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Women's sport pioneer and advocate for women's sports organizations across Canada in the 1920s and 30s [169] 1958: George "Mooney" Gibson: Baseball: Athlete: 1909 World Series champion with the Pittsburgh Pirates; Voted Canada's Baseball player of the Half Century in 1950 [170] 2015: Nicolas Gill: Judo: Athlete: 2-time Olympic medallist (1992 ...
The Bobbie Rosenfeld Award is an annual award given to Canada's female athlete of the year. The sports writers of the Canadian Press (CP) first conducted a poll to determine the nation's top female in 1932, naming track star Hilda Strike the winner. [1] The CP formalized the poll into an award in 1978, presenting their winner a plaque.
Jennifer Botterill was a member of four women's teams. Cassie Campbell is the one of two Canadian players to be captain of multiple teams (2002 and 2006). [33] Marie-Philip Poulin scored the gold medal-winning goal in three separate Olympics (2010, 2014, 2022) [34] Hayley Wickenheiser is the all-time leading scorer in the women's event and was named tournament MVP twice.
The Canada women's national soccer team represents the country of Canada in international soccer.It is fielded by the Canada Soccer Association, the governing body of soccer in Canada, and competes as a member of CONCACAF, which encompasses the countries of North America, including Central America and the Caribbean.
In 1949, Rosenfeld was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, [2] [8] [3] one of the first women to receive the honor. [3] In 1950, she was "bestowed the Canadian woman athlete of the first half-century award." [3] [2] In 1978, The Canadian Press began presenting the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award, [3] an annual award given to Canada's female ...
Leah Goldstein (born 1969), Canadian-born Israeli professional road racing cyclist winner of the Race Across America, World Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion, and Israel Duathlon national champion; Ryder Hesjedal, 7th overall at the 2010 Tour de France, winner of 2012 Giro d'Italia; Andreas Hestler; Clara Hughes, two-sport athlete, six Olympic ...
Record numbers of basketball fans filled arenas to watch the rookie seasons of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unfold. Simone Biles captivated the world at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Coco Gauff made ...
Sue Prestedge is a Canadian sports broadcaster who was one of Canada's first and most influential female sports journalists. [1]After working as a sports reporter and anchor for CHCH-TV and CBET-TV, [2] Prestedge joined the national CBC Television in 1983, and was part of the network's team covering the 1984 Summer Olympics. [3]