Trophy & Art Ross Trophy (1938–1939). Coached Montreal Canadiens from 1955 to 1968 (team won eight Stanley Cups) | [46] |
1955 | The Bluenose | Sailing | Athlete | Undefeated champion of International Fisherman's Trophy race (1921–1938). | [47] |
1958 | Gilmour Boa | Shooting | Athlete | Won King's Prize at Bisley (1951). In 1954, he won a gold medal at World Championships with world record score of 598 out of 600 points. Won bronze medal in 1956 Melbourne Olympics. | [48] |
1977 | Martin Boland | Rowing | Athlete | Member of the Outer Cove Rowing Crew, winners of the Fisherman's Race in 1901 in a record time of 9 minutes and 13 seconds | [49] |
1977 | Arnie Boldt | Para Athletics | Athlete | Won gold medal in high jump and gold medal in long jump in 1976 Summer Paralympics. Broke world records. | [50] |
2023 | Phyllis Bomberry | Softball | Athlete | Won three Canadian championships. First female winner of the Tom Longboat Award. | [51] |
2007 | Mike Bossy | Ice hockey | Athlete | Won Calder Memorial Trophy (1977–1978) and Conn Smythe Trophy as Stanley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player (1982). Won Lady Byng Trophy (1983, 1984, 1986). | [52] |
1975 | Frank Boucher | Ice hockey | Builder | Coached New York Rovers and New York Rangers (won Stanley Cup in 1940). Was General Manager of New York Rangers from 1949 to 1955. | [53] |
1984 | Gaétan Boucher | Speed skating | Athlete | Won silver medal in 1000m in 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Won bronze medal in 500m and gold medals in 100m and 1500m in 1984 Sarajevo Olympics. First Canadian male to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Olympics. | [54] |
2015 | Jocelyne Bourassa | Golf | Builder | Decorated amateur golfer; championed development of women's golf | [13] |
2019 | Colette Bourgonje | Para Nordic Skiing & Para Athletics | Athlete | First Canadian woman to medal in both Summer and Winter Paralympic Games; 10-time Paralympic medallist | [55] |
2011 | Ray Bourque | Ice hockey | Athlete | 2001 Stanley Cup champion with the Colorado Avalanche; 5-time NHL top defenceman | [56] |
1955 | Norris Bowden | Figure skating | Athlete | Won Canadian Men's Single Figure Skating title in 1947. Won World Championships in 1954 and 1955 with partner Francis Dafoe – the first Canadians to win a world pairs figure skating title; 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics silver medallist | [57] |
1999 | Johnny Bower | Ice hockey | Athlete | Won Vezina Trophy twice (1961, 1965) and Stanley Cups with Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–1967). | [58] |
2004 | Scotty Bowman | Ice hockey | Builder | Coached most Stanley Cup winning teams (9 teams). | [59] |
1975 | Ab Box | Football | Athlete | Won Grey Cup with Toronto Balmy Beach in 1930 and with Toronto Argonauts in 1933. Won Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy in 1934. | [60] |
1979 | Beverly Boys | Diving | Athlete | Won silver medal in 10m and bronze in 3m in 1966 Kingston Commonwealth Games. In 1970, she won two gold medals in Edinburgh Commonwealth Games. Held 34 Canadian titles. | [61] |
1996 | Isabelle Brasseur | Figure skating | Athlete | 2-time Olympic bronze medallist (1992, 1994); 1993 World Champion; 3-time World Championship silver medallist (1990, 1991, 1994) with partner Lloyd Eisler | [62] |
2010 | Jean-Luc Brassard | Freestyle skiing | Athlete | Won gold medal in moguls in 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. | [63] |
1975 | Joe Breen | Football | Athlete | Was captain of Toronto Argonauts in 1924. Coach of the University of Western Ontario Mustangs from 1929 to 1934. | [64] |
2002 | Carl Brewer | Ice hockey | Builder | Won the Stanley Cup with Toronto Maple Leafs (1962, 1963, 1964). Player-coach for IFK Helsinki team in Finland (1968–1969). | [65] |
1956 | Cal Bricker | Athletics | Athlete | Won bronze medal in running broad jump in 1908 London Olympics and silver medal in running broad jump in 1912 Stockholm Olympics. | [66] |
2019 | Martin Brodeur | Ice hockey | Athlete | Three time Stanley Cup champion with the New Jersey Devils | [67] |
1956 | Eugene Brosseau | Boxing | Athlete | Renowned amateur/professional boxer during the World War I era, in the welterweight and middleweight classes. | [68] |
1955 | Lou Brouillard | Boxing | Athlete | World boxing champion in 1931 as a welterweight, and in 1933 as a middleweight. | [69] |
1956 | George Brown | Rowing | Athlete | Won significant local and international races in single-sculls between 1864 and 1874. | [70] |
1994 | Kurt Browning | Figure Skating | Athlete | Won the World Figure Skating Championship in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1993. First skater to execute a quadruple toe loop in competition. | [71] |
2009 | Caroline Brunet | Canoe / Kayak Sprint | Athlete | 10-time World champion; 3-time Olympic medallist; Northern Star Award winner (1999) | |
2014 | Horst Bulau | Ski jumping | Athlete | 4-time Olympian | |
1996 | Ellen Burka | Figure skating | Builder | Successful coach; trained 26 Canadian medallists at World Championship and Olympic level | |
1965 | Petra Burka | Figure skating | Athlete | Olympic bronze medallist (1964); Northern Star Award winner (1965); Bobbie Rosenfeld Award winner (1964, 1965) | |
1977 | Sylvia Burka | Speed skating | Athlete | 3-time World champion | |
1972 | Desmond Burke | Shooting – Rifle | Athlete | Youngest ever to win The King's Prize (1924) | |
2014 | Sarah Burke | Freestyle skiing | Athlete | World champion (2005) | |
2015 | George Burleigh | Swimming | Athlete | 3-time medallist at the 1930 British Empire Games, including a gold in the 800 yard freestyle relay | |
1955 | Tommy Burns | Boxing | Athlete | World Heavyweight Title (1906) | |
1997 | Larry Cain | Canoe / Kayak Sprint | Athlete | 2-time Olympic medallist (1984), including a gold in C1 500 | |
2015 | Frank Calder | Ice hockey | Builder | First president of the National Hockey League; Calder Memorial Trophy named for him | |
1969 | Jackie Callura | Boxing | Athlete | World featherweight title (1942) | |
1991 | Michelle Cameron | Synchronized swimming | Athlete | Olympic gold medallist (1988); 2-time World champion; Commonwealth Games champion (1986) | |
2007 | Cassie Campbell | Ice hockey | Athlete | 2-time Olympic gold medallist (2002, 2006); 6-time World champion | |
1975 | Clarence Campbell | Ice hockey | Builder | President of the National Hockey League | |
2020–21 | Duncan Campbell | Wheelchair rugby | Builder | Co-inventor of wheelchair rugby (aka "murderball") | |
2009 | John Campbell | Horse racing | Athlete | 3-time Little Brown Jug winner; 6-time Hambletonian Stakes winner | |
2009 | Hugh Campbell | Football | Builder | CFL coach of the year (1979) | |
2001 | Herb Carnegie | Ice hockey | Athlete | Founded Future Aces Hockey School | |
1955 | Ethel Catherwood | Athletics | Athlete | A member of the 'Matchless Six', Canada's first women's Olympic track team. Won the gold medal for the 4 × 100 m relay in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. | [36] |
2022 | Chatham Coloured All-Stars:
| Baseball | Trailblazer | Black baseball team from 1930s | [72] |
1971 | George Chenier | Snooker | Athlete | North American Snooker Champion | [73] |
2015 | Billy Christmas | Multisport | Athlete | Champion in boxing, rugby, lacrosse, and ice hockey | [74] |
1990 | George Chuvalo | Boxing | Athlete | Canadian Heavyweight Champion (1956) | [75] |
1975 | King Clancy | Ice hockey | Athlete | 3-time Stanley Cup champion (1923, 1927, 1932); Vice-president of the Toronto Maple Leafs | [76] |
1975 | Dit Clapper | Ice hockey | Athlete | First man to play 20 straight National Hockey League seasons | [77] |
