List of Canadian sports personalities explained
The following is a list of Canadian sports personalities.
Olympic athletes
- Jean-Paul Banos (born 1961), fencer
- Alex Baumann, Sudbury, swimmer
- Josh Binstock (born 1981), volleyball player
- Patrick Chan, Ottawa
- Victor Davis, Guelph, swimmer
- Andre De Grasse, Scarborough/Markham
- Sarah Douglas, Burlington sailor
- Lori Dupuis, Cornwall, hockey player
- Dave Edge (born 1954), British-Canadian Olympic long-distance runner
- Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Olympic judoka
- Mark Fawcett, Nelson, British Columbia
- Shaul Gordon (born 1994), Canadian-Israeli Olympic sabre fencer
- Alex Harvey, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, cross-country skier
- Wendy Lumby, Calgary, Alberta
- Rosie MacLennan, King City
- Conlin McCabe, Brockville, rower
- Scott Moir, London
- Dylan Moscovitch, medallist pairs skater
- Garth Pischke, indoor beach volleyball player
- Sam Schachter, Olympic beach volleyball player
- Elvis Stojko, Richmond Hill
- Adam van Koeverden, Oakville, kayaker
- Tessa Virtue, London, ice dancer
- Simon Whitfield, Kingston
- Curt Harnett, Thunder Bay, cyclist
- Mike Pyke (born 1984), former Canada rugby union international and first Canadian to play for an AFL premiership (championship) team
- Jason Bay, 3x MLB All Star, 2004 NL Rookie of the Year
- Érik Bédard
- Reggie Cleveland
- Rhéal Cormier
- Jesse Crain, All Star
- Tom Daly, Major League Baseball (MLB) player and coach
- Ryan Dempster, 2x MLB All Star
- Scott Diamond
- Jeff Francis
- Éric Gagné, 3x MLB All Star, Cy Young Award winner (2003)
- Aaron Guiel
- Rich Harden
- Blake Hawksworth
- Ferguson Jenkins, 3x MLB All Star, first Canadian to gain election to National Baseball Hall of Fame (1991)[1]
- George Kottaras
- Pete Laforest
- Joseph Lannin, owner of the Boston Red Sox who signed Babe Ruth
- Brett Lawrie (born 1990)
- Adam Loewen
- Russell Martin, 4x All Star
- Scott Mathieson
- Kirk McCaskill
- Justin Morneau, 2006 American League MVP, 4x All Star
- Mike Nickeas
- Pete Orr
- Terry Puhl, MLB All Star, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
- Paul Quantrill, All Star
- Ryan Radmanovich
- Chris Reitsma
- Goody Rosen, MLB All-Star outfielder, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
- George Selkirk, succeeded Babe Ruth in right field for NY Yankees
- Matt Stairs (born 1968)
- Adam Stern (born 1980)
- Mark Teahen
- Scott Thorman
- Larry Walker, first Canadian to win Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) of Major League Baseball (1997), 5x All Star[2]
- Nigel Wilson
- Jeff Zimmerman, All Star
Current players
Current NBA players
Current WNBA players
Playing in overseas leagues
Playing in other North American professional leagues
Coaches
Former NCAA Division I players awaiting professional play
Retired
- Jordan Adams
- Norm Baker, inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979
- 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
- 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
- Trevor Berbick, former WBC heavyweight champion
- Maxie Berger, world champion junior welterweight[4]
- Tommy Burns (1881–1955), world heavyweight boxing champion
- George Chuvalo (born 1937), heavyweight, five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and two-time world heavyweight title challenger, Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
- Willie DeWitt, heavyweight
- Yvon Durelle (1929–2007), Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and Heavyweight
- Al Foreman (1904–1954), won the Canadian lightweight title, British Boxing Board of Control British lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title
- Freddy Fuller, light welterweight
- Arturo Gatti, former WBC world Super Lightweight champion
- Otis Grant, WBC Super Middleweight international champion
- Moe Herscovitch, middleweight, Olympic bronze medal winner
- Kirk Johnson, heavyweight
