List of Canadian sports personalities

The following is a list of Canadian sports personalities.

Nationally recognized honour lists

• Bobbie Rosenfeld Award (female only)
• Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
• Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century
• Lionel Conacher Award (male only)
• List of members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
• Lou Marsh Trophy
• Velma Springstead Trophy (female only)

Olympic athletes[]

• Alex Baumann, Sudbury
• Josh Binstock
• Patrick Chan, Ottawa
• Victor Davis, Guelph
• Andre De Grasse, Scarborough/Markham
• Lori Dupuis, Cornwall
• Mark Fawcett, Nelson, British Columbia
• Wendy Lumby, Calgary, Alberta
• Rosie MacLennan, King City
• Conlin McCabe, Brockville
• 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
• Tessa Virtue, London
• Simon Whitfield, Kingston
• Curt Harnett, Thunder Bay - cyclist

Uncategorised professional athletes[]

• Dayana Cadeau, Vancouver - bodybuilder
• Cathy LeFrançois, Amqui, Quebec - bodybuilder

Alpine skiing[]

• Jean-Luc Brassard, freestyle ski, moguls, Olympic gold medal, 1994
• Todd Brooker
• The Crazy Canucks, a group of downhill racers who were extraordinarily successful in the late 1970s and early 1980s:
  • Jim Hunter
  • Dave Irwin
  • Dave Murray
  • Steve Podborski, Canada's only overall World Cup winner
  • Ken Read, the first Canadian male to win on the World Cup circuit
• Michel Daigle, 1970s freestyle skiing pioneer
• Nancy Greene, alpine skiing, downhill, Olympic gold medal, 1968
• Ann Heggtveit, world and 1960 Winter Olympics ski champion
• Kathy Kreiner, alpine skiing, giant slalom, Olympic gold medal, 1976
• Kerrin Lee-Gartner, alpine skiing, downhill, Olympic gold medal, 1992
• Manuel Osborne-Paradis, North Vancouver, British Columbia
• Gerry Sorensen, alpine skiing, downhill, world champion, 1982
• Don Stevens, alpine world ski champion and in the 1988 winter Olympics
• Melanie Turgeon, alpine skiing, downhill, world champion, 1993
• Lucille Wheeler, alpine world ski champion
• Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, alpine ski champions of the 1940s and 1950s

Australian rules football[]

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

Automobile racing[]

• Patrick Carpentier
• Ron Fellows, 24 Hours of Le Mans GTS class winner
• Scott Goodyear
• James Hinchcliffe
• Nicholas Latifi
• Raphaël Lessard
• Greg Moore (1975–1999)
• Bruno Spengler, DTM winner
• Lance Stroll (born 1998)
• 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[]

• Jason Bay, 2004 NL Rookie of the Year
• Érik Bédard
• Reggie Cleveland
• Rhéal Cormier
• Jesse Crain
• Tom Daly, Major League Baseball (MLB) player and coach
• Ryan Dempster
• Jeff Francis
• Éric Gagné, Cy Young Award winner (2003)
• Blake Hawksworth
• Ferguson Jenkins, first Canadian to gain election to National Baseball Hall of Fame (1991)^[1]
• Joseph Lannin, owner of the Boston Red Sox who signed Babe Ruth
• Kirk McCaskill
• Justin Morneau, 2006 American League MVP
• Terry Puhl
• Paul Quantrill
• Chris Reitsma
• Goody Rosen, MLB All-Star outfielder
• George Selkirk, succeeded Babe Ruth in right field for NY Yankees
• Matt Stairs
• Adam Stern
• Scott Thorman
• Larry Walker, first Canadian to win Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) of Major League Baseball (1997)^[2]
• Nigel Wilson
• Jeff Zimmerman

Current players[]

• John Axford
• Scott Diamond
• Aaron Guiel
• Rich Harden
• George Kottaras
• Pete Laforest
• Brett Lawrie
• Adam Loewen
• Russell Martin
• Scott Mathieson
• Josh Naylor
• Mike Nickeas
• Tyler O'Neill
• Pete Orr
• James Paxton, pitched a no hitter in 2018
• Nick Pivetta
• Zach Pop
• Ryan Radmanovich
• Mark Teahen
• Joey Votto, 2010 National League MVP