2016 | Pinball Clemons | Football | Athlete | 3-time Grey Cup champion (1991, 1996, 1997) with the Toronto Argonauts; 2-time Canadian Football League all-star; first black head coach to win a Grey Cup (2004) | [78] |
1984 | Leslie Cliff | Swimming | Athlete | 33 national swim titles; Olympic silver medallist | |
1970 | Betsy Clifford | Alpine Skiing | Athlete | Youngest world championship giant slalom winner ever; youngest Canadian Olympic skier ever | |
1956 | Cyril Coaffee | Athletics | Athlete | Set world and Canadian record in 100-yard dash (1922); Canadian team captain at 1924 Summer Olympics | |
2015 | Paul Coffey | Ice hockey | Athlete | 4-time Stanley Cup champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1991) with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins | [13] |
1985 | Jim Coleman | Sport Journalist | Builder | First sports journalist ever to have a nationally syndicated column in Canada; successful author | [79] |
1975 | Charlie Conacher | Ice hockey | Athlete | 1932 Stanley Cup champion with the Toronto Maple Leafs; NHL scoring title (1931–1935) | [80] |
1955 | Lionel Conacher | Multisport | Athlete | 1920 Canadian Light Heavyweight boxing champion; 1921 Grey Cup champion with the Toronto Argonauts; 2-time Stanley Cup champion (1934, 1935) with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Maroons; Inducted into Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame (1965); also prominent in rugby, baseball | [81] |
1975 | Bill Cook | Ice hockey | Athlete | 3-time Western Canada Hockey League scoring champion (1922–26); 2-time Stanley Cup champion (1928, 1933) with the New York Rangers | [82] |
1955 | Myrtle Cook | Athletics | Athlete | A member of the 'Matchless Six', Canada's first women's Olympic track team. Won the gold medal for the 4 × 100 m relay in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. | [36] |
2013 | Murray Costello | Ice hockey | Builder | President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (now Hockey Canada); Vice-President of the International Ice Hockey Federation | [83] |
1956 | Gerard Cote | Athletics | Athlete | 4-time winner of the Boston Marathon (1940, 1942, 1943, 1948) | [84] |
1955 | Johnny Coulon | Boxing | Athlete | 1910 World Bantamweight Champion | [85] |
1967 | Gary Cowan | Golf | Athlete | Named best Canadian male golfer of the century | [86] |
1975 | Ernie Cox | Football | Athlete | 3-time Grey Cup champion (1928, 1929, 1932) with the Hamilton Tiger Cats | [87] |
1971 | Eric Coy | Athletics | Athlete | Captain of the Canadian track and field team at the 1948 Olympics; 1938 Canadian champion of javelin and shot put | [88] |
1975 | Ross Craig | Football | Athlete | 1913 Grey Cup champion with the Hamilton Tigers | [89] |
1977 | Toller Cranston | Figure skating | Athlete | Record 6-time Canadian Championship winner; 1976 Olympic bronze medallist | [90] |
2018 | Chandra Crawford | Cross Country skiing | Athlete | 2006 Olympic gold medallist; 4-time World Cup medallist (2006 bronze, 2008 gold x2, 2011 silver) | [91] |
2015 | James Creighton | Ice hockey | Builder | Helped organize and played in the first recorded indoor game of ice hockey | [92] |
1977 | Dennis Croke | Rowing | Athlete | Member of the Outer Cove Rowing Crew, winners of the Fisherman's Race in 1901 in a record time of 9 minutes and 13 seconds | [49] |
1971 | Bill Crothers | Athletics | Athlete | 1964 Olympic silver medallist; 2-time Commonwealth Games silver medallist (1966) | [93] |
2015 | Norton Crow | Multisport | Builder | Strong advocate for new facilities, the expansion of physical education in schools, training for coaches, subsidization of amateur sport organizations, and the development of a “Canadian Olympics” where amateur championships would be held every four years. | [94] |
1975 | Wes Cutler | Football | Athlete | 3-time Grey Cup champion (1933, 1937, 1938) with the Toronto Argonauts | [95] |
1955 | Louis Cyr | Weightlifting | Athlete | 1886 Canadian Strongman champion; Reported to have lifted a world record 4,337 pounds on his back (1895) | [96] |
1955 | Frances Dafoe | Figure skating | Athlete | Won World Championships in 1954 and 1955 with partner Norris Bowden – the first Canadians to win a world pairs figure skating title; 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics silver medallist | [97] |
1978 | Jack Davies | Multisport | Builder | Helped develop the Commonwealth Games | [98] |
1990 | Victor Davis | Swimming | Athlete | 4-time Olympic medallist (1984 gold and 2 silvers, 1988 silver); 2-time World Championship gold medallist in the 100m | [99] |
2015 | Sidney Dawes | Skiing | Builder | President of the Canadian Olympic Association; Helped establish Whistler Mountain as an internationally recognized skiing venue | [100] |
1968 | Jim Day | Equestrian | Athlete | Won gold in team show jumping at the 1968 Olympics as Canada's first entry into the event | [101] |
2015 | Alex Decoteau | Athletics | Athlete | Canada's first indigenous police officer; Accomplished amateur runner | [102] |
1975 | John DeGruchy | Football | Athlete | President of the Canadian Rugby Union; helped develop 6-man football | [103] |
1973 | Victor Delamarre | Weightlifting | Athlete | Showcased feats of strength; lifted world record 309.5 lbs; lifted 201 lbs with one finger; fought in more than 1500 pro wrestling bouts | [104] |
1955 | Jack Delaney | Boxing | Athlete | World Light-Heavyweight Champion (1926); fought in Madison Square Garden's opening bout (1925) | [105] |
1975 | Jack Dennett | Sport Broadcaster | Builder | Had largest audience of listeners in Canada; Chairman of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee | [106] |
2022 | Dwayne de Rosario | Soccer | Athlete | 4-time MLS Champion (2001, 2003, 2006, 2007); 2-time MLS MVP (2001, 2007); Top 10 MLS all-time leading goalscorer | [72] |
1955 | Etienne Desmarteau | Athletics | Athlete | Won Canada's first-ever gold medal at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics in weight toss | [107] |
2018 | Alexandre Despatie | Diving | Athlete | 37-time Canadian Champion; 8-time World Champion; First Canadian male diver to win an Olympic medal (2004 silver, 2008 silver) | [108] |
1971 | Phyllis Dewar | Swimming | Athlete | Set new records in each of the 100-yard, 400-yard, 1,000-yard, 1,500-yard freestyle events and set a record for the mile of 23 minutes and 32 seconds (1935) | [109] |
1981 | Glen Dexter | Sailing | Athlete | Member of the youngest sailing crew at the 1976 Montreal Olympics; 2-time World Soling Champion | [110] |
1957 | Walter D'Hondt | Rowing | Athlete | 2-time Olympic medallist (1956 gold, 1960 silver); part of the team that won Canada's first gold medal for rowing | [111] |
1997 | Marcel Dionne | Ice hockey | Athlete | Member of the 1972 Summit Series Team; 2-time NHL Most Outstanding Player | [112] |
1955 | George Dixon | Boxing | Athlete | World Bantamweight Champion and first black world champion (1888); World Featherweight Champion (1891); invented shadowboxing | [113] |
2016 | Stéphanie Dixon | Para swimming | Athlete | 19-time Paralympic medallist at 3 Paralympic Games (7 gold, 10 silver, 2 bronze) | [78] |
1995 | Paul Dojack | Football | Builder | Refereed 550 CFL games including 14 Grey Cups | [114] |
2004 | Jack Donohue | Basketball | Builder | Coached the Canadian Men's National team for 17 years, the longest coaching tenure in amateur or professional Canadian sports | [115] |
2008 | David Dore | Figure skating | Builder | Officiated at 7 World Championships and the 1984 Olympic Games; Director General of Skate Canada | [116] |
1989 | Clare Drake | Ice hockey | Builder | First Canadian University hockey coach to record 500 wins with the University of Alberta Golden Bears | [117] |
