There have been increasing numbers of Olympians and Paralympians from Peel, as decades pass, with most representing Canada. The first known Winter Olympic athlete with a direct connection to Peel was Bert McCaffrey, who earned a gold medal is ice hockey. With the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo cancelled, Bert Oldershaw holds the honour for the summer; he would later found the Mississauga Canoe Club, an influential training facility.
Athletes with roots in Peel have, in recent years, competed for the countries of Germany, Poland, and United States.
In some cases, athletes are listed merely with a community name, and no specification of whether they were born, raised, or lived in this municipality. Such cases are generally individuals who have been inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame or Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame, whose induction profiles are inspecific.
Included on the list are athletes who have never lived in Peel, but trained in or competed in the Region. These instances include competitors for the National Women's Hockey League, and members of the Mississauga Canoe Club. Indeed, Peel's entire representation at the 1972 Munich Olympics are canoeists from the Mississauga Canoe Club. Swimmer Reema Abdo is now an OPP officer based in Caledon.
All athletes competed for Canadian/ Canada, unless otherwise noted by a flag.
The 1940 Games were cancelled by the outbreak of World War II. The Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame asserts that the following person was to compete at the Olympics:
Al Waites, swimming, later lived in Mississauga
Bert Oldershaw, canoe, later the founder of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Bert Oldershaw, canoe, later the founder of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Bert Oldershaw, canoe, later the founder of the Mississauga Canoe Club
A result of her wins in international competitions and her Olympic appearance, a residential street and park were named for Nancy McCredie.
Mac Hickox, canoe alternate, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Gabor Joo, canoe-kayak sprint, Mississauga
Nancy McCredie, track and field (discus and shot put), raised in Brampton
Marjorie Homer-Dixon, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Gabor Joo, canoe-kayak sprint, Mississauga
Scott Lee, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Wolf Ruck, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
John Wood, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Ernest Samuel of Mississauga-owned Canadian Club was ridden by Jim Day, a King Township, York County rider.
United States
Mac Hickox, canoe/kayak, lived in the Town of Port Credit, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
1968 International Stoke Mandeville Games
Known as the 17th International Stoke Mandeville Games at the time, the event took place in Tel Aviv. They are now referred to as the third Paralympics.
Dale Moe, discus throw, javelin, weight lifting, shot put, basketball, Town of Port Credit
Lise Arsenault, gymnastics
Marjorie Homer-Dixon, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Scott Lee, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Byron MacDonald, swimming
Dean Oldershaw, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Reed Oldershaw, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Jim Reardon, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
John Wood, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Jeremy Abbott, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Lise Arsenault, gymnastics
James Louis McLoughlin, soccer, immigrated to Brampton, member of Chinguacousy (Youth) Soccer Club and Bramalea Thistle Soccer Club
Dean Oldershaw, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Reed Oldershaw, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Gregory Smith, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Julie White, high jump, Brampton
John Wood, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
As a nation, Canada boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics, part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest against the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan. The following athletes are known to have qualified to compete:
Jeremy Abbott, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Sheila Forshaw, field hockey, raised in Mississauga (Erindale)
Doug Hings, track and field
Gregory Smith, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Ellen Stewart, gymnastics, lived in Mississauga
Silken Laumann, joined in 1984 only by her sister Daniele, competed at a series of Olympics. Her achievements were honoured in 1995 by the City of Mississauga with a residential road in her name. Field hockey player Zoe MacKinnon is the first known Olympic athlete with a connection to Caledon or its predecessor municipalities. Once in Canada, Dewith Fraser coached Canadian Olympic boxers, twice.
