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    Peter Biyiasas

    Peter Biyiasas, chess grandmaster (b at Athens, Greece 19 Nov 1950). He moved to Canada as a child, began to play seriously in Vancouver in the late 1960s, and won the British Columbia championship 1968-71.

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    Petra Burka

    Petra Burka, figure skater (b at Amsterdam, Netherlands 17 Nov 1946). 

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    Phil Edwards

    Philip Aron “Phil” Edwards, runner, physician (born 23 September 1907 in Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]; died 6 September 1971 in Montréal, QC). Nicknamed the “Man of Bronze,” middle distance runner Phil Edwards won five bronze medals at three Olympic Games in the 4x400m relay (1928 and 1932), 800m (1932 and 1936) and 1,500m (1932).

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    Phil Esposito

    Philip Anthony Esposito, hockey player (b at Sault Ste Marie, Ont 20 Feb 1942). He began his NHL career as a centre in 1963 with the Chicago Black Hawks and was traded to the Boston Bruins in 1967.

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    Philip Edward Marchildon

    Philip Edward Marchildon, baseball player (born 25 October 1913 in Penetanguishene, Ontario; died 10 January 1997 in Toronto, Ontario). 

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    Phyllis Bomberry

    Phyllis “Yogi” Bomberry, softball player, artisan (born 1943 in Ohsweken, Six Nations of the Grand River, ON; died 3 January 2019). Phyllis Bomberry was a catcher for women’s softball teams in Toronto and on the Six Nations of the Grand River. She helped lead her teams to championships with superb hitting and stellar defence. As an Indigenous athlete, Bomberry was often the target of bigotry and discrimination. Bomberry was the first woman to win the Tom Longboat Award as the top Indigenous athlete in Canada (see also Tom Longboat). She was nicknamed Yogi, likely in reference to the great New York Yankees catcher Lawrence ‘Yogi’ Berra, as a result of her skills as a catcher and batter.

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    Phyllis Dewar

    Phyllis Dewar, swimmer (b at Moose Jaw, Sask 5 Mar 1916; d at Toronto 8 Apr 1961). Spurred from age 4 by a strong competitive instinct, Dewar was the best swimmer on the prairies by age 17.

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    Pierre Harvey

    Pierre Harvey, cross-country skier (b at Rimouski, Qué 24 Mar 1957). An exceptionally versatile athlete, he began serious competition at age 12 as a swimmer, switching to cycling at 16.

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    Pierre Lueders

    Pierre Lueders, bobsledder (born 26 September 1970 in Edmonton, AB). Lueders is one of Canada's most decorated bobsledders, with two Olympic medals and numerous top finishes at world events in both two- and four-man sleds. 

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    Pierre Pilote

    Joseph Albert (Pierre) Paul Pilote, hockey player (born 11 December 1931 in Kénogami, QC; died 9 September 2017 in Barrie, ON). Pilote was a National Hockey League (NHL) defenceman and was regarded as one of the best blueliners from the Original Six era. He played a hard-hitting style but was also respected for his offensive prowess. Pilote won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1961 and was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy three times. During his NHL career he scored 80 goals and tallied 418 assists and 1,251 penalty minutes during the regular season; in 86 career playoff games, he scored eight goals and 53 assists.

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    Michael “Pinball” Clemons

    Michael “Pinball” Clemons, O Ont, football player, coach, motivational speaker (born 15 January 1965 in Dunedin, Florida). Michael Clemons is one of the most accomplished athletes in Canadian Football League (CFL) history and the first African American to coach in the Grey Cup. Known to many simply as “Pinball,” he is a CFL Hall of Famer and four-time Grey Cup winner with the Toronto Argonauts, earning three championships as a player (1991, 1996, 1997) and one as a head coach (2004). He is the all-time leader in total combined yards in CFL history (25,438). Clemons, a naturalized Canadian citizen, moved into an executive role in the Argonauts’ front office after retiring from coaching. He is involved with a number of charities, including the Pinball Clemons Foundation. 

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    Premiere Para-Athletes

    Para-athletes include those with spinal cord injuries, visual impairment, cerebral palsy, limb amputations, les autres (disabilities that do not fit in the other categories) and those with intellectual disabilities. Canadian para-athletes have won numerous medals at international competitions, topping the podium at the Paralympics, the Parapan American Games, Commonwealth Games, and world championships in individual events (e.g., swimming, athletics, skiing) as well as team sports (e.g., sledge hockey, wheelchair basketball). Canadians have also been at the forefront of research and organization — the first president of the International Paralympic Committee, Dr. Robert Steadward, is a Canadian.

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    Randy Ferbey

    Randy Ferbey, curler (born at Edmonton, 30 May 1959). Randy Ferbey has a long history in professional curling and has played for Alberta for over 20 years. He has amassed 6 career Canadian championships and 4 world championships.

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    Ray Lewis

    Raymond Gray (“Rapid Ray”) Lewis, CM, sprinter (born 8 October 1910 in Hamilton, ON; died 14 November 2003 in Hamilton, ON). Ray Lewis was the first Canadian-born Black athlete to earn an Olympic medal. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 1932 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. He was also part of the Canadian team that won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 m event at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, England. Lewis was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2000.

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    Raymond Jean Bourque

    Raymond Bourque, hockey player (b at Montréal, Qué, 28 Dec 1960). Raymond Bourque is one of the NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE's best-ever defensemen, holding the record for the most points, goals and assists for a defenseman in the league.

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