- Terry Fox
Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox, CC (July 28, 1958 - June 28, 1981) was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer treatment activist. He became famous for the Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research, running with one prosthetic leg. He is considered one of Canada's greatest heroes of the 20th century and is celebrated internationally every September as people participate in the Terry Fox Run, … - Paul Kariya
Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya (born October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), is a professional ice hockey player who plays for the St. Louis Blues. - Ryder Hesjedal
Ryder Hesjedal (born December 9, 1980 in Victoria, British Columbia) in is a Canadian professional cyclist who currently rides for the Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis cycling team. He is a former mountain biker (having won a silver medal at the 2001 U23 World Mountain Bike Championships) and in 2005 turned professional with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team after spending several years with the Rabobank amateur team. - Justin Morneau
Justin Ernest George Morneau (born on May 15, 1981 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Major League Baseball player. He is currently the Minnesota Twins' everyday first baseman. Though he dislikes the label, Morneau, along with teammate and former roommate Joe Mauer, is sometimes referred to as one of "The New M&M Boys." Growing popularity is the nickname Paul Bunyan, given to him due to his Canadian heritage. - Steve Nash
Steven John Nash, OBC (born February 7, 1974), is a Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named NBA Most Valuable Player in 2005 and 2006. Nash had an outstanding high school basketball career, nearly averaging a triple-double per game in his senior season-more than 21 points, 11 assists, … - Christine Sinclair
Christine Sinclair (born June 12, 1983 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian soccer player. She is a striker for the national team and the women's section of the Vancouver Whitecaps in the W-League, the de facto top-level league in North American women's soccer. Sinclair completed an extremely successful college career at the University of Portland with a national championship in 2005, her second with the Pilots. - Gary Gait
Gary C. Gait (b. April 5, 1967 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a retired professional lacrosse player, and currently head coach of the Colorado Mammoth. He is a member of the United States Lacrosse National Hall of Fame and the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame, and is widely regarded as one of the best lacrosse players of all time. - Larry Walker
Larry Kenneth Robert Walker (born December 1, 1966 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1989 through 2005, Walker played for the Montreal Expos (1989-94), Colorado Rockies (1995-2004) and St. Louis Cardinals (2004-2005). He batted left handed and threw right handed. Walker announced his retirement after Game 6 of the 2005 National League Championship Series. - Paul Gait
Paul Gait (b. April 5, 1967 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a former lacrosse player. Paul and his twin brother Gary have both played for the in the National Lacrosse League, theWestern Lacrosse Association, and Major League Lacrosse. The twins were named Co-MVPs of the Mann Cup in 1999, when they played for the Victoria Shamrocks. They both attended Syracuse University and played on the varsity lacrosse team, setting many records during their time there. - Rich Harden
James Richard ("Rich") Harden (born November 30, 1981) is a Canadian pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. - Jason Bay
Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian baseball player, who plays left field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He bats and throws right-handed. In his young major league career, Bay has demonstrated well above average power to all fields. He has also shown good discipline at the plate - in 2005, he ranked in the top ten in the National League in walks - although he does also strike out more often than the average hitter. - Greg Moore
Greg Moore (April 22, 1975-October 31, 1999) was a Canadian racecar driver who competed in the Indy Lights and CART World Series, where he had great success with several wins in both series and a championship in the 1995 Indy Lights series. However, his promising career and his life came to an end on October 31, 1999, when he was fatally injured in a violent crash on the 10th lap of the CART season finale, the Marlboro 500, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. - Marnie McBean
Marnie Elizabeth McBean (January 28, 1968 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower. McBean and her long-time rowing partner Kathleen Heddle were the first Canadians to win three Olympic Gold medals. In addition to her other exploits, McBean won a Silver medal in the prestigious single scull event at the 1993 World Rowing Championships. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, McBean was set to represent Canada in the single scull and she had hoped to win a fourth gold medal. - Brent Olynyk
