List of Canadian sports personalities
The following is a list of Canadian sports personalities.
- Nationally recognized honour lists
- Jean-Luc Brassard, freestyle ski – moguls, Olympic Gold Medal – 1994
- The Crazy Canucks, a group of downhill racers who were extraordinarily successful in the late 1970s and early 1980s:
- Nancy Greene, alpine skiing – downhill, Olympic Gold Medal – 1968
- Ann Heggtveit, world and 1960 Winter Olympics ski champion
- Kerrin Lee-Gartner, alpine skiing – downhill, Olympic Gold Medal – 1992
- Kathy Kreiner, alpine skiing – giant slalom,Olympic Gold Medal – 1976
- Gerry Sorensen, alpine skiing – downhill, World Champion – 1982
- 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
Current players
Current NBA Players
Current WNBA Players
Retired
- Tommy Burns, (1881–1955), World Heavyweight boxing Champion
- George Chuvalo
- Yvon Durelle
- Willie DeWitt
- Arturo Gatti, former WBC world Super Lightweight champion.
- Otis Grant, Current WBC Super Middleweight international champion.
- Sam Langford
- Mark Leduc
- Lennox Lewis, grew up in Canada, and competed for Canada in the Olympics in 1988, winning a gold medal.
- Eric Lucas, Former WBC world champion (1999–2001) Supermiddleweight.
- Steve Molitor, Current IBF Super Bantamweight champion, he has a record of 25–0 (10)
- Jean Pascal, Current IBO, WBC, Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion of the World.
- Shane Sutcliffe, former Canadian Heavyweight champion, defeated former world champion "Neon" Leon Spinks by 8 round decision in 1994.
- Trevor Berbick, Former WBC Heavyweight champion
- Donovan Ruddock
- Kirk Johnson
- Roger Aldag
- Oshiomogho Atogwe
- Nate Burleson (born 1981), Seattle Seahawks Wide Receiver
- Noah Cantor, DT, Canadian Football League
- Russ Jackson
- Bronko Nagurski (1908–1990), Chicago Bears legend, member of U.S. Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Teyo Johnson (born 1981), Free Agent NFL Tight End
- Jason David, New Orleans Saints
- Shaun Suisham, Dallas Cowboys
- Mark Rypien, Former NFL quarterback
- Rueben Mayes, Former NFL running back
- Normie Kwong
- Tony Gabriel
- Vince Danielsen
- Rocky Dipietro
- Dave Sapunjis
- Don Fuell
- Dave Ridgway
- Ray Elgaard
- Lionel Conacher
- Royal Copeland
- Peter Dalla Riva
- Danny Kepley
- Joe Krol
- Annis Stukus
- Mike Vanderjagt (born 1970), Dallas Cowboys placekicker
- Troy Westwood
- 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 pacer; winner of the Elitlopp
- John Campbell – harness racing driver
- Dance Smartly – Canadian Triple Crown, Breeders' Cup champion
- Jim Day – Olympic equestrian Gold medalist, champion thoroughbred trainer
- Stewart Elliott – thoroughbred racing jockey
- Hervé Filion – harness racing driver
- Sandy Hawley Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey
- John Hayes (1917–1998), harness racing driver
- Johnny Longden (1907–2003), Hall of Fame jockey
- 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
- Ian Millar (born 1947), owner and rider of Big Ben
See also: List of NHL players
- Syl Apps
- Jean Beliveau
- Todd Bertuzzi
- Mike Bossy
- Jennifer Botterill
- Ray Bourque (born 1960), 5 time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
- Martin Brodeur, more NHL wins than any other goaltender
- Hy Buller, NHL All-Star defenceman
- Michael Cammalleri, Canada, left wing (Montreal Canadiens)
- Cassie Campbell
- Don Cherry
- Sidney Crosby
- Kelly Hrudey
- Marcel Dionne
- Steve Dubinsky, NHL center
- Bill Durnan
- Phil Esposito
- 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
- Danielle Goyette
- Wayne Gretzky (born 1961), "The Great One", holds most NHL scoring records
- George Hainsworth
- Glenn Hall
- Doug Harvey, 7-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
- Dany Heatley
- Jayna Hefford
- Paul Henderson – scored winning goal in 1972 Canada/USSR match
- Foster Hewitt (1902–1985), play-by-play announcer
- Corey Hirsch, NHL goaltender
- Tim Horton
- Bronco Horvath
- Gordie Howe, held most NHL scoring records before Gretzky
- Bobby Hull, The "Golden Jet" first player in the NHL to ever score more than 50 goals in a season.
