Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index See also: Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century Table of contents 1 Automobile Racing 2 Baseball 2.1 current players 3 Basketball 4 Biathlon 5 Bobsleigh 6 Boxing 7 Curling 8 Figure Skating 9 Football 10 Golf 11 Horse racing 12 Ice hockey 13 Lacrosse 14 Multiple sports 15 Professional wrestling 16 Rowing, Kayaking 17 Skiing 18 Snowboarding 19 Speed skating 20 Swimming - Diving 21 Synchronized swimming 22 Track and field 23 Triathlon 24 Weightlifting Automobile Racing Patrick Carpentier Scott Goodyear Greg Moore, (1975-1999) Paul Tracy Gilles Villeneuve, (1950-1982) Jacques Villeneuve, (born 1971), son of Gilles Baseball Reggie Cleveland Ferguson Jenkins - MLB Hall of Fame member Joseph Lannin - owner of the Boston Red Sox who signed Babe Ruth Terry Puhl current players Rheal Cormier Ryan Dempster Eric Gagne - 2003 NL Cy Young Award 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 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 Mike Vanderjagt, Indianapolis Colts placekicker 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 Martin Brodeur 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 Hayley Wickenheiser, female professional hockey player 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 Joe Sakic Derek Sanderson Serge Savard Terry Sawchuk Eddie Shore Cyclone Taylor, Frederick Taylor Hayley Wickenheiser Steve Yzerman, (born 1965) See also: List of retired NHL players, List of current NHL players Lacrosse Gaylord Powless Multiple sports Clara Hughes, (born 1972), speed skating and cycling medalist in both summer and winter olympics Professional wrestling Chris Benoit Adam 'Edge' Copeland Bret 'The Hitman' Hart Owen Hart Stu Hart Chris Jericho (Chris Irvine) Roddy Piper (Rodderick Toombs) Trish Stratus (Patricia Stratigias) 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 Lucille Wheeler, alpine world ski champion Snowboarding Ross Rebagliati - Olympic snowboarding champion Speed skating Susan Auch Lela Brooks Potter Gaétan Boucher four-time Olympic medalist - 1980, 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 skaterOlympicOlympic 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 The Great Antonio - strongman and wrestler Return to: List of famous Canadians This article is from Wikipedia. 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