Brent Olynyk (born December 7, 1971 in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games alongside Iain Sydie. He also took away silver from that tournament, won in the mixed doubles competition partnering Robbyn Hermitage. A resident of Calgary, Alberta, he represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics. - Sean Millington
Sean Millington (born February 1, 1968) is a former Canadian Football League fullback who is currently a CFL analyst for both cfl.ca and the CBC. He is also an actor in several movies and television shows. - Lori Fung
Lori Fung Methorst, CM, OBC (馮黎明 born February 21, 1963 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian gymnastics coach and retired rhythmic gymnast. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, she was the first gold medal winner awarded for the sport of Rhythmic Gymnastics. She was a coach for the Canadian National Team, U.S.A. National Team, and Mexican National Team. She is currently a director and coach for Club Elite Rhythmic Gymnastics in British Columbia. - Nancy Greene
Nancy Catherine Greene, born May 11, 1943 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is a champion alpine skier voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century. At the age of three, Nancy Greene's family moved to Rossland, British Columbia, a mountainous area and the site of the first ski competition ever held in Canada in 1897. The child of avid skiers, Greene began at a young age and while in high school she competed in the Canadian Junior Championships. - Rick Hansen
Richard Marvin Hansen CC, OBC, LLD "(honoris causa)", D.Litt. "(honoris causa)" (born August 26, 1957) is a Canadian paraplegic athlete and activist for people with spinal cord injuries. Following a car crash at the age of 15, Hansen sustained a spinal cord injury that paralyzed him from the belly button down. Hansen is most famous for his "Man in Motion" world tour. - John Davison
John Michael Davison (born 9 May 1970 in Campbell River, British Columbia) is a well known Canadian cricket player. He is a hard-hitting right-handed batsman in the top or middle order, useful off spin bowler and good fielder. - Dave Barr
Dave Barr (born March 1, 1952) is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Champions Tour. Barr was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1974. From 1974-1978, he played on the Canadian Tour, where he earned 12 victories. He played on the PGA Tour from 1978-2002. Barr had two wins on the PGA Tour. - Jessica Deglau
Jessica Deglau (born May 27, 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a member of the Canadian Olympic Team in swimming in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. In addition to swimming on the national team, she swam for and graduated from the University of British Columbia. The Vancouver resident first broke the Canadian record in the 200 meter butterfly at the 1996 Olympics clocking 2:11.68 for sixth spot and bettered it two years later at the world championships, … - Denis Kang
Denis Kang (September 17, 1977) is a French-Korean mixed martial artist who grew up in Canada. He is currently an MMA free agent, but most recently competed in PRIDE, and has a professional MMA record of 27-8-1 as of April 17, 2007. Kang is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, originally trained by Marcus Soares. He is best known for his explosiveness and well-rounded style of fighting, utilizing both submissions and striking equally. - Johnny Devine
John Preston (J.P) Parsonage, better known by his ring name, "Hot Shot" Johnny Devine, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently wrestling on the Canadian independent circuit and in the United States of America for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Havok. - Dallas Drake
Dallas Drake (Born - February 4, 1969 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger in the National Hockey League who plays for the Detroit Red Wings. Previously, Drake played for the Detroit Red Wings, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes and St. Louis Blues. Drake played his college hockey at Northern Michigan University. - Dale Begg-Smith
Dale Begg-Smith (born January 18, 1985 in Vancouver, Canada) is an Australian freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for his adopted country Australia in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy. He is only the third Australian to win a gold medal in a Winter Games. In the lead-up to the 2006 Winter Games, Dale Begg-Smith had won three World Cup rounds and was ranked world number one in the moguls discipline. - Anna Rice
Anna Rice (born 19 August 1980 in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a female badminton player from Canada, who won two silver medals at the 2003 Pan American Games. Rice competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Denyse Julien. They were defeated by Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand in the round of 32. Rice is coached by Julia Chen and Michael Kjeldsen. - Riall Johnson
Riall Johnson (born on April 20, 1978 in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada) is a football player for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL and a former NFLer. - Elaine Tanner