Basketball[]

Current NBA players

• Nickeil Alexander-Walker
• RJ Barrett
• Chris Boucher
• Nate Darling
• Luguentz Dort
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
• Cory Joseph
• Trey Lyles
• Jamal Murray
• Kelly Olynyk
• Dwight Powell
• Tristan Thompson
• Andrew Wiggins

Current WNBA players

• Natalie Achonwa
• Kayla Alexander
• Tammy Sutton-Brown
• Kia Nurse

Playing in overseas leagues

• Caleb Agada
• Joel Anthony
• Kris Joseph
• Levon Kendall
• Andrew Nicholson
• Kevin Pangos
• Andy Rautins
• Ari Rosenberg
• Robert Sacre
• Nik Stauskas
• Shona Thorburn
• Lindell Wigginton

Playing in other North American professional leagues

• Anthony Bennett, first Canadian to be drafted #1 overall in the NBA Draft
• Sim Bhullar, notable as the first person of Indian descent to play in the NBA
• Tyler Ennis
• Keanau Post

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[]

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

Bobsleigh[]

• Lascelles Brown, Olympic silver medal, 2006
• Vic Emery, Olympic gold medal, 1964
• Kaillie Humphries, Olympic gold medal, 2010
• Pierre Lueders, Olympic gold medal, 1998 and silver medal, 2006
• David MacEachern, Olympic gold medal, 1998
• Heather Moyse, Olympic gold medal, 2010

Boxing[]

• Trevor Berbick, former WBC heavyweight champion
• Maxie Berger, world champion junior welterweight^[3]
• Tommy Burns (1881–1955), world heavyweight boxing champion
• George Chuvalo
• Willie DeWitt
• Yvon Durelle
• Freddy Fuller
• Arturo Gatti, former WBC world Super Lightweight champion
• Otis Grant, current WBC Super Middleweight international champion
• Kirk Johnson
• Sam Langford
• Mark Leduc
• Lennox Lewis, grew up in Canada; competed for Canada in the Olympics in 1988, winning a gold medal
• Eric Lucas, former WBC world champion (1999–2001) Supermiddleweight
• Sammy Luftspring, welterweight boxing champion, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
• Steve Molitor, former IBF Super Bantamweight champion, record of 33–3 (12 KOs) as of September 2012
• Tokunbo Olajide, light middleweight boxer
• Jean Pascal, former IBO, WBC, Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion of the World
• Donovan Ruddock
• Shane Sutcliffe, Canadian former heavyweight champion, defeated former world champion "Neon" Leon Spinks by 8-round decision in 1994

Cricket[]

• Ashish Bagai
• Ian Billcliff
• John Davison
• Jimmy Hansra

Cycling[]

• Steve Bauer
• Ryder Hesjedal, 7th overall at the 2010 Tour de France, winner of 2012 Giro d'Italia
• Andreas Hestler
• Alison Sydor

Cross-country skiing[]

• Brian McKeever (born 1979), multiple Paralympic gold and silver medals
• Robin McKeever (born 1973), multiple Paralympic gold and silver medals
• Beckie Scott, Olympic gold medal, 2002

Curling[]

Disc sports[]

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

Figure skating[]

• Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz - Ice Dancing, World Champions, 2003
• Kurt Browning
• Patrick Chan
• Toller Cranston
• Donald Jackson
• Elizabeth Manley
• Dylan Moscovitch, Olympic 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

Football[]

