Famous Canadian Athletes

Bailey, Donovan: World's fastest man.

Bell, Marilyn : Swimmer
# Browning, Kurt: Figure Skater. 4-time World Champion.
# Butler, Rob: Baseball player. Former Toronto Blue Jay, now playing for Philadelphia Phillies.
Chuvalo, George : Boxer
Cranston, Toller : Figure Skater

# Cripps, Bobby Lee: Baseball player. Traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Otis Nixon.
# Dryden, Ken: Hockey player. Was the first hockey player to ever win the Conn Smythe trophy before winning Rookie of the year honours. Played for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series.

# Ducey, Rob: Baseball player. Former Toronto Blue Jay, now playing for Seattle Mariners.
# Gretzky, Wayne: Hockey player. Highest scorer in history. Holds or shared 61 individual NHL records.
# Goodyear, Scott: IndyCar driver.
# Hanlan, Ned: Champion Rower. Played by Nicholas Cage in "The Boy in Blue"
# Howe, Gordie: Hockey player. Second highest scorer in history
# Jenkins, Ferguson: Baseball player. Hall of Fame pitcher
# Johnson, Ben: Runner. Fastest man on drugs at the Seoul Olympics, 1988
# Kariya, Paul: Hockey player.
# Lafleur, Guy: Hockey player.
# Lemieux, Mario: Hockey player. Scoring champion for five years
# Nagurski, Bronko: Football player. Charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
# Naismith,James: Inventor of basketball
# Nash, Steve: Basketball player. Plays for the Phoenix Suns.
# Orr, Bobby: Hockey player. Won the Norris Trophy 8 consecutive years.
# Quantrill, Paul: Baseball player. Plays for the Toronto Blue Jays.
# Richard, Maurice: Hockey player.
# Spoljaric, Paul: Baseball player. Former Toronto Blue Jay, now plays for Seattle Mariners.
# Tracy, Paul: IndyCar driver
# Villeneuve, Gilles: Formula One driver
# Villeneuve, Jacques: Formula One driver. 1995 Indy 500 winner, and winner of the 1997 Formula 1 Points championship (first Canadian to win).
# Walker, Larry: Baseball player.

Bailey, Donovan : Runner (Gold Medal at 1996 Summer Olympics, formerly the world's fastest man)
Bell, Marilyn : Swimmer
Browning, Kurt : Champion Figure Skater
Chuvalo, George : Boxer
Cranston, Toller : Figure Skater
Dryden, Ken : Hockey (Goalie)
Fox, Terry : para-athlete (annual Terry Fox Run charity fund raiser)
Gretzky, Wayne : Hockey player (highest scorer in history)
Goodyear, Scott : IndyCar driver
Hanlan, Ned : Champion Rower
Hansen, Rick : Para-althete ("Man in Motion")
Howe, Gordie : Hockey player (second highest scorer in history)
Jenkins, Ferguson : Baseball player (Hall of Fame pitcher)
Johnson, Ben : Runner
Lafleur, Guy : Hockey player
Lemieux, Mario : Hockey player
Moore, Greg : IndyCar driver
Nagurski, Bronko : Football player (Pro Football Hall of Fame)
Naismith, James : Physical Education teacher (invented basketball)
Orr, Bobby : Hockey player
Orser, Brian : Figure skater
Roy, Patrick : Hockey player
Slocum, Joshua : Sailor (first man to sail solo around the world)
Stoyko, Elvis : Figure skater
Thorburn, Cliff : Snooker Champion
Tracy, Paul : IndyCar driver
Villeneuve, Gilles : Formula One driver
Villeneuve, Jacques : IndyCar driver (1995 Indy 500 winner, 1997 Formula One World Champion)
Walker, Larry : Baseball player
Zimmerman, Jeff : Baseball player