- Sam Langford, Lightweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Light heavyweight, and Heavyweight
- Mark Leduc, Light Welterweight
- Lennox Lewis, grew up in Canada; competed for Canada in the Olympics in 1988, winning a gold medal
- Eric Lucas (born 1971), former WBC supermiddleweight world champion (1999–2001)
- Sammy Luftspring, welterweight boxing champion, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
- Steve Molitor, former IBF Super Bantamweight champion, record of 33–3 (12 KOs) as of September 2012
- Tokunbo Olajide, light middleweight boxer
- Jean Pascal, former IBO, WBC, Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion of the World
- Donovan Ruddock, heavyweight
- Bert Schneider, welterweight, Olympic gold medal winner
- Shane Sutcliffe, Canadian former heavyweight champion, defeated former world champion "Neon" Leon Spinks by 8-round decision in 1994
Fencing
- Peter Bakonyi (1933–1997), Hungarian-born Canadian Olympic foil and épée fencer
- Marc-Antoine Blais Bélanger (born 1995), épée
- Alex Cai (born 2000), foil
- Alanna Goldie (born 1994), foil, 2015 Pan American Games gold medal in team foil
- Shaul Gordon (born 1994), sabre, three Pan American Games medals
- Eleanor Harvey (born 1995), foil; won gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in women's team foil event
- Bertram Markus (1899–1900), foil and épée
- Rhoda Martin (1919–1998), foil
- Eli Schenkel (born 1992), foil
- Shelley Steiner (born 1961), foil, Olympic fencer
- Igor Tikhomirov (born 1963), épée
- Maximilien Van Haaster (born 1992), foil, bronze medal at the 2013 Pan American Fencing Championships
- Gerry Wiedel (born 1933), foil and épée
- Roger Aldag, retired CFL offensive lineman
- Oshiomogho Atogwe, Philadelphia Eagles free safety
- Jamie Boreham, retired CFL kicker
- Doug Brown, retired CFL and NFL defensive tackle
- Nate Burleson, Detroit Lions wide receiver
- Noah Cantor, DT, Canadian Football League
- Steve Christie, NFL placekicker
- Pinball Clemons, current Vice Chair for Toronto Argonauts, born in the United States
- Lionel Conacher, former CFL halfback
- Royal Copeland
- Peter Dalla Riva
- Vince Danielsen, retired CFL quarterback
- Jason David, New Orleans Saints
- Rocky Dipietro
- Ray Elgaard
- Don Fuell
- Tony Gabriel
- Russ Jackson
- Teyo Johnson, free agent, NFL tight end
- Danny Kepley
- Joe Krol
- Normie Kwong
- Rueben Mayes, former NFL running back
- Angelo Mosca, retired CFL defensive tackle
- Eddie Murray, retired NFL placekicker
- Bronko Nagurski (1908–1990), Chicago Bears legend, member of US Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Wayne Pyne
- Dave Ridgway
- Mark Rypien, former NFL quarterback
- Dave Sapunjis
- Annis Stukus, former CFL player and executive
- Shaun Suisham, Pittsburgh Steelers placekicker
- Mike Vanderjagt, retired placekicker for several CFL, NFL and Arena league teams
- Troy Westwood
- Ted Atkinson, Hall of Fame jockey
- Russell Baze (born 1958), Hall of Fame jockey; currently #2 winningest jockey in history
- Big Ben, world show-jumping champion
- Billyjojimbob, distinguished aged trotter
- John Campbell, harness racing driver
- Dance Smartly, Canadian Triple Crown, Breeders' Cup champion
- Jim Day, Olympic equestrian gold medallist, champion thoroughbred trainer
- Laetitia du Couëdic, equestrian rider
- Stewart Elliott, thoroughbred racing jockey
- Hervé Filion, harness racing driver
- Sandy Hawley, Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey
- John Hayes (1917–1998), harness racing driver
- Johnny Longden (1907–2003), Hall of Fame jockey
- Ian Millar (born 1947), owner and rider of Big Ben
- Nijinsky II, last English Triple Crown winner
- Northern Dancer, Canada's most successful and beloved race horse
- Red Pollard (1909–1981), Seabiscuit's jockey
- Strike Out, harness racing champion
- Ron Turcotte (born 1941), Hall of Fame jockey of Secretariat
- George Woolf (1910–1946), Hall of Fame jockey
See also: List of NHL players.
