CANADA'S CANOE-KAYAK OLYMPIANS

* 1980 - Team selected but did not compete due to boycott
** 1940 - Team selected but did not compete due to cancellation

ASSOCIATE CLUBS

FIVE Selections 
 
Caroline Brunet
1988 K1 500, K4 500
1992 K1 500, K4 500
1996 K1 500
2000 K1 500 , K2 500
2004 K1 500 , K2 500
FOUR Selections 
 
Adam van Koeverden
2004 K1 500 K1 1000
2008 K1 500 , K1 1000
2012 K1 1000
2016 K1 1000
Steve Giles
1992 C1 1000, C1 500
1996 C2 1000, C1 500
2000 C1 1000 
2004 C1 1000
Hugh Fisher
1976 K4 1000
1980 *
1984 K2 1000 K2 500
1988 K2 500
THREE Selections 
 
Mark de Jonge
2012 K1 200
2016 K1 200 
2021 K1 200, K4 500 
Larry Cain
1984 C1 500 C1 1000  
1988 C1 1000
1992 C2 1000, C2 500
 
Mark Oldershaw
2008 C1 500
2012 C1 1000
2016 C1 1000/200
Alwyn Morris
1980 *
1984 K2 1000 K2 500
1988 K2 500
 
Émilie Fournel
2008 K4 500
2012 K1 500/200
2016 K1 500, K4 500
Donald Brien
1980 *
1984 K4 1000
1988 K2 1000, K4 1000
 
Karen Furneaux
2000 K2 500
2004 K4 500
2008 K1 500, K4 500
Sue Holloway
1976 K2 500
1980 *
1984 K2 500 K4 500
 
Attila Buday
1996 C2 500
2000 C2 1000, C2 500
2004 C2 500
Denis Barré
1972 K2 1000, K4 1000
1976 K2 1000, K2 500
1980 *
 
Tamas Buday Jr.
1996 C2 500
2000 C2 1000, C2 500
2004 C2 500
John Wood
1968 C2 1000
1972 C1 1000, C2 1000
1976 C1 500 , C2 500
d. January 23, 2013
  Renn Crichlow
1988 K1 500, K4 1000
1992 K1 1000, K1 500
1996 K1 500, K4 1000
Bert Oldershaw
1948 C2 10k
1952 K1 1000
1956 C2 1000
d. March 28, 2006
 
TWO Selections 
 
Katie Vincent
2021 C1 200, C2 500
2024 C1 200 , C2 500
Nancy Olmsted
1984 Alternate
1988 K4 500 
 
Michelle Russell
2021 K1 200, K1 500, K4 500
2024 K1 500
Eric Smith
1984 C2 1000, C2 500
1988 C2 1000, C2 500 
 
Nicholas Matveev
2021 K1 200, K4 500 
2024  K4 500 
Lucie Guay
1980 *
1984 K4 500  , K1 500   
 
Pierre-Luc Poulin
2021 K4 500
2024 K2 500, K4 500 
Stephen Botting
1980 *
1984 C2 1000, C2 500 
 
Simon McTavish
2021 K1 1000, K4 500
2024 K2 500, K4 500  		Karen Lukanovich
1976 Alternate
1980 *
 
Connor Fitzpatrick
2021 C1 1000, C2 1000 
2024 C1 1000  		Gregory Smith
1976 C2 500
1980 *
 
Andréanne Langlois
2016 K1 200, K4 500 
2021 K1 200, K4 500  		Jeremy Abbott
1976 C2 1000 
1980 *
d. September 27, 1988
 
Ryan Cochrane
2012 K2 1000, K2 200
2016 K2 200

Steve King
1976 K2 1000, K2 500
1980 *

 
Hugues Fournel
2012 K2 1000, K2 200
2016 K2 200

John Edwards
1972 Alternate
1976 C1 1000, C2 1000

 
Mylanie Barré
2004 K2 500
2008 K2 500		 Dean Oldershaw
1972 K1 1000, K4 1000
1976 K1 500
 
Richard Dober Jr.
2004 K2 500, K4 1000
2008 K2 500		 Reed Oldershaw
1972 Alternate
1976 K1 1000
 