1978 | Jerome Drayton | Athletics | Athlete | 12-time national champion; 13-time record setter; 1st place at the Boston Marathon (1977); 2-time Fukuoka Marathon winner (1969, 1975) | [118] |
1989 | Gordie Drillon | Ice hockey | Athlete | 1942 Stanley Cup champion with the Toronto Maple Leafs | [119] |
1984 | Ken Dryden | Ice hockey | Athlete | 6-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens (1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979); 5-time Vezina Trophy winner; 1971 Conn Smythe Trophy winner; 1972 Calder Memorial Trophy winner | [120] |
1962 | George Duggan | Sailing | Athlete | Designed and built 142 boats for small-class yacht competition; Founded the Toronto Yacht Club | [121] |
1991 | Don Duguid | Curling | Athlete | 3-time Brier champion (1965, 1970, 1971); 2-time World Curling Champion (1970, 1971) | [122] |
1991 | Milt Dunnell | Sport Broadcaster | Builder | Covered Winter and Summer Olympic Games from 1952–1968; considered the "Dean of Canadian Sportswriters" | [123] |
1975 | Yvon Durelle | Boxing | Athlete | 2-time Canadian Light-Heavyweight Champion (1953, 1954); 1957 British Empire Light-Heavyweight Champion | [124] |
1986 | Bill Durnan | Ice hockey | Athlete | 2-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens (1944, 1946); 6-time Vezina Trophy winner | [125] |
2015 | Carol Ann Duthie | Water Skiing | Athlete | Pioneer in water skiing; won bronze at the second-ever World Water Skiing Championships (1953); won the national title in 1954 | [126] |
1969 | George Duthie | Multisport | Builder | Manager of Sports Department for the Canadian National Exhibition from 1933–1968; oversaw development of long distance swimming, water skiing, basketball, boxing, wrestling, football, hockey, motorboat racing, and track and field. | [127] |
2015 | Cam Ecclestone | Baseball | Athlete | Considered Canada's best fastball player of the first half of the 20th century | [128] |
2015 | Michael Edgson | Para Swimming | Athlete | 18-time Paralympic gold medallist (1984, 1988, 1992); most accomplished Paralympic athlete in Canadian history | [13] |
2017 | Edmonton Grads:
| Basketball | Athletes | Ruled women's basketball from 1915 to 1940, winning an average of 95% of their matches. Only seven teams were able to score 50 or more points against them in a single game, and they never lost a series in the Underwood International Championships, winning 23 times. Called "the finest basketball team that ever stepped out on a floor" by Dr. James Naismith | [129] |
1997 | Phil Edwards | Athletics | Athlete | 5-time Olympic bronze medallist (1928, 1932, 1936); first recipient of the Northern Star Award (1936); Lionel Conacher Award winner (1936) | [130] |
2015 | Jan Eisenhardt | Multisport | Builder | Helped create the National Physical Fitness Act | [131] |
1996 | Lloyd Eisler | Figure skating | Athlete | 2-time Olympic bronze medallist (1992, 1994); 1993 World Champion; 3-time World Championship silver medallist (1990, 1991, 1994) with partner Isabelle Brasseur | [62] |
1968 | Jim Elder | Equestrian | Athlete | Won gold in team show jumping at the 1968 Olympics as Canada's first entry into the event | [101] |
1975 | Eddie Emerson | Football | Athlete | 2-time Grey Cup Champion with the Ottawa Rough Riders; played 22 seasons, a Canadian football record at the time; president of the Ottawa Rough Riders | [132] |
1964 | John Emery | Bobsleigh | Athlete | Member of the Gold medal winning Canadian bobsleigh team at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics | [7] |
1964 | Vic Emery | Bobsleigh | Athlete | Member of the Gold medal winning Canadian bobsleigh team at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics; Won gold again the next year at the 1965 World Championships | [7] |
1991 | Johnny Esaw | Sport Broadcaster | Builder | Sports broadcasting pioneer; helped grow the popularity of figure skating; produced the first colour telecast of a hockey game (1967) | |
1989 | Phil Esposito | Ice hockey | Athlete | 2-time Stanley Cup champion with the Boston Bruins (1970, 1972); 5-time Art Ross Trophy winner (1969, 1971–1974); Member of the 1972 Summit Series Team | [133] |
1958 | Walter Ewing | Shooting | Athlete | Won gold in shooting at the 1908 Olympics | [134] |
2008 | 1996 Summer Olympics 4 × 100 m track & field relay team: | Athletics | Athletes | 2-time World Championship gold medallists (1995, 1997); Gold medallists in the 4x100m relay race at the 1996 Summer Olympics | [135] |
1964 | Edouard Fabre | Athletics | Athlete | Decorated marathon runner; Competed in over 315 races and won hundreds of medals and trophies | [136] |
1999 | Bernie Faloney | Football | Athlete | 3-time Grey Cup champion with Edmonton (1954) and the Hamilton Tiger Cats (1957, 1963); 1961 CFL Most Outstanding Player; | [137] |
1975 | Cap Fear | Football | Athlete | 3-time Grey Cup champion with the Toronto Argonauts (1921) and the Hamilton Tigers (1928, 1929); Runner-up, North American welterweight boxing title; Played senior hockey; Champion rower | [138] |
2023 | Team Ferbey: | Curling | Athletes | 3-time world champions; 4-time Brier champions | [51] |
1968 | Elmer Ferguson | Sport Journalist | Builder | Sports journalism pioneer | [139] |
1969 | Hervé Filion | Horse Racing | Athlete | Won 15,017 races and more than $86 million in prize money | [140] |
1979 | Howard Firby | Swimming | Builder | Founding coach of the Vancouver Dolphins Swim Club, 6-time Canadian team title winners; Coached Canadian swimmers at 1958 British Empire Games, 1964 Olympic Games, 1966 Commonwealth Games | [141] |
2015 | Sharon Firth | Cross Country Skiing | Athlete | Among the first Indigenous athletes to represent Canada at the Olympics; Competed for Canada's first-ever Olympic women's cross-country ski team | [13] |
2015 | Shirley Firth | Cross Country Skiing | Athlete | Among the first Indigenous athletes to represent Canada at the Olympics; Competed for Canada's first-ever Olympic women's cross-country ski team | [13] |
2000 | Hugh Fisher | Canoe / Kayak Sprint | Athlete | 2-time Olympic medallist (1984 gold and bronze); 2-time World Championship medallist (1982 silver, 1983 bronze) with Alwyn Morris | [142] |
1961 | Billy Fitzgerald | Lacrosse | Athlete | Early 1900s professional lacrosse star; Became one of the highest paid athletes in professional team sport in 1911 by the Vancouver Lacrosse Club | [143] |
1975 | Pat Fletcher | Golf | Athlete | 1954 Canadian Open champion; 1952 Canadian PGA champion; 3-time Saskatchewan Open champion (1947, 1948, 1951) | [144] |
2007 | Doug Flutie | Football | Athlete | 3-time Grey Cup Champion and MVP with the Calgary Stampeders (1992) and the Toronto Argonauts (1996, 1997); 1984 Heisman Trophy winner; 6-time CFL Most Outstanding Player; Ranked greatest CFL player ever (2006) | [145] |
1985 | Hans Fogh | Sailing | Athlete | 2-time Olympic medallist (1960 silver representing Denmark, 1984 bronze representing Canada); 3-time World Cup, 8-time North American, 6-time European, and 4-time Canadian champion in various classes of boats | [146] |
1977 | Sylvie Fortier | Synchronized Swimming | Athlete | 1976 World champion; 24 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze medals at national level | [147] |
2015 | Craig Forrest | Soccer | Athlete | 2000 Gold Cup champion; First Canadian to play in the English Premier League | [13] |
1984 | Red Foster | Multisport | Builder | First outdoor hydroplane outboard race in Canada winner (1928); 1930 Grey Cup champion with the Balmy Beach Football Club; Gave the first Canadian play-by-play broadcasts of wrestling, rowing, lacrosse, track and field, and football; Helped bring Special Olympics to Canada | [148] |
1981 | Terry Fox | N/A | Honorary Member | Embarked on the Marathon of Hope, running 5,342 km in 143 days and raising $23.5m for cancer research | [149] |