Elaine Tanner-Watt (born February 22, 1951 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian swimmer. Nicknamed "Mighty Mouse" partly because of her small stature (standing barely five feet tall) and partly due to her competitive drive, Elaine Tanner made one of the biggest impacts in the water of any Canadian swimmer ever. During the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, Tanner won four gold medals and three silvers, … - Adam Loewen
Adam A. Loewen (born April 9, 1984 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada) is a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. He bats and throws left-handed. After one season with Chipola College, Loewen signed a Major League Baseball contract worth $4.02 million with the Baltimore Orioles as the No. 4 pick of the 2002 MLB draft, the highest a Canadian player has ever been drafted. He is currently on the Orioles 40-man roster but is currently on the 60 day disabled list. - Jonathon Power
Jonathon Tyler Power (born 9 August 1974, in Comox, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired professional squash player from Canada. In 1999, he became the first North American squash player to reach the World No. 1 ranking. He won 36 top-level squash events during his career, including the World Open in 1998, and the British Open in 1999. Power began playing squash at the age of seven and turned professional at age 16. - Paul McCallum
Paul McCallum (born January 7 1970 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a professional Canadian football player currently playing as a placekicker and punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). McCallum played junior football with the Surrey Rams of the Canadian Junior Football League. He then travelled to Scotland to play professional soccer in the Scottish Third Division (his cousin, Brian O'Neill, is also a professional soccer player). - Brittany Timko
Brittany Timko (born on September 5, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a midfielder for the Canadian women's national soccer team. Timko has played a total of 43 times for Canada but has yet to score. However, at the U-19 level, where she played forward more, she was capped 32 times and scored 16 goals. She earned the adidas Golden Shoe as top scorer at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with seven goals in a mere 4 games. - Richard Zokol
Richard Francis "Dick" Zokol (born August 21, 1958) is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, winning at least one event in each venue. Zokol was born in Kitimat, British Columbia. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and was the captain of the 1981 NCAA championship golf team. He was a teammate of future fellow PGA Tour players Rick Fehr, … - Kathleen Heddle
Kathleen Heddle, OBC (born November 27, 1965 in Trail, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower. Heddle and her long-time rowing partner Marnie McBean were the first Canadians to win three Olympic Gold medals. In 1997, Heddle was awarded the Order of British Columbia and was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. Heddle also was awarded the Thomas Keller Medal by FISA, the International Rowing Federation, for her outstanding career in international rowing. - Aaron Guiel
Aaron Colin Guiel (born October 5, 1972 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is an outfielder on the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. His career began in 2002 with the Kansas City Royals, with whom he played for parts of five seasons before being claimed by the New York Yankees off waivers on July 5, 2006. - Teyo Johnson
Teyo Johnson (born November 29, 1981 in White Rock, British Columbia) is an NFL player for the Denver Broncos. Johnson grew up in Lynnwood, Washington and attended Mariner High School in Everett. He transferred to Mira Mesa Senior High School in his senior year along with friend Amon Gordon, now of the Denver Broncos. - Doug Peden
James Douglas "Doug" Peden (born April 18, 1916 in Victoria - died ?) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal. He played five matches including the final. - Steve Kariya
Steven Tetsuo Kariya (born December 22, 1977 in North Vancouver, BC) is a professional ice hockey forward. He is one of Paul Kariya's younger brothers. - Jeff Francis
Jeffrey William Francis (born January 8, 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a highly-touted left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. Francis made his major league debut on August 25, 2004, against the Atlanta Braves, losing the 8-1 decision. He pitched five innings, allowing six runs (on three home runs), walking one, while striking out eight hitters. He earned his first career victory on September 5, 2004, … - Norm Baker
Norman Henry Baker (February 17, 1923 - April 23, 1989) was a Canadian basketball and lacrosse player, voted Canada's top basketball player of the first half of the 20th century in a Canadian Press poll in December 1950. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Baker began playing basketball at age 10 for the Nanaimo Mosquitoes.
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