Andrew Willows
2004 K4 1000
2008 K2 500		 Jean Barré
1968 K2 1000, K4 1000
1972 K2 1000, K4 1000
 
Ryan Cuthbert
2004 K4 1000
2008 K2 1000		 Claudia Hunt
1968 K2 500
1972 K2 500
 
Steve Jorens
2004 K2 500, K4 1000
2008 K2 1000 		Scott Lee
1968 C2 1000
1972 C2 1000
 
Carrie Lightbound
2000 K4 500
2004 K4 500

Marjorie Homer-Dixon
1968 K1 500
1972 K1 500, K2 500
 
Kamini Jain
2000 K4 500
2004 K4 500		 Gabor Joo
1964 K2 1000
1968 K1 1000, K4 1000
 
Mihai Apostal
1996 K4 1000
2000 K1 1000		 Arpad Simonyik
1964 K1 1000
1968 K2 1000, K4 1000
 
Marie-Josée Gibeau-Ouimet
1996 K2 500, K4 500
2000 K4 500		 Michael Brown
1960 K1 1000
1964 K2 1000
 
Klari McAskill
1992 K2 500, K4 500
1996 K4 500

Donald Stringer
1956 C1 10k
1960 C1 1000
d. 1979 

 
Alison Herst
1992 K2 500, K4 500
1996 K4 500		 Bill Stevenson
1948 C2 10k 
1956 C2 10k
 

Liam Jewell
1992 Alternate
1996 K4 1000

 Tom Hodgson
1952 C2 1000
1956 C2 10k 
d. February 27, 2006
 
Dave Frost
1988 C2 1000, C2 500
1992 C2 1000, C2 500		 Robert Smith
1952 Alternate
1956 K1 1000, K2 1000
 
Ken Padvaiskas
1988 K4 1000
1992 K2 1000, K2 500		 George Bossy
1952 C1 1000
1956 C1 1000
d. October 29, 2012
  Colin Shaw
1984 K4 1000
1988 K2 1000, K4 1000 		Norman Lane
1948 C1 10k
1952 C1 10k
d. August 6, 2014
 
Barb Olmsted
1984 K4 500 
1988 K2 500, K4 500   		Doug Bennett
1940 **
1948 C1 1000 , C2 1000
d. June 28, 2008
 
ONE Selection
 
Sophia Jensen
2024 C1 200
Alexandra Barré
1984 K2 500 K4 500
 
Natalie Davison
2024 K2 500, K4 500
Allan Thomson
1984 K1 1000
 
Riley Melanson
2024 K1 500, K4 500
Alvin Brien
1980 *
d. February 3, 1982
 
Sloan Mackenzie
2024 C2 500
Norman Behrens
1980 *
 
Laurent Lavigne
2024 K4 500
Philip Hepburn
1980 *
 
Toshka
Besharah-Hrebacka
2024 K4 500 
Jean Fournel
1976 K4 1000
d. June 14, 1997
 
Courtney Stott
2024 K2 500, K4 500
Peter Patasi
1976 K4 1000
 
Laurence
Vincent-Lapointe
2021 C1 200 , C2 500
Ann Dodge
1976 K2 500
 
Madeline Schmidt
2021 K2 500, K4 500 

Karen Tippett
1976 (did not compete)

 
Alanna Bray-Lougheed
2021 K2 500, K4 500
Lajos Tollas
1976 K4 1000
 
Vincent Jourdenais
2021 K2 1000
Jim Reardon
1972 K4 1000
 
Brian Malfesi
2021 K2 1000
Betty Anne Gowans
1968 K2 500
 
Roland Varga
2021 C2 1000  
Chris Hook
1968 C1 1000
 
Kathleen KC Fraser
2016 K2 500, K4 500
Wolf Ruck
1968 K4 1000
 
Genevieve Orton
2016 K2 500, K4 500		 Fred Heese
1964 C2 1000
 
Christine Gauthier
2016 KL2 200
(Paralympics) 		Andor Elbert
1964 C2 1000
 
Erica Scarff
2016 KL3 200
(Paralympics) 		Mac Hickox
1964 Alternate
 
Jason McCoombs
2012 C1 200
Bob MacGlashen
1964 Alternate
 
Thomas Hall
2008 C1 1000 		Paul Stahl
1964 C1 1000
d. April 20, 2016
 
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny
2008 C2 1000, C2 500		 Lou Lukanovich
1960 K2 1000
 
