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Velma Springstead Trophy

Index Velma Springstead Trophy

The Velma Springstead Trophy is an award presented annually to Canada's outstanding female athlete. [1]

61 relations: Aileen Meagher, Alexandrine Gibb, Alison Sydor, Angella Taylor-Issajenko, Anne Heggtveit, Athlete, Athlete of the Year, Barbara Ann Scott, Betty Taylor (athlete), Bobbie Rosenfeld Award, Canada, Caroline Brunet, Carolyn Waldo, Cathy Sherk, Catriona Le May Doan, Chantal Petitclerc, Cheryl Gibson, Christine Nesbitt, Cindy Klassen, Diane Jones-Konihowski, Dorothy Walton, Elaine Tanner, Eleanor McKenzie, Gail Daley, Heather Houston, Helen Vanderburg, Irene Strong, Jeanette Dolson, Joan Langdon, Kalyna Roberge, Karen Magnussen, Kate Pace, Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Linda Crutchfield-Bocock, Linda Thom, Lionel Conacher Award, Lou Marsh Trophy, Lucile Wheeler, Lynn Séguin, Marlene Streit, Mary Rose Thacker, Mary Stewart (swimmer), Myriam Bédard, Nancy Garapick, Nancy McCredie, Noel MacDonald, Perdita Felicien, Petra Burka, Phyllis Dewar, Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, ..., Robina Higgins, Rosella Thorne, Rosie MacLennan, Silken Laumann, Susan Nattrass, Sylvia Burka, Sylvie Daigle, Toronto Star, Velma Springstead, Viola Myers, Wendy Hogg. Expand index (11 more) »

Aileen Meagher

Aileen Aletha Meagher (November 26, 1910 – August 2, 1987) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Alexandrine Gibb

Alexandrine Gibb, also known as Alex Gibb (born Toronto 1891 – 1958), was a pioneer in women’s sports during the twentieth century.

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Alison Sydor

Alison Jane Sydor (born September 9, 1966) is a retired Canadian professional cross country mountain cyclist.

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Angella Taylor-Issajenko

Angella Taylor-Issajenko, CM (née Taylor; born September 28, 1958) is a Canadian coach and former sprinter.

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Anne Heggtveit

Anne Heggtveit, CM (born January 11, 1939) is a former alpine ski racer from Canada.

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Athlete

An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed or endurance.

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Athlete of the Year

Athlete of the Year is an award given by various sports organizations for the athlete whom they have determined to be deserving of such recognition.

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Barbara Ann Scott

Barbara Ann Scott (May 9, 1928 – September 30, 2012) was a Canadian figure skater.

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Betty Taylor (athlete)

Competitor for Canada Elizabeth "Betty" Gardner Taylor (later Campbell, February 22, 1916 – February 2, 1977) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Bobbie Rosenfeld Award

The Bobbie Rosenfeld Award is an annual award given to Canada's female athlete of the year.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Caroline Brunet

Caroline Brunet (born March 20, 1969 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1980s to 2004.

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Carolyn Waldo

Carolyn Jane Waldo, (born December 11, 1964 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former synchronized swimmer from Canada.

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Cathy Sherk

Cathy Sherk (née Graham, born June 17, 1950 in Bancroft, Ontario) is a Canadian golf champion and professional golf coach and instructor.

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Catriona Le May Doan

Catriona Ann Le May Doan, OC (born December 23, 1970) is a Canadian speed skater and a double Olympic champion in the 500 m.

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Chantal Petitclerc

Chantal Petitclerc, CC, CQ, MSM (born December 15, 1969 in Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Quebec) is a Canadian wheelchair racer and a Senator from Quebec.

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Cheryl Gibson

Cheryl Anne Gibson (born July 28, 1959), is a former competitive swimmer from Canada who won the silver medal in the women's 400-metre individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec.

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Christine Nesbitt

Christine Nesbitt (born 17 May 1985) is a retired Canadian long track speed skater who currently resides in Calgary, Alberta.

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Cindy Klassen

Cindy Klassen, (born August 12, 1979) is a Canadian retired long track speed skater.

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Diane Jones-Konihowski

Diane Jones-Konihowski, (born March 7, 1951) is a former Canadian pentathlete who was the 1978 Commonwealth Champion and won two gold medals at two Pan-American Games, as well as representing Canada at two Summer Olympics.

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Dorothy Walton

Dorothy Louise Walton,, née McKenzie (7 August 1909 – 17 October 1981) was a Canadian badminton player who is the only Canadian ever to win the All England Open Badminton Championships, winning the Women's Singles in 1939.

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Elaine Tanner

Elaine Tanner-Watt, OC (born February 22, 1951) is a Canadian former competition swimmer.

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Eleanor McKenzie

Eleanor Louise McKenzie (born June 29, 1931 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadian track and field sprinter in the late 40's and 50's.