- Syl Apps (1915–1998)
- Jean Beliveau (1931–2014)
- Todd Bertuzzi (born 1975)
- Mike Bossy (born 1957)
- Jennifer Botterill, four Olympic medals
- Ray Bourque (born 1960), five-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
- Daryl Boyle
- Martin Brodeur, more NHL wins than any other goaltender
- Ross Brooks, NHL goaltender
- Hy Buller (1926–1968), NHL All-Star defenceman
- Michael Cammalleri, left wing (Calgary Flames)
- Cassie Campbell
- Ed Chapleau
- Don Cherry
- Samantha Cogan (born 1997), forward for PWHL Toronto
- Mike Craig
- Sidney Crosby
- Jason Demers (born 1988), defenceman
- Marcel Dionne
- Steve Dubinsky (born 1970), NHL center
- Matt Duchene
- Mathew Dumba
- Bill Durnan
- Phil Esposito (born 1942)
- Tony Esposito
- Mike Fisher, Peterborough
- Kaleigh Fratkin (born 1992), professional ice hockey defenseman
- Mark Friedman (born 1995), NHL defenseman
- Danny Gallivan, play-by-play announcer
- Bernie Geoffrion, "Boom-Boom", developed the booming slap shot, second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season
- Doug Gilmour
- Claude Giroux, Hearst, Ontario
- Danielle Goyette
- Wayne Gretzky (born 1961), "The Great One", holds most NHL scoring records
- George Hainsworth
- Glenn Hall
- Gizzy Hart, NHL left wing
- Doug Harvey, seven-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
- Dany Heatley
- Jayna Hefford, five Olympic medals
- Paul Henderson, scored winning goal in 1972 Canada/USSR match
- Foster Hewitt (1902–1985), play-by-play announcer
- Corey Hirsch (born 1972), NHL goaltender
- Joshua Ho-Sang (born 1996), forward
- Tim Horton (1930–1974)
- Bronco Horvath (1930–2019)
- Gordie Howe (1928–2016), 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 (born 1964), star for several teams, son of Bobby Hull
- Zach Hyman (born 1992), NHL ice hockey left wing/center
- Jarome Iginla
- Peter Ing, NHL goaltender
- Joe Ironstone, NHL goaltender
- Curtis Joseph, Keswick
- Nazem Kadri, NHL centre
- Max Kaminsky, NHL centre
- Paul Kariya
- Duncan Keith
- Red Kelly
- Ted Kennedy
- Dave Keon
- Max Labovitch (1924–2018), NHL right wing
- Reggie Leach
- Guy Lafleur
- Brendan Leipsic, forward
- Mario Lemieux (born 1965), player/owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Devon Levi (born 2001), Northeastern Huskies, Canada men's national junior ice hockey team, goaltender
- Alex "Mine Boy" Levinsky (1910–1990), defenceman
- Eric Lindros
- Ed Longfellow
- Roberto Luongo
- Brooks Macek
- Ron MacLean
- Frank Mahovlich
- Mark Messier (born 1961), starred alongside Gretzky during Edmonton Oilers dynasty and Captain of New York Rangers when they won the Cup in 1994
- Stan Mikita
- Howie Morenz, voted top athlete of the first half of the 20th century
- Bill Mosienko
- Rick Nash
- David Nemirovsky, NHL right wing
- Rob Niedermayer
- Scott Niedermayer
- Sarah Nurse (born 1995), Olympian
- 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, four Olympic medals
- Bernie Parent
- Cherie Piper
- Bob Plager (1943–2021), defense
- Jacques Plante (1929–1986), pioneered active defensive play and use of face masks by goalies
- Denis Potvin (born 1953)
- 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
- Joe Schertzl
- Patrick Sharp
- Eliezer Sherbatov (born 1991), Canadian-Israeli left wing
- 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)
- Josh Tordjman, NHL centre
- 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), five Olympic medals
- Brian Wilks (born 1966), NHL centre
- Bernie Wolfe (born 1951), NHL goaltender