Genevieve Beauchesne-Sévigny
2008 K4 500		 Joe Derochie
1960 C2 1000
 
Kristin Gauthier
2008 K2 500, K4 500		 John Beedell
1960 C2 1000
d. December 18, 2014
 
Angus Mortimer
2008 K4 1000		 Alan McCleery
1960 K2 1000
 
Brady Reardon
2008 K4 1000		 Les Melia
1956 K2 1000
 
Chris Pellini
2008 K4 1000		 Lloyd Rice
1956 K1 10k
 
Rhys Hill
2008 K4 1000		 Bill Collins
1956 C2 1000
d. May, 1993
 
Andrew Russell
2008 C2 1000, C2 500		 Donald Hawgood
1952 C2 10k   
d. July 8, 2010
 
Richard Dalton
2004 C1 500, C2 1000		 Arthur Johnson
1952 C2 1000
 
Mike Scarola
2004 C2 1000		 William Brigden
1952 K2 10k
d. January 16, 2005
 
Jillian D’Alessio
2004 K4 500		 James Nickel
1952 K2 10k
 
Maxime Boilard
2000 C1 500  		Robert Cordner
1952 K2 1000
 
Marie-Liza Racine
2000 Alternate		 George Ward
1952 K2 1000
 
Julia Rivard
2000 K4 500		 Ken Lane
1952   C2 10k
d. January 22, 2010
 
Dan Howe
1996 C2 1000		 Henry Harper
1948 K2 1000, K2 10k 
d. September 11, 1957
 
Peter Giles
1996 K4 1000		 Gerald 'George' Covey
1948 K2 1000, K2 10k
d. 1986
 
Corrina Kennedy
1996 K2 500, K4 500		 Harald Poulton
1948 C2 1000
d. 1981
 
Eric Gervais
1996 K1 1000		 Aubrey Ireland Jr.
1940 **
 
Kelly O’Leary
1996 Alternate		 Terry Evans
1940 **
d. 1999
 
Gavin Maxwell
1996 Alternate		 Douglas Groff
1940 **
d. 1993
 
Paul Pageau
1992 Alternate		 Jack McDowell
1940 **
 
Glen Girard
1992 Alternate		 Frank Banwell
1940 **
 
Leslie-Ann Young
1992 Alternate		 Harvey Charters
1936  C2 10k C2 1000
d. July 17, 1995
 
Kevyn Stafford
1992 K4 500		 Warren Saker
1936 C2 10k  C2 1000 
d. April 6, 1980 
 
Jason Rusu
1992 K2 1000/500		 Bill Williamson
1936 K1 10k
d. 1991 
 
Carl Beaumier
1988 K1 1000		 Frank Amyot
1936 C1 1000 
d. November 21, 1962
 
Sheila Taylor
1988 K2 500, K4 500 		Gordon Potter
1936 K2 10k
 
Jack Chubaty
1988 Alternate		 Stanley Potter
1936 Folding K2 10k
 
Cindy Leonard
1988 (did not compete)		 Francis Willis
1936 K2 1000, Folding K2 10k
 
Max Tracy
1988 Alternate		 Edward Deir
1936 K2 1000, K2 10k
d. March 20, 1990
 
Donald Irvine
1984 K4 1000

George Duncan
1924 C4 800 C2 800 K2 800 K4 800 
 
Scott Oldershaw
1984 K1 500		 Alexander Lindsay
1924 C2 800 C4 800 K4 800 C1 800
 
Peter Koschanow
1984 Alternate		 Harry Greenshields
1924 C2 800 C4 800 C1 800 K4 800
 
Mark Holmes
1984 K4 1000		 Roy Nurse
1924 C1 800 C4 800 C2 800 K1 800 K2 800 K4 800
d. 1984