1999 | Sylvie Fréchette | Synchronized Swimming | Athlete | 2-time Olympic medallist (1992 silver later overturned to gold, 1996 silver); 1991 World Aquatic Championships solo gold medallist with a record score of 201.013 | [150] |
2014 | Tim Frick | Wheelchair Basketball | Builder | Head Coach, Canadian Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team (1986–2009); Led Canada to a decade-long undefeated streak in major international competition; 3 consecutive Paralympic gold medals (1992, 1996, 2000); 4 consecutive World Championship gold medals (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) | [151] |
2004 | Lori Fung | Rhythmic Gymnastics | Athlete | 1984 Olympic gold medallist; 7-time national rhythmic gymnastics champion | [152] |
1985 | Tony Gabriel | Football | Athlete | 2-time Grey Cup champion with the Hamilton Tiger Cats (1972) and the Ottawa Rough Riders (1976); 1978 CFL Most Outstanding Player; 4-time CFL Most Outstanding Canadian (1974, 1976–1978) | [153] |
1995 | Bob Gainey | Ice hockey | Athlete | 5-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens (1976–1979, 1986); 4-time and inaugural winner of the Frank Selke Trophy (1977–1981); 1979 Conn Smythe Trophy winner | [154] |
2008 | Marc Gagnon | Speed Skating | Athlete | 5-time Olympic medallist (1994 bronze, 1998 gold, 2002 gold 2x, bronze); 4-time World Championship gold medallist (1993, 1994, 1996, 1998) | [155] |
2015 | Larry Gains | Boxing | Athlete | Canadian heavyweight champion; Black boxing pioneer | [156] |
1980 | Sheldon Galbraith | Figure skating | Builder | Coached Canadian figure skaters at 3 Olympic Games (1948, 1956, 1960); Prominent pupils include Barbara Ann Scott, Francis Dafoe and Norris Bowden, Donald Jackson, Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul | [157] |
1975 | Hugh Gall | Football | Athlete | 3-time and inaugural Grey Cup champion with the University of Toronto Blues (1909–1911) | [158] |
1989 | Danny Gallivan | Sport Broadcaster | Builder | Hosted Hockey Night in Canada for 32 years (1952–1984) | [159] |
2008 | Nancy Garapick | Swimming | Athlete | 2-time Olympic bronze medallist at age 14 (1976); Set a world record in the 200m backstroke at age 13; 5-time Pan-American Games medallist (1979) | [160] |
1975 | Charlie Gardiner | Ice hockey | Athlete | 1934 Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Black Hawks; 2-time Vezina Trophy winner (1932, 1934) | [161] |
1983 | George Gate | Swimming | Builder | Coached Canadian Swim Team at the 1963 Pan-American Games, 1968 Olympics, 1973 World Championships; Prominent pupils include Richard Pound, Ralph Hutton | [162] |
1990 | Jake Gaudaur | Football | Builder | CFL Commissioner (1968–1984); Helped CFL revenue increase six-fold and attendance double; Helped found the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Museum; Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Governor and chairman of the board | [163] |
1956 | Jacob Gaudaur | Rowing | Athlete | 2-time World Singles Championship winner (1896, 1898), declared best oarsman on Earth; 1892 World Double Sculls champion | [164] |
2020–21 | Sonja Gaudet | Wheelchair Curling | Athlete | 3-time Paralympic gold medallist (2006, 2010, 2014); 3-time World Wheelchair Curling Championship gold medallist (2009, 2011, 2013); First wheelchair curler to be inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame | [165] |
1968 | Tom Gayford | Equestrian | Athlete | Won gold in team show jumping at the 1968 Olympics as Canada's first entry into the event | [101] |
1955 | George Genereux | Trap Shooting | Athlete | 1952 Olympic gold medallist; 1952 World Championship silver medallist; 1952 Northern Star Award winner | [166] |
1994 | Bernie Geoffrion | Ice hockey | Athlete | Credited with inventing and popularizing the slapshot; 6-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens (1953, 1956–1960); 2-time Art Ross Trophy winner (1955, 1961); 1961 Hart Trophy winner | [167] |
1975 | Eddie Gerard | Ice hockey | Athlete | 3-time Stanley Cup champion as player with the Ottawa Senators (1919–1921, 1923); 1926 Stanley Cup champion as coach of the Montreal Maroons | [168] |
2015 | Alexandrine Gibb | Multisport | Builder | Women's sport pioneer and advocate for women's sports organizations across Canada in the 1920s and 30s | [169] |
1958 | George "Mooney" Gibson | Baseball | Athlete | 1909 World Series champion with the Pittsburgh Pirates; Voted Canada's Baseball player of the Half Century in 1950 | [170] |
2015 | Nicolas Gill | Judo | Athlete | 2-time Olympic medallist (1992 bronze, 2000 silver) | [13] |
2008 | Pat Gillick | Baseball | Builder | 2-time World Series champion (1992, 1993) and 5-time division title winner (1985, 1989, 1991–1993) as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays | [171] |
1975 | Tony Golab | Football | Athlete | 1940 Grey Cup champion with the Ottawa Rough Riders; Led the Rough Riders to 3 consecutive Grey Cup finals | [172] |
2015 | Bob Goldham | Ice hockey | Athlete | 5-time Stanley Cup champion with the Toronto Maple Leafs (1942, 1947) and the Detroit Red Wings (1952, 1954, 1955) | [173] |
1990 | Avelino Gomez | Jockey Racing | Athlete | 6-time Canadian top race winning jockey between 1956–1966; Won over 4,000 races in his career; 1966 Top jockey in North America | [174] |
1955 | Charles Gorman | Speed Skating | Athlete | 1926 World Speed Skating champion; 3-time Canadian outdoor champion (1924–1926); 3-time Canadian indoor champion (1926–1928) | [175] |
1955 | George Goulding | Athletics | Athlete | 1912 Olympic gold medallist in racewalking; Won 18 of 19 major walking competitions in 1909; Broke the mile racewalking world record with a time of 6:25.8 | [176] |
2002 | Geoff Gowan | Athletics | Builder | Technical Director and President of the Coaching Association of Canada (1972–1996) | [177] |
2015 | Danielle Goyette | Ice hockey | Athlete | 3-time Olympic medallist (1998 silver, 2002 gold, 2006 gold); 8-time Women's World Hockey Championship winner | [13] |
1993 | Laurie Graham | Alpine Skiing | Athlete | 6-time World Cup race winner (1984–1987); 3-time Olympian (1980, 1984, 1988); | [178] |
2015 | Gerald Gratton | Weightlifting | Athlete | 1952 Olympic silver medallist; 2-time British Empire Games gold medallist (1950, 1954) | [179] |
1973 | George Gray | Athletics | Athlete | Held the world shot put title for 17 years (1885–1902) | [180] |
1967 | Nancy Greene | Alpine Skiing | Athlete | 1967 World Cup champion; 2-time Olympic medallist (1968 gold, silver); 17-time national champion; 3-time Olympian (1960, 1964, 1968) | [181] |
2015 | Cecil Grenier | Multisport | Builder | Helped establish modern female physical education | [182] |
1992 | Jean Grenier | Speed Skating | Builder | Founding president of the Quebec Speed Skating Federation; President of the Canadian Speedskating association (1976–1977) | [183] |
2000 | Wayne Gretzky | Ice hockey | Athlete | 4-time Stanley Cup Champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988); NHL all-time points leader; 8-time NHL MVP; Widely considered the greatest ice hockey player of all time | [142] |
1975 | Harry Griffith | Football | Builder | 2-time and inaugural Grey Cup champion as coach of the University of Toronto (1909, 1910) | [184] |
2015 | Phyllis Griffiths | Sport Journalist | Builder | Had her own sports column at the Toronto Telegram dedicated to women's sports for 14 years (1928–1942); First woman to be the photo editor of a Canadian newspaper | [185] |
2005 | George Gross | Sport Journalist | Builder | Covered various international sporting events including the World Hockey Championships, the FIFA World Cup, the Olympic Games, Wimbledon | [186] |
1955 | Jack Guest | Rowing | Athlete | [187] | |