- Steve Yzerman (born 1965), GM of Tampa Bay Lightning, long-time captain of Detroit Red Wings
- Chick Zamick (1926 - 2007)
- Larry "Rock" Zeidel (1928–2014), NHL defenceman
Judo
Multiple sports
- Earl W. Bascom, designer of hornless bronc saddle (1922) and bareback rigging (1924)
- 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:
- Michel Daigle, 1970s freestyle skiing pioneer
- Nancy Greene, alpine skiing, downhill, Olympic gold medal, 1968
- Ann Heggtveit, world and 1960 Winter Olympics ski champion
- Lewis Irving
- Kathy Kreiner, alpine skiing, giant slalom, Olympic gold medal, 1976
- Kerrin Lee-Gartner, alpine skiing, downhill, Olympic gold medal, 1992
- Brady Leman
- Julia Murray
- Manuel Osborne-Paradis, North Vancouver, British Columbia
- TJ Schiller
- Gerry Sorensen, alpine skiing, downhill, world champion, 1982
- Don Stevens, alpine world ski champion and in the 1988 winter Olympics
- Melanie Turgeon, alpine skiing, downhill, world champion, 1993
- Lucille Wheeler, alpine world ski champion
- Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, alpine ski champions of the 1940s and 1950s
- Alon Badat (born 1989), Israeli soccer player
- Adam Braz, defender
- Jim Brennan
- Kadeisha Buchanan, multiple award-winning defender for national team
- John Catliff, striker
- Tomer Chencinski (born 1984), Israeli-Canadian goalkeeper
- Alphonso Davies
- Jonathan de Guzman, midfielder
- Julian de Guzman, 2007 Gold Cup MVP
- Dwayne De Rosario, 2007 MLS Cup MVP
- David Edgar
- Rob Friend, forward
- Gottfried Fuchs (1889–1972), German (national team)-Canadian Olympic football player
- Daniel Haber, forward, Team Canada
- Owen Hargreaves, England international
- Junior Hoilett, winger
- Charmaine Hooper
- Jordyn Huitema, national team forward
- Atiba Hutchinson, midfielder
- Simeon Jackson, forward
- Will Johnson, midfielder
- Kaylyn Kyle, sports broadcaster and former national team midfielder
- Karina LeBlanc, sports broadcaster and former national team goalkeeper
- Bobby Lenarduzzi
- Diana Matheson, national team midfielder
- Kevin McKenna, Team Canada Captain
- Erin McLeod, national team goalkeeper
- Dale Mitchell, striker
- Jimmy Nicholl, played for N. Ireland
- Olivier Occéan
- Pedro Pacheco
- Paul Peschisolido
- Nichelle Prince, national team forward
- Quinn, national team defender
- Tomasz Radzinski
- Randy Samuel
- Sophie Schmidt, national team midfielder
- Christine Sinclair, world's all-time leader for international goals
- Jacob Shaffelburg, winger
- Paul Stalteri
- John van't Schip, played for the Netherlands
Long track
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
- Françoise Abanda
- Dave Abelson (born 1975)
- Félix Auger-Aliassime, highest world ranking No. 6
- Bianca Andreescu, highest world ranking No. 4
- Carling Bassett-Seguso, highest world ranking No. 8
- Robert Bédard (b. 1931), the most recent Canadian to win the Canadian Open men's singles championship (1955)
- Vicki Berner (1945–2017), Tennis Canada Hall of Fame
- Eugenie Bouchard, highest world ranking No. 5
- Gabriela Dabrowski
- Frank Dancevic
- Leylah Annie Fernandez, highest world ranking No. 13
- Sharon Fichman (born 1990), Israeli-Canadian, was Canada's Under-18 Indoor & Outdoor National girls champion, also won the doubles title, won the Australian Open and French Open junior doubles championships.[5]
- I.F. Hellmuth (1854–1944), first champion of what became the Rogers Cup
- Helen Kelesi, highest world ranking No. 13
