- Kyle Shewfelt
Kyle Shewfelt (born May 6, 1982 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian gymnast. His gold medal in the men's floor exercise competition at the 2004 Athens Olympics was the first medal ever by a Canadian in an artistic gymnastics event and was the first Canadian gold of the 2004 Olympics. Shewfelt was considered a medal threat in advance of the Athens games. In the end, Shewfelt finished first on Floor and fourth on Vault, amid much controversy, …
- Chantal Petitclerc
Chantal Petitclerc is a Canadian wheelchair athlete. She won three gold medals (in 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m) and a bronze (800 m) at the 2002 World Championships and a gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the 800 m. At the 2004 Summer Olympics (where wheelchair racing was an exhibition sport) she won the 800 m, and went on to an impressive showing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
- Ross MacDonald
D. Ross MacDonald (born January 27, 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian sailor. He began sailing at the age of 11. He won a silver medal with Mike Wolfs at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's Star event, and a bronze with Eric Jespersen at the 1992 Summer Olympics with in the same event.
- Denyse Julien
Denyse Julien (born July 22, 1960 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) is a female badminton player from Canada, who won three gold medals in the inaugural badminton competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. Julien competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Anna Rice. They were defeated by Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand in the round of 32. In mixed doubles, …
- Mike Beres
Mike Beres (born May 13, 1973 in Brantford, Ontario) is a male badminton player from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the men's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games. Beres competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Jody Patrick. They lost to Frederik Bergstrom and Johanna Persson of Sweden in the round of 32.
- Blythe Hartley
Blythe Hartley (born May 2, 1982 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian Olympic diver. She began diving at age 12. She went to the National Sport School in Calgary, Alberta with many other top Canadian athletes. After obtaining her high school diploma, she went on to attend the University of Southern California where she graduated in 2006 with a communications degree. She won her first gold medal at the world aquatic championships in the 1 m springboard in Fukuoka, …
- Jody Patrick
Jody Patrick (born 14 June 1978) is a female badminton player from Canada. Patrick competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Mike Beres. They lost to Frederik Bergstrom and Johanna Persson of Sweden in the round of 32.
- Charles Allen
Charles Allen (born March 3, 1977 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a Canadian-Guyanese athlete specializing in hurdling, but also a sprinter. Born in Georgetown, Guyana Allen emigrated to Canada, first to Brampton where he attended Turner Fenton Secondary School, and then to Malton where he went to Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School. He competed for Guyana in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and still holds the Guyanese record in the 110 meter hurdles.
- Mike Brown
Mike Brown (born May 5, 1984 in Perth, Ontario) is a Canadian swimmer. He started swimming at age seven and is a student at the University of Calgary. His best finish at a world championships was at the 2005 championships in Montreal, Canada when he finished 2nd in the 200 m breaststroke. Latest medal was a gold at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia touching out opponent by 0.01 s.
- Caroline Brunet
Caroline Brunet (born March 20, 1969 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian kayaker, who competed in five Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. She began kayaking at age eleven. She has won two silver medals at the Olympics in the women's K1 500 m event (in 1996 and 2000) and a bronze in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On top of that, she has won ten world championship golds, seven silvers and four bronze medals: *1993 in Copenhagen, …
- Auburn Sigurdson
Auburn Sigurdson (born April 6, 1981 in White Rock, British Columbia) is a Canadian softball pitcher. She has attended Simon Fraser University. She was a part of the Canadian Softball team who finished 5th at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Both Auburn and her sister, Jesse, are pitchers and played together for SFU in 2003 and won NAIA national championships.
- Philippe Bourret
Philippe Bourret (born 24 April 1979) is a male badminton player from Canada. Bourret competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Denyse Julien. They lost to Daniel Shirley and Sara Petersen of New Zealand in the round of 32.
- Scott Frandsen
Scott Frandsen (born July 21, 1980 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower of Swedish and Danish descent. He began rowing at age 16 at Brentwood College (High School), in British Columbia, Canada. He rowed 4 years at the University of California, Berkeley. His freshman boat in 1999 finished second at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championship, which serves as the national championship race for men's collegiate rowing in the USA.