1955 | Horace Gwynne | Boxing | Athlete | 1932 Olympic gold medallist; Retired as the undefeated Canadian Professional Bantamweight champion (1938–1939) | [188] |
1993 | Glenn Hall | Ice hockey | Athlete | 1961 Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks; Played an NHL record 502 consecutive games; 2-time Vezina Trophy winner (1963, 1967) | [189] |
1975 | Sydney Halter | Football | Builder | First commissioner of the Canadian Football League | [190] |
1972 | Jack Hamilton | Ice hockey | Builder | Former president of the Saskatchewan and Canadian Amateur Hockey Associations | [191] |
1955 | Ned Hanlan | Rowing | Athlete | World single-sculls rowing champion (1880–1884), defending the title 6 times; 1876 Centennial Regatta champion | [192] |
2006 | Rick Hansen | Wheelchair Athletics | Athlete | Embarked on the Man in Motion Tour in 1985, wheeling 40,072 km through 34 countries over 792 days and raising $26.1m for spinal cord injury research | [193] |
1987 | Fritz Hanson | Football | Athlete | 4-time Grey Cup champion with Winnipeg (1935, 1938, 1941) and the Calgary Stampeders (1948); Inaugural inductee to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame | [194] |
2005 | Curt Harnett | Cycling Track | Athlete | 3-time Olympic medallist (1984 silver, 1992 bronze, 1996 bronze) | [195] |
1980 | Barney Hartman | Skeet Shooting | Athlete | Held nearly 30 world records in 12, 20, 28, and .410 gauge shooting; All-around world champion (1968–1971) | [196] |
1975 | Doug Harvey | Ice hockey | Athlete | 6-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens (1953, 1956–1960); 7-time Norris Trophy winner, (1954–1958, 1960, 1961 with the Canadiens, 1962 while coaching the New York Rangers) | [197] |
2014 | Pierre Harvey | Cross Country Skiing | Athlete | 3-time Olympian (1984, 1988), competed in both the 1984 Winter (cross-country skiing) and Summer (cycling) Olympic Games; First Canadian to win an international cross-country skiing event (1987) | [198] |
1998 | Sandy Hawley | Jockey Racing | Athlete | Won more than 6000 races in his career; First rider to win 500 races in a year (1973) | [199] |
2016 | Frank Hayden | Special Olympics | Builder | Created the Special Olympics | [78] |
1960 | Bob Hayward | Speed Boat | Athlete | Mechanic, crew member, and driver of Miss Supertest II and III; Harmsworth Trophy winner (1959–1961) | [200] |
2014 | Geraldine Heaney | Ice hockey | Athlete | 2-time Olympic medallist (1998 silver, 2002 gold); 7-time World Championship gold medallist (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999–2001) | [201] |
1997 | Kathleen Heddle | Rowing | Athlete | Parner of Marnie McBean; 3-time Olympic gold medallists (1992 2x, 1996), 1996 Olympic bronze medallists; First Canadians to win 3 Summer Olympic gold medals; Canada's most successful Olympians at the time of their retirement | [202] |
2019 | Jayna Hefford | Ice hockey | Athlete | 4-time Olympic gold medallist (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014), 1998 Olympic silver medallist; 7-time gold and 5-time silver medallist at the World Championships | [203] |
1960 | Anne Heggtveit | Alpine Skiing | Athlete | 1960 Olympic gold medallist, Canada's first skiing gold medal; 1960 slalom and combined alpine world champion | [204] |
2015 | Frederick James Heather | Cricket | Builder | Umpired in more than 1000 consecutive matches (1927–1967); Instrumental in founding cricket associations and leagues in Canada | [205] |
2015 | Jennifer Heil | Freestyle Skiing | Athlete | 2-time Olympic medallist (2006 gold, 2010 silver); 8-time world champion | [13] |
1995 | Paul Henderson | Ice hockey | Athlete | Scored 3 game-winning goals at the 1972 Summit Series, including the series-winning goal | [206] |
1955 | Doug Hepburn | Weightlifting | Athlete | 1953 world heavyweight champion; 1949 U.S. National Open champion; 1954 British Empire Games gold medallist | [207] |
1975 | Foster Hewitt | Sport Broadcaster | Builder | Broadcast first ever hockey game live via radio (1923); Called first live television broadcast of a hockey game in Canada (1952); Coined the term "He shoots, he scores!" | [208] |
2015 | Robina Higgins | Athletics | Athlete | 9-time national champion in javelin, shot put, discus, and ball throw competitions; Held Canadian records in javelin and ball throw | [209] |
1985 | Ike Hildebrand | Lacrosse | Athlete | 5-time Mann Cup champion (1943 with the New Westminster Salmonbellies, 1951–1954 with the Peterborough Timbermen) | [210] |
1999 | John Hiller | Baseball | Athlete | 1968 World Series champion with the Detroit Tigers; 1973 American League Fireman of the Year | [211] |
1955 | George Hodgson | Swimming | Athlete | 2-time Olympic gold medallist (1912); Set the world record in the 400m, 1000m, and 1500m swim | [212] |
2004 | Abby Hoffman | Athletics | Athlete | 4-time Olympian; 5-time Pan American Games medallist; 1966 Commonwealth Games gold medallist; 1976 Montreal Olympic Games flag bearer; Director General of Sport Canada | [213] |
2016 | Sue Holloway | Canoe / Kayak Sprint | Athlete | First woman to compete at both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games | [78] |
2012 | Charmaine Hooper | Soccer | Athlete | Member of Canada's first ever national women's team; 3 FIFA World Cup appearances with Canada | [214] |
2019 | Waneek Horn-Miller | Water Polo | Athlete | 1999 Pan American Games gold medallist and MVP; 1999 Tom Longboat Award winner; 20-time medallist in multiple events at the North American Indigenous Games; Co-captain of Team Canada at the 2000 Olympic Games | [215] |
2002 | Tim Horton | Ice hockey | Athlete | 4-time Stanley Cup champion with the Toronto Maple Leafs; 7-time NHL All-Star; Opened the first Tim Hortons restaurant, eventually expanding across Canada | [216] |
2015 | Barbara Howard | Athletics | Athlete | ||
1972 | Kid Howard | Boxing | Athlete | ||
2013 | Russ Howard | Curling | Athlete | ||
1975 | Gordie Howe | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2010 | Clara Hughes | Cycling – Road & Speedskating | Athlete | ||
1988 | Bobby Hull | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1964 | George Hungerford | Rowing | Athlete | Won Olympic gold medal with Roger Jackson at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics | [217] |
2001 | Bill Hunter | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1978 | Jules Huot | Golf | Athlete | ||
1977 | Ralph Hutton | Swimming | Athlete | ||
2017 | Carol Huynh | Wrestling | Athlete | ||
2007 | Daniel Igali | Wrestling | Athlete | ||
1975 | Dick Irvin | Ice hockey | Builder | ||
2015 | Bill Isaacs | Lacrosse | Athlete | [218] | |
1975 | Bob Isbister | Football | Athlete | ||
2007 | Sam Jacks | Ringette | Builder | Invented early Canadian variant of floor hockey, coached in the AAU Junior Olympic Games, World War II soldier, YMCA Director in Toronto, President and creator of the Society of Directors of Municipal Recreation of Ontario (SDMRO), created the sport of ringette, inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | SPHoF [219] |
1962 | Donald Jackson | Figure skating | Athlete | ||
1975 | Busher Jackson | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2017 | Robert W. Jackson | Paralympic Games | Builder | ||
1964 & 2010 | Roger Jackson | Rowing | Athlete & Builder | Inducted as athlete in 1964 for winning an Olympic gold medal with George Hungerford at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics Inducted as builder in 2010 for service as Sport Canada director; Canadian Olympic Association president; consultant on six Olympic bids | [217] |
1975 | Russ Jackson | Football | Athlete | ||
2009 | Angela James | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1975 | Eddie James | Football | Athlete | ||
1962 | Maria Jelinek | Figure skating | Athlete | ||