- Jesse Levine (born 1987), American-Canadian, won the U.S. Clay Court 14 Nationals singles championship, the USTA boys' 16s doubles championship, and the 2005 Wimbledon boys' doubles championship
- Glenn Michibata
- Daniel Nestor, highest world ranking in doubles #1
- Peter Polansky, Canada's top singles player from 2010 until 2011
- Vasek Pospisil, highest world ranking No. 25
- Mary Pierce, naturalized French
- Milos Raonic, highest world ranking No. 3
- Greg Rusedski, naturalized British
- Denis Shapovalov (born 1999), Israeli-Canadian, highest world ranking No. 10
- Andrew Sznajder, highest world ranking No. 46, Canada Tennis Hall of Fame
- Aleksandra Wozniak, highest world ranking No. 21
- Jamie Adjetey-Nelson (born 1984), decathlete and gold medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Dylan Armstrong (born 1981), shot putter, Pan American Games record, second at world championships
- Donovan Bailey (born 1967), sprinter, former 100m world record holder
- Simon Bairu (born 1983), distance runner, 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
- Bryan Barnett (born 1987), sprinter, 100m and 200m
- Joël Bourgeois (born 1971), 3000 meter Steeplechase, 1996 and 2000 Olympics
- Nathan Brannen (born 1982), 800m, 2009 World Championships
- Pierre Browne (born 1980), sprinter, 100m in the Summer Olympics
- Jared Connaughton (born 1985), sprinter, 100m and 200m
- Reid Coolsaet born (1979), marathon runner, 2012 London Summer Olympics
- Bruce Deacon (born 1966), marathon runner, 1996 and 2000 Olympics
- Andre De Grasse (born 1994), sprinter, Rio 2016 Medallist: 100m Bronze, 200m Silver, and 4 × 100 m relay Bronze
- Étienne Desmarteau (1873–1905), weight thrower, Olympic champion
- Jerome Drayton (born 1945), marathon runner; three-time winner of the Fukuoka Marathon; Canadian marathon record holder since 1969; 1968 and 1976 Olympic Games
- Dave Edge (born 1954), British-Canadian Olympic long-distance runner
- Phil Edwards, middle-distance runner, five Olympic bronze medals
- Sam Effah (born 1988), sprinter, 100m
- Alice Falaiye (born 1978), long jumper, gold medallist at the 2009 Pan American Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Perdita Felicien (born 1980), 2003 world champion in 100m hurdles
- Nicole Forrester (born 1976), high jumper, gold medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Sultana Frizell (born 1984), hammer thrower, gold medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Phylicia George (born 1987), 100m hurdles
- Eric Gillis born (1980), marathon runner, Summer Olympics: 2008 Beijing and London 2012
- Sasha Gollish (born 1981), competitive runner, bronze medallist in the 2015 Pan American Games 1500m and gold medallist in the 2013 Maccabiah Games half-marathon
- Abby Hoffman, four-time Olympian (800-meter)
- Matthew Hughes (born 1989), 3000m steeplechase, gold medallist at the 2015 Pan American Games, Rio 2016
- Nikkita Holder (born 1987), 100m hurdles
- Barbara Howard (1920–2017), sprinter, silver and bronze relay medalist at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Harry Jerome (1940–1982), sprinter, bronze medallist in the 100m at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Ben Johnson (born 1961), sprinter, disqualified from Olympic gold medal for doping
- Jennifer Joyce (born 1980), hammer thrower, silver medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Robert Kerr (1882–1963), sprinter, 1908 Summer Olympics medallist: a gold and a bronze