- Alexandre Despatie
Alexandre Despatie (born June 8, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian diver. He is the current World champion at the 1 and 3m springboard and is the first diver to have been World champion in the three categories (1, 3, 10m platform).
- Gord Fraser
Gord Fraser (born November 19, 1968 in Ottawa) is a professional road racing cyclist. Fraser is a three-time Olympian and four-time Commonwealth Games participant and has over 200 career wins including becoming the 2004 Canadian national road race champion. He retired from professional cycling at the end of the 2006 season after racing three seasons for the Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis.
- Lauren Bay
Lauren Bay (born August 9, 1981 in Trail, British Columbia) is a Canadian softball pitcher. She began playing softball at age 12, and is a student at Oklahoma State University. She was a part of the Canadian Softball team who finished 9th at the 2002 World Championships in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and part of the Canadian Softball team who finished 5th at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Bay pitched in 2005 for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch, …
- Jake Wetzel
Jacob Wetzel (born December 26, 1976 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is an American-Canadian rower. He has represented both countries at the World Championships and the Olympics. As a teenager, Wetzel was on the Canadian Junior Cycling team; he only began rowing in the fall of 1997 at the University of California, Berkeley. His success was immediate and extraordinary.
- Jeff Adams
Jeff Adams (born November 15, 1970 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a four-time Canadian Paralympian and a six-time world champion in wheelchair sports. At the 2000 Summer Paralympics he won five medals, a gold in the 800 m and 1500 m, a silver in the 400 m and a bronze in the 5000 m and 4x100 m. In 2002, he climbed the 1,776 steps of the CN Tower in a specially-designed wheelchair; in 2004, he climbed the Acropolis. Currently he has been suspended for cocaine use.
- Christine Nordhagen
Christine Nordhagen-Vierling (born June 26, 1971 in Grande Prairie, Alberta) is a Canadian wrestler.
- Daniel Igali
Baraladei Daniel Igali (born February 3, 1974 in Eniwari, Bayelsa State, Nigeria) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler.
- Shawn Hill
Shawn Hill (born April 28, 1981 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian baseball pitcher. He plays for the Washington Nationals. He was part of Team Canada in the 2004 Summer Olympics who finished in fourth place.
- Kaila Holtz
Kaila Holtz (born September 26, 1981 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian softball pitcher. She began playing softball at age 10, and has attended the University of Massachusetts. She was a part of the Canadian Softball team who finished 9th at the 2002 World Championships in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and part of the Canadian Softball team who finished 5th at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
- Pete Orr
Peterson Thomas "Pete" Orr (born June 8, 1979 in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada) is a Major League Baseball player who plays for the Atlanta Braves. Orr attended Galveston Community College in Galveston, Texas. He was a 39th round draft pick of the Texas Rangers in 1998 (1187th overall), spending one year there before signing with the Atlanta Braves July 3, 1999. He was part of Team Canada who finished in fourth place at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
- Karen Cockburn
Karen Cockburn (b. October 2, 1980) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. She was born in Toronto and grew up in North York, Ontario. She began trampolining at age 11, and is a student at York University. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the individual event. She won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in Hannover, Germany in the same event and a bronze in the team event. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won a silver medal in the individual event.
- Diane Roy
Diane Roy (born January 9, 1971 in Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec) is a Canadian wheelchair athlete. Her best two finishes at the 2002 world championships were both 8th place finishes, in the 400 m and in the marathon. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she finished fourth in the Women's 800m wheelchair.
- Dominique Bosshart
Dominique Bosshart (born October 7, 1977 in Morges, Switzerland) is a Canadian taekwondo athlete. She was Canada's only taekwondo competitor during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division (+ 67 kg). She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens but did not medal. Bosshart began studying taekwondo at age 13, at the urging of her brother. At age 15, she moved from living with her parents in Landmark, …
- Brian Johns
Brian Johns (born August 5, 1982 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is an Olympic swimmer from Canada. He grew up in Richmond, British Columbia and trained with the Aquanauts and Racers (later Rapids) swim clubs. He started swimming at age five. He is currently attending the University of British Columbia and is on the varsity swimming team. He held the world record in the 400 m Individual Medley (short-course), with a time of 4:02.72.