- Brett Hull, star for several teams, son of Bobby Hull
- Jarome Iginla
- Dave Keon
- Red Kelly
- Ted Kennedy
- Max Labovitch
- Reggie Leach
- Guy Lafleur
- Mario Lemieux, player/owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Eric Lindros
- Roberto Luongo
- Ron MacLean
- Frank Mahovlich
- Mark Messier, starred alongside Gretzky during Edmonton Oilers dynasty and Captain of New York Rangers when they won the Cup in 1994
- Stan Mikita
- Howie Morenz, voted top athlete of the 1st half of the 20th century
- Bill Mosienko
- Rick Nash
- Rob Niedermayer
- Scott Niedermayer
- Bobby Nystrom, NHL right wing
- Bobby Orr (born 1948), considered by many to be the best ever, revolutionized the role of a defenseman becoming the first to win the scoring title (twice).
- Caroline Ouellette
- Bernie Parent
- Cherie Piper
- Jacques Plante (1929–1986), pioneered active defensive play and use of face masks by goalies
- Denis Potvin
- Manon Rhéaume (born 1972), first woman to play in a men's professional game
- Maurice Richard (1921–2000), "The Rocket," first player to score 50 goals in a season
- Brad Richards, Stanley Cup and Lady Byng trophy winner
- Larry Robinson, Hall of Fame defenseman
- Patrick Roy, all-time NHL leader in goalie wins and games played
- Kim St-Pierre, goaltender for Canada's Womens National Hockey team from 1999 to 2011
- Joe Sakic
- Derek Sanderson
- Serge Savard
- Terry Sawchuk
- Luke Schenn
- Eddie Shore
- Sami Jo Small
- Ronnie Stern, NHL right wing
- Vicky Sunohara
- Frederick Cyclone Taylor
- Joe Thornton, NHL centre (San Jose Sharks)
- Mike Veisor, NHL goaltender
- Stephen Weiss, center (Florida Panthers)
- Hayley Wickenheiser, member of Canada's Womens National Hockey team from 1995, played in Finland's men's professional league (Mestis)
- Steve Yzerman, GM of Tampa Bay Lightning, long-time captain of Detroit Red Wings
Judo
Multiple sports
Professional rodeo
- Earl W. Bascom, designer of hornless bronc saddle (1922) and bareback rigging (1924)
- Donovan Bailey, (born 1967), sprinter, former 100m world record holder
- Bruny Surin, (born 1967), sprinter, tied with Donovan Bailey for Canadian 100m record
- Sam Effah, (born 1988), sprinter, 100m
- Justyn Warner, (born 1987), sprinter, 100m
- Bryan Barnett, (born 1987), sprinter, 100m and 200m
- Jared Connaughton, (born 1985), sprinter, 100m and 200m
- Pierre Browne, (born 1980), sprinter, 100m in the Olympics
- Hank Palmer, (born 1985), sprinter, 2008 Olympics
- Étienne Desmarteau, (1873-1905), weight thrower, Olympic champion
- Nicole Forrester, (born 1976), high jumper, gold medalist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Alice Falaiye, (born 1978), long jumper, gold medalist at the 2009 Pan American Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Sultana Frizell, (born 1984), hammer thrower, gold medalist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Jennifer Joyce, (born 1980), hammer thrower, silver medalist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Gary Reed, (born 1981), 800m, silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships
- Nathan Brannen, (born 1982), 800m, 2009 World Championships
- Perdita Felicien, (born 1980), 2003 world champion in 100m hurdles
- Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, (born 1982), 100m hurdles, silver medalist at the 2009 World Championships
- Angela Whyte, (born 1980), 100m hurdles, silver medalist at the 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games
- Phylicia George, (born 1987), 100m hurdles
- Nikkita Holder, (born 1987), 100m hurdles
- Harry Jerome, (1940-1982) sprinter
- Ben Johnson, (born 1961), sprinter, disqualified from Olympic gold medal for doping
- Jamie Adjetey-Nelson, (born 1984), decathlete and gold medalist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Jessica Zelinka, (born 1981), heptathlete and pentathlete, gold medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Brianne Theisen, (born 1988), heptathlete, 2009 World Championships
- Scott Russell, (born 1979), javelin thrower
- Robert Kerr, (1882-1963), Olympic gold medalist in the 1908 Olympics
- George Orton, (1873-1958), first Canadian to become Olympic champion
- Fanny Rosenfeld, (1904-1969), runner & long jumper, world record (100-yard dash); Olympic champion (4x100-m relay) and silver (100-m)
- Dylan Armstrong, (born 1981), shot putter, Pan American Games record, second at world championships
- Percy Williams, (1908–1982), Olympic champion sprinter
- Joël Bourgeois, (born 1971), 3000 meter Steeplechase, 1996 and 2000 Olympics
- Reid Coolsaet, born (1979), marathon runner, London 2012 Olympics
- Eric Gillis, born (1980), marathon runner, 2008 Beijing & London 2012 Olympics
- Dylan Wykes, (born 1983), marathon runner, 2009 World Championships
Wrestling
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