• Rheal Cormier[?]
• Ryan Dempster[?]
• Eric Gagne[?]
• Corey Koskie[?]
• Paul Quantrill[?]
• Matt Stairs, (born 1968)
• Larry Walker[?]
• Jeff Zimmerman[?]

Basketball

• Rick Fox[?]
• James Naismith, (1861-1939), Teacher who invented the game of Basketball
• Todd MacCulloch[?]
• Jamaal Magloire[?]
• Steve Nash[?] - basketball player

Biathlon

• Myriam Bédard, (born 1969), Olympic Gold Medal

Bobsleigh

• Pierre Leuders[?], Olympic Gold Medal - 1998
• David MacEachern[?], Olympic Gold Medal - 1998
• Vic Emery[?], Olympic Gold Medal

Boxing

• Tommy Burns, (1881-1955), World Heavyweight boxing Champion
• George Chuvalo[?]
• Yvon Durelle[?]
• Willie de Wit[?]
• Lennox Lewis, grew up in Canada, and competed for Canada in the Olympics in 1988 and won a gold medal.

Curling

• Sandra Schmirler, (1963-2000)
• Ernie Richardson[?]

Figure Skating

• Kurt Browning[?]
• Toller Cranston[?]
• Brian Orser[?]
• Donald Jackson[?]
• Elizabeth Manley[?]
• Jamie Sale[?] & David Pelletier[?], pairs, Olympic Gold
• Barbara Ann Scott, Olympic Gold Medal
• Elvis Stojko
• Barbara Wagner[?] & Bob Paul[?] - (pairs)

Football

• Russ Jackson
• Bronko Nagurski, (1908-1990), player with Chicago Bears
• Normie Kwong[?]
• Tony Gabriel[?]
• Vince Danielson[?]
• Rocky Dipietro[?]
• Dave Sapunjin[?]
• Roger Aldag[?]
• Dave Ridgeway[?]
• Ray Elgaard[?]
• Lionel Conacher[?]
• Royal Copeland[?]
• Peter Dalla Riva[?]
• Danny Kepley[?]
• Joe Krol
• Annis Stukus[?]
• William Zock[?]

Golf

• Dawn Coe-Jones[?]
• Laurie Kane[?]
• George Knudson[?]
• Moe Norman[?]
• Sandy Sommerville[?]
• Mike Weir, (born 1970), winner of the 2003 Masters golf tournament
• Jennifer Wyatt[?]

Horse racing

• Billyjojimbob[?] - distingusihed aged pacer; winner of the Elitlopp[?]
• John Campbell[?] - harness racing driver
• Hervé Filion[?] - harness racing driver
• Sandy Hawley[?] thoroughbred jockey
• John Hayes, (1917-1998), harness racing driver
• Nijinsky II
• Northern Dancer - Canada's most successful and beloved race horse
• Strike Out - harness racing champion
• Dance Smartly[?] - Breeders' Cup[?] champion
• Ron Turcotte, (born 1941), jockey[?] of Secretariat

Ice hockey

• Syl Apps[?]
• Jean Beliveau[?]
• Todd Bertuzzi[?]
• Mike Bossy[?]
• Ray Bourque[?], 5 time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
• Don Cherry
• Ron MacLean[?]
• Kelly Hrudey[?]
• Marcel Dionne[?]
• Bill Durnan[?]
• Phil Esposito[?]
• Danny Gallivan[?], play-by-play announcer
• Bernie Geoffrion[?], "Boom-Boom", developed the booming slap shot, second player ever in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season
• Wayne Gretzky, (born 1961)
• George Hainsworth[?]
• Glenn Hall[?]
• Doug Harvey[?], 7 time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
• Paul Henderson - scored winning goal in 1972 Canada/Russia match
• Foster Hewitt, (1902-1985), play-by-play announcer
• Tim Horton[?]
• Bronco Horvath[?]
• Gordie Howe, (born 1928)
• Bobby Hull, (born 1939), The "Golden Jet" first player in the NHL to ever score more than 50 goals in a season.
• Brett Hull[?]
• Dave Keon[?]
• Red Kelly[?]
• Ted S. Kennedy[?]
• Guy Lafleur[?]
• Mario Lemieux, (born 1965)
• Eric Lindros[?]
• Mike Looby[?]
• Frank Mahovlich[?]
• Mark Messier[?]
• Jay McClement[?]
• Stan Mikita[?]
• Howie Morenz[?], voted top athlete of the 1st half of the 20th century
• Bobby Orr, (born 1948), considered by many to be the best ever, revolutionized the role of a defensemen becoming the first to win the scoring title (twice).
• Bernie Parent[?]
• Jacques Plante, (1929-1986)
• Denis Potvin[?]
• Maurice Richard, (1921-2000), "The Rocket," first player to score 50 goals in a season
• Patrick Roy[?]
• Derek Sanderson[?]
• Serge Savard[?]
• Terry Sawchuk[?]
• Eddie Shore[?]
• Cyclone Taylor[?], Frederick Taylor
• Hayley Wickenheiser
• Steve Yzerman, (born 1965)

Lacrosse

• Gaylord Powless[?]

Multiple sports

• Clara Hughes, (born 1972), speed skating and cycling medalist in both summer and winter olympics

Rowing, Kayaking

• Silken Laumann[?]
• Marnie McBean[?]

Skiing

• Jean-Luc Brassard[?], freestyle ski - moguls, Olympic Gold Medal - 1994
• Nancy Greene[?], alpine skiing - downhill, Olympic Gold Medal - 1968
• Dave Irwin[?], a "Crazy Canuck,"
• Kerrin Lee-Gartner[?], alpine skiing - downhill, Olympic Gold Medal - 1992
• Dave Murray[?], a "Crazy Canuck,"
• Steve Podborski[?], a "Crazy Canuck,"
• Ken Read[?], a "Crazy Canuck" and the first non-European to win on the World Cup circuit

Snowboarding

• Ross Rebagliati[?] - Olympic snowboarding champion

Speed skating

• Susan Auch[?]
• Lela Brooks Potter[?]
• Gaétan Boucher[?] Two Olympic Gold and one bronze Medal - 1984;
• Sylvia Burka[?]
• Sylvie Daigle[?]
• Marc Gagnon, (born 1975), short track speed skater
• Charles Gorman[?]
• Clara Hughes, (born 1972)
• Catriona Le May Doan, (born 1970)
• Annie Perreault[?], short track speed skaterOlympic Gold Medal - 1992 & 1998
• Frank Stack[?]
• Jeremy Wotherspoon[?]

Swimming - Diving

• Marilyn Bell, first person to swim Lake Ontario
• Sylvie Bernier[?], Canada's first gold medal in Olympic diving
• Mark Tewksbury[?], Olympic Gold Medal

Synchronized swimming

• Caroline Waldo[?]
• Sylvie Frechette[?]

Track and field

• Donovan Bailey, (born 1967), sprinter, former 100m world record holder
• Ben Johnson, (born 1961), sprinter, disqualified from Olympic gold medal for doping
• Percy Williams, (1908-1982), sprinter

Triathlon

• Simon Whitfield[?] - Olympic triathelete

Weightlifting

• Louis Cyr[?] - weightlifter

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