1962 | Otto Jelinek | Figure skating | Athlete | ||
1987 | Ferguson Jenkins | Baseball | Athlete | ||
1971 | Harry Jerome | Athletics | Athlete | ||
1975 | Aurel Joliat | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2016 | Colleen Jones | Curling | Athlete | Skipped her Halifax rink to 6 Canadian women's championships | [78] |
1981 | Andreas Josenhans | Sailing | Athlete | Member of the youngest sailing crew at the 1976 Montreal Olympics; 2-time World Soling Champion | [110] |
1981 | Gordon Juckes | Ice hockey | Builder | ||
2020–21 | Lorie Kane | Golf | Athlete | ||
2015 | Joe Keeper | Athletics | Athlete | ||
2019 | Vicki Keith | Swimming | Athlete | ||
1975 | Red Kelly | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2018 | Dave Keon | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2020–21 | Sheldon Kennedy | Ice hockey | Builder | ||
2020–21 | Judy Kent | Sport Administration | Builder | ||
1955 | Bobby Kerr | Track Events | Athlete | ||
1968 | Bruce Kidd | Athletics | Athlete | ||
1964 | Peter Kirby | Bobsleigh | Athlete | Member of the Gold medal winning Canadian bobsleigh team at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics; Won gold again the next year at the 1965 World Championships | [7] |
2018 | Sandra Kirby | Sport Administration | Builder | ||
2017 | Cindy Klassen | Speed Skating | Athlete | ||
1955 | Walter Knox | Athletics | Athlete | ||
1969 | George Knudson | Golf | Athlete | ||
2020–21 | Diane Jones Konihowski | Athletics | Athlete | ||
1976 | Kathy Kreiner | Alpine Skiing | Athlete | ||
1975 | Joe Krol | Football | Athlete | ||
1990 | Joe Kryczka | Ice hockey | Builder | ||
1975 | Norman Kwong | Football | Athlete | ||
1996 | Guy Lafleur | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1965 | Patrick Lally | Lacrosse | Builder | ||
1955 | Newsy Lalonde | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2020–21 | Eric Lamaze & Hickstead | Equestrian – Show Jumping | Team | ||
2002 | Nathalie Lambert | Short Track Speed Skating | Athlete | ||
1985 | Ron Lancaster | Football | Athlete | ||
1955 | Sam Langford | Boxing | Athlete | ||
1998 | Silken Laumann | Rowing | Athlete | ||
1960 | Jack Laviolette | Lacrosse | Athlete | ||
1975 | Smirle Lawson | Football | Athlete | ||
2012 | Marion Lay | Swimming | Builder | ||
1975 | Frank Leadley | Football | Athlete | ||
1994 | René Lecavalier | Sport Broadcaster | Builder | ||
1995 | Kerrin Lee-Gartner | Alpine Skiing | Athlete | ||
2005 | Catriona Le May Doan | Speed Skating | Athlete | ||
1998 | Mario Lemieux | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2022 | Edward Lennie | Traditional Arctic Sports | Builder | [72] | |
1964 | Stan Leonard | Golf | Athlete | ||
1977 | Lucille Lessard | Archery | Athlete | ||
1986 | Jean-Louis Lévesque | Horse Racing | Builder | ||
2008 | Lennox Lewis | Boxing | Athlete | ||
1977 | Dorothy Lidstone | Archery | Athlete | ||
2002 | Ted Lindsay | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2018 | Wilton Littlechild | Indigenous Peoples' Sports | Builder | ||
2015 | Johnny Loaring | Athletics | Athlete | ||
1988 | Don Loney | Football | Builder | ||
1955 | Tom Longboat | Athletics | Athlete | ||
1958 | Johnny Longden | Jockey Racing | Athlete | ||
1957 | Lorne Loomer | Rowing | Athlete | ||
1985 | Jocelyn Lovell | Cycling Track | Athlete | ||
2012 | Pierre Lueders | Bobsleigh | Athlete | ||
1985 | Sammy Luftspring | Boxing | Athlete | ||
1976 | Cliff Lumsdon | Swimming | Athlete | ||
1955 | George Lyon | Golf | Athlete | ||
2023 | Oren Lyons | Lacrosse | Builder | Indigenous advocate. [51] | |
1981 | Irene MacDonald | Diving | Athlete | ||
1971 | Noel MacDonald | Basketball | Athlete | ||
1976 | Hartland MacDougall | Multisport | Athlete | ||
1955 | Ada Mackenzie | Golf | Athlete | ||
1957 | Archie MacKinnon | Rowing | Athlete | ||
1957 | Dan MacKinnon | Horse Racing | Builder | ||
1981 | Sandy MacMillan | Sailing | Athlete | Member of the youngest sailing crew at the 1976 Montreal Olympics; 2-time World Soling Champion | [110] |
1973 | Karen Magnussen | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
1990 | Frank Mahovlich | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1975 | Joe Malone | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2014 | Elizabeth Manley | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
2015 | Harry Manson | Soccer | Athlete | ||
1993 | George Mara | Multisport | Builder | ||
1976 | Phil Marchildon | Baseball | Athlete | ||
1962 | Wilbert Martel | Bowling | Athlete | ||
1988 | Paul Martini | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
1971 | Charles Mayer | Sport Journalist | Builder | ||
1997 | Marnie McBean | Rowing | Athlete | ||
1978 | Harry McBrien | Football | Builder | ||
1977 | Daniel McCarthy | Rowing | Athlete | Member of the Outer Cove Rowing Crew, winners of the Fisherman's Race in 1901 in a record time of 9 minutes and 13 seconds | [49] |
1977 | Denis McCarthy | Rowing | Athlete | Member of the Outer Cove Rowing Crew, winners of the Fisherman's Race in 1901 in a record time of 9 minutes and 13 seconds | [49] |
1967 | Earl McCready | Wrestling | Athlete | ||
1960 | Jack McCullough | Speed Skating | Athlete | ||
1959 | Frank McGill | Multisport | Athlete | ||
2022 | Tim McIssac | Paralympic swimming | Athlete | [72] | |
1963 | Jimmy McLarnin | Boxing | Athlete | ||
1963 | Samuel McLaughlin | Horse Racing | Builder | ||
1963 | Duncan McNaughton | Athletics | Athlete | ||
2017 | Lanny McDonald | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2015 | Manny McIntyre | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2015 | Robert McLeod | Cycling – Road | Athlete | ||
1963 | Donald McPherson | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
2015 | Aileen Meagher | Athletics | Athlete | ||
2009 | Mark Messier | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1967 | Johnny Miles | Athletics | Athlete | ||
1996 | Ian Millar | Equestrian | Athlete | ||
1960 | Miss Supertest III | Speed Boat | Athlete | ||
1973 | Ray Mitchell | Bowling | Athlete | ||
2019 | Doug Mitchell | Multisport | Builder | ||
1975 | Percy Molson | Football | Athlete | ||
2009 | Warren Moon | Football | Athlete | ||
1955 | Howie Morenz | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2000 | Alwyn Morris | Canoe / Kayak Sprint | Athlete | 2-time Olympic medallist (1984 gold and bronze); 2-time World Championship medallist (1982 silver, 1983 bronze) with Hugh Fisher; 1977 Tom Longboat Award winner | [142] |
1975 | Teddy Morris | Football | Athlete | ||
2006 | Al Morrow | Rowing | Builder | ||
2015 | Lori-Ann Muenzer | Cycling Track | Athlete | 2004 Olympic gold medallist; Only Canadian to ever win Olympic gold in cycling | [13] |
1995 | Debbie Muir | Synchronized Swimming | Builder | ||
2015 | Albert Murray | Golf | Athlete | ||
1972 | Athol Murray | Ice hockey | Builder | ||
2015 | Charles Murray | Golf | Athlete | ||
1980 | Ken Murray | Multisport | Builder | ||
1955 | James Naismith | Basketball | Builder | Invented basketball | |
2023 | Hiroshi Nakamura | Judo | Builder | High performance coach. | [51] |
1977 | Susan Nattrass | Trap Shooting | Athlete | ||
2020–21 | Steve Nash | Basketball | Athlete | ||
2011 | Andrea Neil | Soccer | Athlete | ||
1993 | Cindy Nicholas | Swimming | Athlete | ||
2012 | Scott Niedermayer | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1975 | Frank Nighbor | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2006 | Moe Norman | Golf | Athlete | ||
1970 | Ron Northcott | Curling | Athlete | ||
1965 | Northern Dancer | Horse Racing | Athlete | ||
1977 | John Nugent | Rowing | Athlete | Member of the Outer Cove Rowing Crew, winners of the Fisherman's Race in 1901 in a record time of 9 minutes and 13 seconds | [49] |