• Roger Aldag, retired CFL offensive lineman
• Oshiomogho Atogwe, Philadelphia Eagles free safety
• Jamie Boreham, retired CFL kicker
• Doug Brown, retired CFL and NFL defensive tackle
• Nate Burleson, Detroit Lions wide receiver
• Noah Cantor, DT, Canadian Football League
• Steve Christie, NFL placekicker
• Pinball Clemons, current Vice Chair for Toronto Argonauts, born in the United States
• Lionel Conacher, former CFL halfback
• Royal Copeland
• Peter Dalla Riva
• Vince Danielsen, retired CFL quarterback
• Jason David, New Orleans Saints
• Rocky Dipietro
• Ray Elgaard
• Don Fuell
• Tony Gabriel
• Russ Jackson
• Teyo Johnson, free agent, NFL tight end
• Danny Kepley
• Joe Krol
• Normie Kwong
• Rueben Mayes, former NFL running back
• Angelo Mosca, retired CFL defensive tackle
• Eddie Murray, retired NFL placekicker
• Bronko Nagurski (1908–1990), Chicago Bears legend, member of US Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Dave Ridgway
• Mark Rypien, former NFL quarterback
• Dave Sapunjis
• Annis Stukus, former CFL player and executive
• Shaun Suisham, Pittsburgh Steelers placekicker
• Mike Vanderjagt, retired placekicker for several CFL, NFL and Arena league teams
• Troy Westwood

Golf[]

• Stephen Ames
• 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

Horse racing and equestrian sports[]

• Ted Atkinson, Hall of Fame jockey
• Russell Baze (born 1958), Hall of Fame jockey; currently #2 winningest jockey in history
• Big Ben, world show-jumping champion
• Billyjojimbob, distinguished aged trotter; winner of the
• 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[]

• Syl Apps (1915–1998)
• Jean Beliveau (1931–2014)
• Todd Bertuzzi
• Mike Bossy
• Jennifer Botterill
• Ray Bourque (born 1960), five-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
• Daryl Boyle
• Martin Brodeur, more NHL wins than any other goaltender
• Hy Buller (1926–1968), NHL All-Star defenceman
• Michael Cammalleri, left wing (Calgary Flames)
• Cassie Campbell
• Don Cherry
• Mike Craig
• Sidney Crosby
• Jason Demers (born 1988), defenceman
• Marcel Dionne
• Steve Dubinsky (born 1970), NHL center
• Matt Duchene
• Mathew Dumba
• Bill Durnan
• Phil Esposito
• Tony Esposito
• Mike Fisher, Peterborough
• Kaleigh Fratkin (born 1992), professional ice hockey player
• Mark Friedman (born 1995), NHL player
• Danny Gallivan, play-by-play announcer
• Bernie Geoffrion, "Boom-Boom", developed the booming slap shot, second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season
• Doug Gilmour
• Claude Giroux, Hearst, Ontario
• Danielle Goyette
• Wayne Gretzky (born 1961), "The Great One", holds most NHL scoring records
• George Hainsworth
• Glenn Hall
• Doug Harvey, seven-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
• Dany Heatley
• Jayna Hefford
• Paul Henderson, scored winning goal in 1972 Canada/USSR match
• Foster Hewitt (1902–1985), play-by-play announcer
• Corey Hirsch (born 1972), NHL goaltender
• Joshua Ho-Sang (born 1996), forward
• Tim Horton
• Bronco Horvath (1930–2019)
• Gordie Howe, held most NHL scoring records before Gretzky
• Kelly Hrudey
• Jack Hughes (born 2001)
• Bobby Hull (born 1939), the "Golden Jet"; first player in the NHL to score more than 50 goals in a season
• Brett Hull, star for several teams, son of Bobby Hull
• Zach Hyman (born 1992), NHL ice hockey player
• Jarome Iginla
• Curtis Joseph, Keswick
• Paul Kariya
• Duncan Keith
• Red Kelly
• Ted Kennedy
• Dave Keon
• Max Labovitch (1924–2018), NHL ice hockey player
• Reggie Leach
• Guy Lafleur
• Brendan Leipsic
• Mario Lemieux (born 1965), player/owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins
• Devon Levi (born 2001), Northeastern Huskies, Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
• Alex "Mine Boy" Levinsky (1910–1990)
• Eric Lindros
• 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
• Rick Nash
• Rob Niedermayer
• Scott Niedermayer
• Bobby Nystrom (born 1952), 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
• Bob Plager (1943–2021)
• 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
• Samuel Rothschild (1899–1987)
• Patrick Roy
• Jim Rutherford, Beeton
• Kim St-Pierre, goaltender for Canada's Women's National Hockey team from 1999 to 2011
• Joe Sakic
• Derek Sanderson
• Serge Savard
• Terry Sawchuk
• Luke Schenn
• Patrick Sharp
• Eliezer Sherbatov (born 1991), Canadian-Israeli ice hockey player
• Eddie Shore
• Darryl Sittler
• 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, NHL centre (San Jose Sharks)
• Jonathan Toews, captain (Chicago Blackhawks)
• Raffi Torres, Toronto
• Mike Veisor (born 1952), NHL goaltender
• Stephen Weiss (born 1983), 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)
• Bernie Wolfe (born 1951), NHL goaltender
• Steve Yzerman, GM of Tampa Bay Lightning, long-time captain of Detroit Red Wings
• Chick Zamick (1926–2007)
• Larry "Rock" Zeidel (1928–2014)