- Ivett Gonda
Ivett Gonda (born April 28, 1986 in Hungary) is a Canadian taekwondoer. She began taekwondo in 1995. She finished in fifth place at the 2003 world championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in the Finweight-47 kg event. She currently resides in Port Moody, BC where she trains under her coach, Shin Wook Lim.
- Jessica Chase
Jessica Chase (born July 11, 1978 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian synchronized swimmer. She began synchronized swimming at age 11. She won a bronze medal at the team event at the 2000 Summer Olympics and at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. She is a graduate of the French program at the University of Toronto.
- Charmaine Reid
Charmaine Reid (born 3 November 1973 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a female badminton player from Canada. Her home is in Calgary, Alberta. Her coaching has been by Bryan Moody (a Canadian champion), Ardy Wiranata (Malaysian working in USA), and Ken Poole (Past-President of the Canadian Badminton Coaches' Association).
- Helen Nichol
Helen Nichol (born 18 February 1981 in Burlington, Ontario) is a female badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition at the 2003 Pan American Games, partnering Charmaine Reid. Nichol competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Charmaine Reid. They were defeated by Cheng Wen-Hsing and Chien Yu Chin of Taiwan in the round of 32.
- Rachel Riddell
Rachel Riddell (born September 5, 1984 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian water polo goaltender. Riddell is a student at Loyola Marymount University. She was part of the 4th place women's water polo team at the 2003 world championships in Barcelona, Spain. She was awarded best goalkeeper at the 2003 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Canada, when the Canadian team won the gold medal.
- Stephen Giles
Stephen Giles (born July 4, 1972 in Saint Stephen, New Brunswick) is a Canadian canoer. He began canoeing at age eight at the Orenda Racing Canoe Club in Lake Echo, Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Canadian national team for fifteen years, competing in four Summer Olympics and eleven senior world championships. He was adept at both the 500m event and 1000m early in his career. His best races came in the C1 1000m event later in his career, …
- Shayna Nackoney
Shayna Nackoney (born April 24, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian synchronized swimmer. She began synchronized swimming in 1989. She won a bronze medal at the team event at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
- Marie-Hélène Chisholm
Marie-Hélène Chisholm is a Canadian judoka. She won a gold medal at the 2002 A Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria in the 70 kg category.
- Adam van Koeverden
Adam Joseph van Koeverden (born January 29, 1982 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian flatwater kayak racer and reigning Olympic champion in K-1 500 m. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m at the 1999 world junior championships in Zagreb, Croatia, and then became world junior marathon champion in 2000. His first success as a senior came with a silver medal at the 2003 world championships in Gainesville, Georgia in the men's K-1 1000 m event.
- Rick Say
Rick Say (born May 18, 1979 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia) is a Canadian swimmer. Rick swam as a child for the Salmon Arm Sockeye Swim Club with his two brothers and two sisters. At the age of 18, he began attending the University of Victoria and started to swim seriously. He is currently (2006) swimming full-time at the Pacific-Sport National Training Centre in Victoria. Say has been a mainstay of the National Swim Team since 1998.
- Kristy Odamura
Kristy Odamura (born October 3, 1977 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian softball second baseman. She began playing softball at age eight, and is a graduate of the University of Hawaii-Hilo. She was a part of the Canadian Softball team that finished 8th at the 2000 Summer Olympics and part of the Canadian Softball team that finished 5th at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She is currently playing for the Canucks.
- Sheena Lawrick
Sheena Lawrick (born June 22, 1983 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian softball infielder. She is a student at the University of Nebraska. She was a part of the Canadian Softball team who finished 5th at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
- Nicolas Macrozonaris
Nicolas Macrozonaris (born August 22, 1980) is a Canadian 100 m sprinter. Born in Laval, Quebec, of Greek descent, he began sprinting after being inspired by Donovan Bailey's Gold medal in the 100 m sprint in 1996 in Atlanta.