1980 | Andy O'Brien | Sport Journalist | Builder | ||
1965 | Joe O'Brien | Horse Racing | Athlete | ||
1992 | Bill O'Donnell | Horse Racing | Athlete | ||
1966 | John O'Neill | Rowing | Athlete | ||
1994 | Tip O'Neill | Baseball | Athlete | ||
1982 | Bobby Orr | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1991 | Brian Orser | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
1977 | George Orton | Athletics | Athlete | ||
1994 | Anne Ottenbrite | Swimming | Athlete | ||
1957 | Gerry Ouellette | Shooting | Athlete | ||
2013 | Jean-Guy Ouellet | Multisport | Builder | ||
1955 | Percy Page | Basketball | Builder | ||
1956 | Paris Crew : | Rowing | Athletes | ||
1987 | Jackie Parker | Football | Athlete | ||
2000 | Tom Pashby | Multisport | Builder | Helped the development of helmets, face guards, visors, and other face protection in the NHL | [142] |
2011 | Lui Passaglia | Football | Athlete | ||
1975 | Frank Patrick | Ice hockey | Builder | ||
1975 | Lester Patrick | Ice hockey | Builder | ||
1957 | Robert Paul | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
1975 | Bobby Pearce | Rowing | Athlete | ||
1979 | Doug Peden | Multisport | Athlete | ||
1955 | Torchy Peden | Cycling – Road | Athlete | ||
2023 | Danielle Peers | Wheelchair basketball | Athlete | 2004 Paralympic bronze medallist; 2006 World Championship gold medallist | [51] |
2012 | David Pelletier | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
1976 | Lloyd Percival | Multisport | Builder | ||
1994 | Karen Percy | Alpine Skiing | Athlete | ||
2016 | Annie Perreault | Short Track Speed Skating | Athlete | 2-time Olympic gold medallist; 4-time world champion with the Canadian women's 3,000-metre relay team | [78] |
1975 | Gordon Perry | Football | Athlete | ||
1975 | Norm Perry | Football | Athlete | ||
2010 | Chantal Petitclerc | Para Athletics | Athlete | ||
2015 | Alf Philips | Diving | Athlete | ||
2015 | Bob Pirie | Swimming | Athlete | ||
1981 | Jacques Plante | Ice hockey | Athlete | 6-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens (1953, 1956–1960); first goaltender to consistently wear a face mask; 7-time Vezina Trophy winner (1956–1960, 1962, 1969) | [220] |
1987 | Steve Podborski | Alpine Skiing | Athlete | ||
1982 | Sam Pollock | Ice hockey | Builder | ||
1969 | Bobby Porter | Multisport | Athlete | ||
2012 | Derek Porter | Rowing | Athlete | ||
1988 | Sandra Post | Golf | Athlete | ||
2001 | Denis Potvin | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2011 | Richard Pound | Sport Administration | Builder | ||
2015 | Robert Powell | Tennis | Athlete | ||
1977 | Walter Power | Rowing | Athlete | Member of the Outer Cove Rowing Crew, winners of the Fisherman's Race in 1901 in a record time of 9 minutes and 13 seconds | [49] |
2006 | Jonathon Power | Squash | Athlete | ||
2017 | Gaylord Powless | Lacrosse | Athlete | ||
2020–21 | Ross Powless | Lacrosse | Builder | ||
1965 | Gerald Presley | Bobsleigh | Athlete | Member of the gold-medal winning Canadian bobsleigh team at the 1965 World Championships | [7] |
2022 | Preston Rivulettes :
| Ice hockey | Trailblazer | The most successful women's ice hockey team in Canadian history | [72] |
1970 | Harry Price | Multisport | Builder | ||
1975 | Joe Primeau | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1977 | John Primrose | Trap Shooting | Athlete | ||
2015 | Harvey Pulford | Multisport | Athlete | ||
1955 | Jack Purcell | Badminton | Athlete | ||
1975 | Silver Quilty | Football | Athlete | ||
1984 | Pat Ramage | Alpine Skiing | Builder | ||
2015 | Scotty Rankine | Athletics | Athlete | ||
2015 | Hilda Ranscombe | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2005 | Claude Raymond | Baseball | Athlete | ||
1976 | Harold Rea | Multisport | Builder | ||
2015 | Frank Read | Rowing | Builder | ||
1986 | Ken Read | Alpine Skiing | Athlete | ||
1984 | George Reed | Football | Athlete | Grey Cup champion with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, All-time CFL record for rushing touchdowns, 11-time CFL all star | [221] |
2014 | Gareth Rees | Rugby | Athlete | ||
1959 | Ted Reeve | Multisport | Athlete | ||
2011 | Peter Reid | Triathlon | Athlete | ||
1992 | Henri Richard | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1975 | Maurice Richard | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2015 | Eileen Whalley Richards | Speed Skating | Athlete | ||
1968 | Richardson Curling Team: | Curling | Athletes | ||
1974 | Con Riley | Rowing | Athlete | ||
1964 | Al Ritchie | Football | Builder | ||
2015 | Winnie Roach-Leuszler | Swimming | Athlete | ||
1977 | Bruce Robertson | Swimming | Athlete | ||
1971 | Graydon "Blondie" Robinson | Bowling | Athlete | ||
2004 | Larry Robinson | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2015 | Melville Marks Robinson | Athletics | Builder | [218] | |
1971 | Fred Robson | Speed Skating | Athlete | ||
1977 | Doug Rogers | Judo | Athlete | ||
1973 | Shotty Rogers | Rowing | Builder | ||
1955 | Bobbie Rosenfeld | Track Events | Athlete | A member of the 'Matchless Six', Canada's first women's Olympic track team. Won the gold medal for the 4 × 100 m relay in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. | [36] |
1975 | Art Ross | Ice hockey | Builder | ||
1955 | William James Roué | Yachting | Builder | ||
1975 | Paul Rowe | Football | Athlete | ||
2013 | 1992 Olympics – Women's rowing Team Coxless Four: | Rowing | Athletes | ||
2010 | Patrick Roy | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1955 | Louis Rubenstein | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
1975 | Jeff Russell | Football | Athlete | ||
1975 | Joe Ryan | Football | Builder | ||
1971 | Thomas F. Ryan | Bowling | Builder | ||
1963 | Gus Ryder | Swimming | Builder | ||
1956 | Emile St. Godard | Dogsled Racing | Athlete | ||
2012 | Jamie Salé | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
2013 | Joe Sakic | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1982 | Claude Saunders | Rowing | Builder | ||
2006 | Julie Sauvé | Synchronized Swimming | Builder | ||
1975 | Terry Sawchuk | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1975 | Milt Schmidt | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2000 | Schmirler Curling Team: | Curling | Athletes | 1998 Olympic gold medallists; 3-time World Champions; 3-time Canadian champions | [142] |
1975 | Bert Schneider | Boxing | Athlete | ||
1955 | Lewis Scholes | Rowing | Athlete | ||
1955 | Barbara Ann Scott | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
2007 | Beckie Scott | Cross Country Skiing | Athlete | ||
2012 | Doc Seaman | Ice hockey | Builder | ||
1993 | Bob Secord | Multisport | Builder | ||
1975 | Frank J. Selke | Ice hockey | Builder | ||
1966 | Peggy Seller | Synchronized Swimming | Athlete | ||
1974 | Frank Shaughnessy | Multisport | Builder | ||
1970 | Marjory Shedd | Badminton | Athlete | ||
1955 | Bill Sherring | Track Events | Athlete | ||
2010 | Kyle Shewfelt | Artistic Gymnastics | Athlete | ||
2014 | Kathy Shields | Basketball | Builder | ||
2009 | Ken Shields | Basketball | Builder | ||
1975 | Eddie Shore | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
2015 | William Shuttleworth | Baseball | Builder | [218] | |
1975 | Ben Simpson | Football | Athlete | ||
1975 | Bullet Joe Simpson | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1971 | William Simpson | Soccer | Builder | ||
1955 | Ethel Smith | Athletics | Athlete | A member of the 'Matchless Six', Canada's first women's Olympic track team. Won the gold medal for the 4 × 100 m relay in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. | [36] |
1986 | Graham Smith | Swimming | Athlete | ||
1982 | Herman Smith-Johannsen | Cross Country Skiing | Builder | ||
2022 | Tricia Smith | Rowing | Athlete | [72] | |