Judo[]

• Mark Berger, Olympic silver and bronze (heavyweight)

Lacrosse[]

• Gary Gait
• Paul Gait
• John Grant, Jr.
• Gaylord Powless
• Geoff Snider
• John Tavares

Mixed martial arts[]

• 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
• 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)
• Gail Kim (born 1976)
• Kurrgan (Robert Maillet) (born 1969)
• Santino Marella (Anthony Carelli)
• Rick Martel
• Fred Oberlander, world champion (freestyle heavyweight); Maccabiah champion
• Kenny Omega (Tyson Smith) (born 1983)
• Maryse Ouellet
• Roddy Piper (Roderick Toombs) (1954-2015)
• Bobby Roode (born 1978)
• Jacques Rougeau
• Raymond Rougeau
• Tiger Ali Singh (born 1971)
• Tiger Jeet Singh (born 1944)
• Lance Storm (Lance Evers) (born 1969)
• Trish Stratus (Patricia Stratigias) (born 1975)
• Val Venis (Sean Morley) (born 1971)
• Vampiro (Ian Hodgkinson) (born 1967)
• Whipper Billy Watson (1915–1990)
• Petey Williams (born 1981)
• Eric Young (born 1980)
• Sami Zayn (born 1984)

Rowing, kayaking[]

• Louis Ginglo
• Silken Laumann
• Marnie McBean
• Adam van Koeverden

Rugby union[]

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

Skeleton[]

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

Snowboarding[]

• Mark McMorris, Olympic bronze medallist
• Ross Rebagliati, Olympic snowboarding champion
• Maelle Ricker, Olympic gold medallist

Soccer (football)[]

Speed skating[]

Long track[]

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

Short track[]

• 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 – diving[]

• 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
• Dick Pound
• Mark Tewksbury, Olympic gold medallist

Synchronized swimming[]

• Sylvie Fréchette
• Carolyn Waldo

Tennis[]

• Françoise Abanda
• Felix Auger Aliassime
• Carling Bassett-Seguso
• Eugenie Bouchard, highest world ranking #5
• Frank Dancevic
• Leylah Annie Fernandez
• Sharon Fichman, Israeli-Canadian^[4]
• Helen Kelesi
• Jesse Levine, American-Canadian
• Glenn Michibata
• Daniel Nestor
• Peter Polansky
• Vasek Pospisil, highest world ranking #25
• Mary Pierce, naturalized French
• Milos Raonic, highest world ranking #4
• Greg Rusedski, naturalized British
• Denis Shapovalov, Israeli-Canadian, highest world ranking #29
• Andrew Sznajder, highest world ranking #46
• Aleksandra Wozniak, highest world ranking #21
• Bianca Andreescu, highest world ranking #4

Track and field[]

• 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 Olympics Games
• 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
• 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
• George Orton (1873–1958), inaugural Canadian Olympics medallist
• Hank Palmer (born 1985), sprinter, 2008 Summer Olympics
• Bruno Pauletto (born 1954), shot putter
• 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[]

• 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

Weightlifting[]

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

Water skiing[]

• Chantal Singer, internationally ranked waterskier

Wrestling[]

• Ari Taub, Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
• David Zilberman, Olympic heavyweight wrestler

References[]

Further reading[]

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