- Michael LeBlanc (born 1987), sprinter, 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
- Cameron Levins (born 1989), distance runner, inaugural Canadian to win the Bowerman Award (NCAA male athlete of the year); London 2012 Olympics
- Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (born 1982), 100m hurdles, silver medallist at the 2009 World Championships
- Gordon Orlikow (born 1960), decathlon, heptathlon, and hurdles competitor, won medals in the 73rd Drake Relays, the 1981 Maccabiah Games and 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and the 1987 Pan American Games, Athletics Canada Chairman, Canadian Olympic Committee member, Korn/Ferry International partner
- George Orton (1873–1958), inaugural Canadian Olympics medallist
- Hank Palmer (born 1985), sprinter, 2008 Summer Olympics
- Bruno Pauletto (born 1954), shot putter
- Sydney David Pierce, Olympic hurdler
- Gary Reed (born 1981), 800m, silver medallist at the 2007 World Championships
- Fanny Rosenfeld (1904–1969), runner & long jumper, world record (100-yard dash); Olympic medallist (4x100-m relay) and silver (100-m)
- Scott Russell (born 1979), javelin thrower, 2001 World Championships, bronze medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2008 Summer Olympics
- Bruny Surin (born 1967), sprinter, tied with Donovan Bailey for Canadian 100m record
- Brianne Theisen (born 1988), heptathlete, 2009 World Championships
- Justyn Warner (born 1987), sprinter, 100m
- Angela Whyte (born 1980), 100m hurdles, silver medallist at the 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games
- Percy Williams (1908–1982), sprinter, double gold medallist at the 1928 Olympics, former world record holder in the 100m
- Dylan Wykes (born 1983), marathon runner, 2009 World Championships and 2012 London Summer Olympics
- Jessica Zelinka (born 1981), heptathlete and pentathlete, gold medallist at the 2007 Pan American Games
- 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
Wrestling
- Andy Borodow (born 1969), Olympic wrestler, Maccabiah champion, Commonwealth champion
- Garry Kallos (born 1956), Olympic light-heavyweight wrestler, Maccabiah champion, and sambo champion
- Oleg Ladik (born 1971), Olympic wrestler
- Fred Oberlander, world champion (freestyle heavyweight); Maccabiah champion
- Herbert Singerman (born 1946), Olympic wrestler
- Howard Stupp (born 1955), Olympic wrestler
- Ari Taub (born 1971), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
- David Zilberman (born 1982), Olympic heavyweight wrestler
Bodybuilding athletes
Nationally recognized honour lists
Notes and References
- Web site: Hall of Famers - Ferguson Jenkins. National Baseball Hall of Fame. 6 December 2017.
- News: Smith . Claire . Walker is first Canadian M.V.P. . . November 14, 1997 . February 11, 2017.
- Web site: Buzz builds over Burlington hoops phenom Simisola Shittu. 29 January 2015. www.thespec.com.
- News: Negro Scores Win Before 5,000 Fans; Berger is Victor. Craig Ballantyne . . September 21, 1938. July 29, 2010.
- News: Jewish youngster opens Toronto tennis center . https://archive.today/20130104111809/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/668006601.html?dids=668006601:668006601&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+22,+2004&author=STUART+CHELIN&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Jewish+youngster+opens+Toronto+tennis+center&pqatl=google . dead . January 4, 2013 . Stuart Chelin. The Jerusalem Post . July 22, 2004. June 2, 2010.