1975 | Conn Smythe | Ice hockey | Builder | ||
1955 | Ross Somerville | Golf | Athlete | ||
1989 | Gerry Sorensen | Alpine Skiing | Athlete | ||
2015 | Henry Sotvedt | Nordic Combined | Builder | ||
2006 | Ron Southern and Margaret Southern | Equestrian | Builders | ||
1966 | Jim Speers | Horse Racing | Builder | ||
1975 | Dave Sprague | Football | Athlete | ||
1974 | Frank Stack | Speed Skating | Athlete | ||
2007 | Robert Steadward | Para Athletics | Builder | ||
1992 | Dave Steen | Decathlon | Athlete | ||
1975 | Nels Stewart | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1989 | Ron Stewart | Football | Athlete | ||
1975 | Bummer Stirling | Football | Athlete | ||
2023 | Georges St-Pierre | Mixed Martial Arts | Athlete | Set record for most wins in title fights, most welterweight title defences and welterweight divisional titles. [51] | |
2006 | Elvis Stojko | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
1986 | Red Storey | Multisport | Athlete | ||
1962 | Marlene Streit | Golf | Athlete | ||
1972 | Hilda Strike | Athletics | Athlete | ||
1991 | Annis Stukus | Football | Athlete | ||
1983 | Jack Sullivan | Sport Journalist | Builder | ||
2005 | Summit Series Hockey Team: [222]
| Ice hockey | Athletes | Won the 1972 Summit Series, an eight-game ice hockey series between Canada and the USSR. | |
2013 | Alison Sydor | Mountain Bike | Athlete | ||
1971 | Elaine Tanner | Swimming | Athlete | ||
2017 | Charles Tator | Scientist and Neurosurgeon | Builder | ||
2022 | John Tavares | Lacrosse | Athlete | [72] | |
2013 | Brenda Taylor | Rowing | Athlete | ||
1975 | Cyclone Taylor | Ice hockey | Athlete | ||
1974 | E. P. Taylor | Horse Racing | Builder | ||
1993 | Ron Taylor | Baseball | Athlete | [223] | |
1995 | Mark Tewksbury | Swimming | Athlete | ||
2015 | Mary Rose Thacker | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
1992 | Linda Thom | Shooting – Pistol | Athlete | ||
1960 | Jim Thompson | Speed Boat | Builder | ||
1955 | Earl Thomson | Athletics | Athlete | ||
2015 | Stanley Thompson | Golf | Builder | ||
2001 | Cliff Thorburn | Snooker | Athlete | ||
1975 | Brian Timmis | Football | Athlete | ||
1976 | Andy Tommy | Football | Athlete | ||
1977 | Cathy Townsend | Bowling | Athlete | ||
1960 | Jim Trifunov | Wrestling | Athlete | ||
2016 | Bryan Trottier | Ice Hockey | Athlete | 6-time Stanley Cup champion with the New York Islanders and the Pittsburgh Penguins; 9-time National Hockey League all-star | [78] |
1975 | Joe Tubman | Football | Athlete | ||
1980 | Ron Turcotte | Jockey Racing | Athlete | ||
1955 | Dave Turner | Soccer | Athlete | [224] | |
1988 | Barbara Underhill | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
1983 | Helen Vanderburg | Synchronized Swimming | Athlete | ||
2015 | Marina van der Merwe | Field Hockey | Builder | [13] | |
2022 | Adam van Koeverden | Canoe / Kayak Sprint | Athlete | 4-time Olympic medallist; first Canadian male to win gold in K1-500m | [72] |
1997 | Maury Van Vliet | Multisport | Builder | ||
2013 | André Viger | Para Athletics | Athlete | ||
1983 | Gilles Villeneuve | Auto Racing | Athlete | ||
2010 | Jacques Villeneuve | Auto Racing | Athlete | ||
2023 | Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir | Figure skating | Athletes | 2-time Olympic gold medallists (2010, 2018); 12 Olympic and World championship podium finishes; 8 Canadian titles. | [51] |
1957 | Barbara Wagner | Figure Skating | Athlete | ||
1991 | Carolyn Waldo | Synchronized Swimming | Athlete | ||
2007 | Larry Walker | Baseball | Athlete | ||
1979 | Nick Wall | Horse Racing | Athlete | ||
1955 | Angus Walters | Sailing | Athlete | ||
1961 | Dorothy Walton | Badminton | Athlete | ||
1973 | Keith Waples | Horse Racing | Athlete | ||
1969 | Ken Watson | Curling | Athlete | ||
1975 | Hawley Welch | Football | Athlete | ||
1971 | Nick Weslock | Golf | Athlete | ||
1977 | John Whalen | Rowing | Athlete | Member of the Outer Cove Rowing Crew, winners of the Fisherman's Race in 1901 in a record time of 9 minutes and 13 seconds | [49] |
1958 | Lucille Wheeler | Alpine Skiing | Athlete | ||
2017 | Mike Weir | Golf | Athlete | ||
1990 | Denis Whitaker | Equestrian | Builder | ||
2017 | Simon Whitfield | Triathlon | Athlete | ||
2015 | Elizabeth Whittal | Swimming | Athlete | ||
2022 | Hayley Wickenheiser | Ice hockey | Athlete | Six-time Olympian | [72] |
2022 | Brian Williams | Sport Broadcaster | Builder | Decorated sports commentator, enshrined in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame | [72] |
1955 | Percy Williams | Athletics | Athlete | ||
2000 | Bruce Wilson | Soccer | Athlete | Captained Canada Men's National Soccer Team for 10 years | [142] |
1975 | Harold Wilson | Speed Boat | Athlete | ||
1955 | Jean Wilson | Speed Skating | Athlete | ||
1972 | Walter Windeyer | Sailing | Athlete | ||
1977 | Pappy Wood | Curling | Athlete | 3-time Brier winner (1930, 1932, 1940); competed in a record 65 consecutive Manitoba Bonspiels | |
1956 | George Woolf | Jockey Racing | Athlete | Collected 721 wins, 589 seconds, and 468 thirds over his 19 years of racing | [225] |
2011 | Lauren Woolstencroft | Para Alpine Skiing | Athlete | 10-time Paralympic medallist (8 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze); won a record 5 Paralympic gold medals at her hometown 2010 Paralympic Games | [226] |
1987 | Jim Worrall | Multisport | Builder | Selected as the flag bearer for the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games; chef de mission for 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games; president of the Canadian Olympic Association; first Canadian to be appointed to the International Olympic Committee | [227] |
2012 | Jeremy Wotherspoon | Speed Skating | Athlete | Olympic silver medallist (1998); 4-time World Sprint Championship winner (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003); Winner of 67 World Cup races – most of all time at the time of his retirement | [228] |
1987 | Harold Wright | Multisport | Builder | President of the Canadian Olympic Association; played a major role in Montreal's successful bid for the 1976 Olympics; Governor of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame; director of the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada | [229] |
1955 | Jack Wright | Tennis | Athlete | 4 Canadian Men's Doubles Titles; ranked first in the country for 5 years; ranked 3rd in the world at his peak; voted Canada's Outstanding Tennis Player of the first half-century | [230] |
1955 | Joe Wright Jr. | Rowing | Athlete | 1928 Diamond Challenge Sculls winner; 2-time Olympic medallist (bronze, silver 1928); 1933 Grey Cup champion with the Toronto Argonauts | [231] |
1955 | Joe Wright Sr. | Rowing | Athlete | Olympic silver medallist (1904); won more than 130 rowing titles; voted Canada's Outstanding Oarsman of the half-century in 1950 | [232] |
2015 | Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele | Alpine Skiing | Athletes | Skiing pioneers and champions in the 1940s and 50s; Canada's first official Women's Olympic Alpine Ski Team | [233] |
1955 | George Young | Swimming | Athlete | First person to swim the Catalina Channel | [234] |
2002 | Jim Young | Football | Athlete | 2-time CFL Most Outstanding Canadian Award winner (1970, 1972); His number 30 retired by the BC Lions | [235] |
1965 | Michael Young | Bobsleigh | Athlete | Member of the gold-medal winning Canadian bobsleigh team at the 1965 World Championships | [7] |
2008 | Steve Yzerman | Ice hockey | Athlete | 3-time Stanley Cup champion as player (1997, 1998, 2002); 2008 Stanley Cup champion as executive; Olympic gold medallist as player and general manager; Longest serving captain of a team in NHL history | [236] |
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