Angela Bailey, track and field, raised in Mississauga
Sharon Bayes, field hockey, Mississauga
Phyllis Ellis, field hockey, Mississauga
Sheila Forshaw, field hockey, Mississauga
Gerry Gray, soccer, Mississauga
Heather Hatten, rowing, quadruple sculls, Mississauga
Karen Hewlett, field hockey, Mississauga
Blair Hicken, swimming, born and raised in Mississauga, member of the Town of Mississauga Aquatic Club
Doug Hinds, track and field, 400m, Mississauga
Sterling Hinds, track and field, raised in Mississauga (Erindale)
Mark Holmes, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Jane Kerr, swimmer, born in Mississauga
Daniele Laumann, rower, born in Toronto Township
Silken Laumann, rower, born in Toronto Township
Zoe MacKinnon, field hockey, Caledon East
Atlee Mahorn, track and field, Mississauga
Andrea Owoc, gymnastics, member of the Mississauga Gymnastics Club
Brad Peters, artistic gymnastics, born in Brampton
Angela Phipps, track and field, Mississauga
Donna Smellie, track and field, heptathlon, Mississauga
Eric Smith, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Darlene Stoyka, field hockey, Mississauga
Alan Thompson, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Bruce Wilson, soccer, Mississauga
Jamaica
Dewith Fraser, boxing, would later move to Brampton and Mississauga and run a boxing studio
Brampton resident and Brampton Sports Hall of Fame member Ken Cheung refereed taekwondo matches in 1988 and 1992. The men's gymnastics team was 14th place internationally going into the Olympics, but qualified after Cuba and North Korea dropped out of contention. Andrea Owoc was under consideration for the female gymnastics team in August, a month before the Games, but was not chosen. Blair Hicken was listed as a confirmed swimmer for the games, with Haddow and Kerr, but is not listed as having competed. Brad Creelman was speculated to qualify, but did not. As of a month before the Games, various athletes were expected to qualify: Angela Bailey (track and field), Brad Creelman (swimming), Angela Phipps (track and field), Donna Smellie (heptathlon).
Sharon Bayes, field hockey, Mississauga
Bill Bykowski, baseball, Mississauga
Sheila Forshaw, field hockey, Mississauga
Don Haddow, swimming, Mississauga
Jill Heatherington, tennis, former Mississauga residents, retaining membership in the Ontario Racquet Club
Curtis Hibbert, gymnastics, Mississauga
Allison Higson, swimmer, born in Mississauga
Ian James, long jump, lived in Mississauga
Helen Kelesi, tennis, former Mississauga residents, retaining membership in the Ontario Racquet Club
Jane Kerr, swimmer, born in Mississauga
Silken Laumann, rower, born in Toronto Township
George Leary, shooting, Mississauga
Robert Marland, rowing, born in Mississauga
Alan Nolet, gymnastics, Brampton
Brad Peters, artistic gymnastics, born in Brampton
Eric Smith, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Max Tracy, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Dave Turcotte, basketball, Mississauga
Jeff Adams, wheelchair track, born and raised in Brampton
Jeff Adams, wheelchair track, born and raised in Brampton
Bernadette Bowyer, field hockey, born in Brampton
Stephen Clarke, swimmer, raised in Brampton
Jennifer Foster, equestrian jumping, lived in Brampton
Ian James, long jump, lived in Mississauga
Curtis Hibbert, gymnastics, Mississauga
Chris Johnson, boxer, Mississauga
Silken Laumann, rower, born in Toronto Township
Robert Marland, rowing, born in Mississauga
Paul Pageau, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Stella Umeh, gymnastics, raised in Mississauga, member of Mississauga Gymnastics Club
Penny Vilagos, synchronized swimming, born in Brampton
Vicky Vilagos, synchronized swimming, born in Brampton
Mike Wolfs, sailing alternate, Mississauga
Lisa Alexander, synchronized swimming, raised in Mississauga
Troy Amos-Ross, light heavyweight boxer, lives in Brampton
Robert Braknis, swimmer, lives in Brampton
Attila Buday, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Tamas Buday, Jr., canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Karen Clark, synchronized swimming, raised in Mississauga, member of the Mississauga Synchronized Swim Club
Stephen Clarke, swimmer, lived in Brampton
Carlton Chambers, track relay, raised in Mississauga (Malton)
Peter Fonseca, marathon
Silken Laumann, rower, born in Toronto Township
Jeff Lay, rowing, Mississauga
Shanyn MacEachern, artistic gymnastics, born in Brampton
Gavin Maxwell, sprint canoe, Mississauga
Mark Simmons, boxer alternate, Brampton
Erin Woodley, synchronized swimming, Mississauga
Jeff Adams, wheelchair track, born and raised in Brampton
