Canada's athletes of the 20th century


Canada's Athletes of the 20th century as voted on in a 1999 survey of newspaper editors and broadcasters conducted by the Canadian Press and Broadcast News:

Top 10 Female Athletes

  1. Nancy Greene, skier
  2. Silken Laumann, rower
  3. Barbara Ann Scott, figure skater
  4. Myriam Bédard, biathlon
  5. Marnie McBean, rower
  6. Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld, track-and-field
  7. Catriona Le May Doan, speed skater
  8. Sandra Post, golfer
  9. Marilyn Bell, long distance swimmer
  10. Elaine Tanner, swimmer

    Top 10 Male Athletes

  11. Wayne Gretzky, ice hockey player
  12. Gordie Howe, ice hockey player
  13. Bobby Orr, ice hockey player
  14. Lionel Conacher, multi-sport athlete
  15. Maurice Richard, ice hockey player
  16. Donovan Bailey, track-and-field
  17. Ferguson Jenkins, baseball player
  18. Mario Lemieux, ice hockey player
  19. Larry Walker, baseball player
  20. Gaétan Boucher, speed skater

    Team of the Century