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Gail Daley

Gail Marion Daley (born April 5, 1946) is a Canadian retired artistic gymnast who competed at the 1964 Olympics.

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Heather Houston

Heather Houston is a Canadian curler and world champion.

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Helen Vanderburg

Helen Vanderburg (born January 12, 1959) is a former Canadian synchronized swimmer and world champion.

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Irene Strong

Irene Watler (born Irene Marie Strong, 3 March 1929) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer from Surrey, British Columbia.

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Jeanette Dolson

Mildred Jeannette Dolson (later Cavill, August 13, 1918 – July 17, 2004) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Joan Langdon

Joan Marjorie Langdon (born December 2, 1922), also known by her married name Joan McLagan, is a Canadian female former competition swimmer and breaststroker who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

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Kalyna Roberge

Kalyna Roberge (born October 1, 1986) is a Canadian short track speed skater.

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Karen Magnussen

Karen Diane Magnussen, OC (born April 4, 1952) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater.

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Kate Pace

Kate Pace (born February 13, 1969), also known as Kate Pace Lindsay, is a retired Canadian alpine skier.

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Kerrin Lee-Gartner

Kerrin Anne Lee-Gartner (born September 21, 1966) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Canada.

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Linda Crutchfield-Bocock

Linda Crutchfield-Bocock (born 3 April 1942) is a Canadian former alpine skier and luger who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and in the 1968 Winter Olympics.

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Linda Thom

Linda Mary Alice Thom,, née Malcolm, (born December 30, 1943) is a Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning shooter.

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Lionel Conacher Award

The Lionel Conacher Award is an annual award given to Canada's male athlete of the year.

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Lou Marsh Trophy

The Lou Marsh Trophy, also known as the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy and Lou Marsh Award, is a trophy that is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete, professional or amateur.

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Lucile Wheeler

Lucile Wheeler, (born January 14, 1935) is a former alpine ski racer from Canada.

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Lynn Séguin

Lynn Séguin (née Chronobrywy born 1962 or 1963) is a former modern pentathlon athlete.

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Marlene Streit

Marlene Stewart Streit, (born March 9, 1934) is a Canadian amateur golfer, and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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Mary Rose Thacker

Mary Rose Thacker (1922 – August 5, 1983) is a Canadian former singles figure skater and is a three-time (1939, 1941–1942) national and two-time (1939 and 1941) North American champion.

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Mary Stewart (swimmer)

Mary Beth Pauline Stewart (born December 8, 1945), also known by her married name Mary McIlwaine, is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who twice broke the world record in the women's 100-metre butterfly in the early 1960s.

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Myriam Bédard

Myriam Bédard, MSC (born December 22, 1969) is a Canadian retired biathlete.

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Nancy Garapick

Nancy Ellen Garapick (born September 24, 1961) is a former Canadian competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.

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Nancy McCredie

Nancy McCredie (born February 5, 1945 in Belleville, Ontario) is a retired female track and field athlete from Canada.

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Noel MacDonald

Noel Marguerite Robertson (née MacDonald; January 23, 1915 – May 13, 2008) was a basketball player for the Edmonton Grads.

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Perdita Felicien

Perdita Felicien (born August 29, 1980) is a Canadian retired hurdler.

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Petra Burka

Petra Burka (born November 17, 1946) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater and now coach.

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Phyllis Dewar

Phyllis Delma Dewar (March 5, 1916 – April 8, 1961), also known by her married name Phyllis Lowery, was a Canadian competition swimmer and freestyle specialist.

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Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele

Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele (born January 21, 1922) are identical twins and Canada's women's skiing pioneers and champions of the 1940s and 1950s.

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Robina Higgins

Robina Higgins-Haight (28 April 1915 – 31 December 1990) was one of Canada's best female athletes in the 1930s.

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Rosella Thorne

Rosella Thorne (born 11 December 1930) is a Canadian sprinter.

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Rosie MacLennan

Rosannagh "Rosie" MacLennan (born August 28, 1988) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast.

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Silken Laumann

Silken Suzette Laumann, (born November 14, 1964) is a Canadian champion rower.

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Susan Nattrass

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Sylvia Burka

Sylvia Burka (born May 4, 1954 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a former ice speed skater and track cyclist from Canada of Latvian descent, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan.

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Sylvie Daigle

Sylvie Daigle (born December 1, 1962) is a Canadian speed skater.

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Toronto Star

The Toronto Star is a Canadian broadsheet daily newspaper.

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Velma Springstead

Velma Springstead (22 August 1906 – 27 March 1927) was a Canadian track and field athlete.

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Viola Myers

Viola Myers (born 1927) is a retired Canadian sprinter who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

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Wendy Hogg

Wendy Elizabeth Cook-Hogg (née Cook on September 15, 1956) is a retired Canadian swimmer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velma_Springstead_Trophy

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