Martha Adusei, athletics, Brampton
Troy Amos-Ross, light heavyweight boxer, lives in Brampton
Mark Boswell, high jump, raised in Brampton
Attila Buday, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Tamas Buday, Jr., canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Claire Carver-Dias, synchronized swimming, Mississauga
Samantha George, relay, Brampton
Karlene Haughton, relay and hurdles, Brampton
Carrie Lightbound, canoe, member of the Canadian Canoe Club
Michael Meeks, basketball, raised in Brampton
Mark Simmons, boxer, Brampton
Robbie Taylor, swimming, member of the Cobra Swim Club, Brampton
Poland
Grzegorz Kielsa, Brampton
Jeff Adams, wheelchair track, born and raised in Brampton
Stephanie Dixon, swimming, born and raised in Brampton, member of the COBRA Swim Club
Kyle Pettey, shot put, javelin throw, discus throw, lives in Brampton
Karen Van Nest, shooting, Mississauga
Mark Boswell, high jump, raised in Brampton
Attila Buday, canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Tamas Buday, Jr., canoe, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Carrie Lightbound, canoe, member of the Canadian Canoe Club
Mike Wolfs, sailing, born in the Town of Port Credit
Jeff Adams, wheelchair track, born and raised in Brampton
Stéphanie Dixon, swimming, born and raised in Brampton, member of the COBRA Swim Club
Judi Island, equestrian, born in Brampton
Kyle Pettey, discus throw, shot put, lives in Brampton
Karen Van Nest, shooting, Mississauga
United States
Cindy Eadie, softball, played for the Brampton Thunder ice hockey team
Ohenewa Akuffo, freestyle wrestler, lives in Brampton
Malcolm Howard, rowing, Mississauga
Andrew Hurd, swimmer, former member of the Mississauga Aquatic Club
Robin Mackin, softball
Christopher Pellini, canoe, born in Mississauga, member of the Mississauga Canoe Club
Kevin Stittle, sailing, born in Brampton
Stéphanie Dixon, swimming, born and raised in Brampton, member of the COBRA Swim Club
Kyle Pettey, discus throw, shot put, lives in Brampton
Brock Richardson, boccia, lives in Brampton
Karen Van Nest, shooting, Mississauga
Katrina Cameron, rhythmic gymnast, Mississauga
Yann Candele, equestrian, lives in Caledon
Doug Csima, men's eight rowing, Mississauga
Jonelle Filigno, soccer, born in Mississauga
Robyn Gayle, soccer, Mississauga
Brittany MacLean, freestyle swimmer, Mississauga
Heather MacLean, freestyle swimmer, Mississauga
Diana Matheson, soccer, born in Mississauga
Carmelina Moscato, soccer, born and raised in Mississauga
Alisha Tatham, basketball, born in East York, lives in Brampton
Tamara Tatham, basketball, born in East York, lives in Brampton
Brandon King, track and field, born and lives in Brampton
Kyle Pettey, shot put, lives in Brampton
Brock Richardson, boccia, lives in Brampton
Karen Van Nest, Archery, Mississauga
Khamica Bingham, 4x100m Relay, 100m, Brampton
Kadeisha Buchanan, soccer, Brampton
Yann Candele with First Choice 15, jumping, Caledon
David Hearn, golfer, born in Brampton, raised in Brantford
Ashley Lawrence, soccer, Caledon
Christabel Nettey, long jump, Brampton-born
Devohn Noronha-Teixeira, field hockey, Mississauga
Kyle Reyes, judo, born in Brampton, raised in Toronto
Brendon Rodney, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay
Kelly Russell, Captain, woman's rugby, Caledon (Bolton)
Tamara Tatham, women's basketball, Brampton
Andrew Yorke, triathlon, Caledon (Caledon East)
Jamaica
Daina Levy, hammer throw, former Mississaugan
Malta
Kyle Micallef, weightlifting, 85-kilogram division
Charles Allen (Brampton and Mississauga) is a sprints/hurdles coach. Caledon East athletic therapist Andrea Prieur is on the Canadian team's support crew. Torontonians Jennifer Martins (rower) and Arthur Biyarslanov (boxer) train in Mississauga.
Tess Routliffe, Caledon
Bert McCaffrey, ice hockey, born in the Township of Albion to a father from Caledon East, interred in Caledon East
Hugh Plaxton, ice hockey, Mississauga
John Sands, speed skating, moved later to Mississauga
John Sands, speed skating, moved later to Mississauga
Michael Young, bobsled, born in the Town of Port Credit
John Thomas, pairs figure skater with Kelly Johnson, born in Brampton
Chris Felix, ice hockey, member of the Chinguacousy Minor Hockey Association
Mark Janoschak, pairs ice dancer, born in Chinguacousy Township (Bramalea)
Karen Preston, figure skating, born and raised in Mississauga (Erindale)
Mike Ireland, speed skater, Mississauga
The number of Peel athletes in the Winter Olympics increases greatly, beginning in 1998, thanks to women's ice hockey. The National Women's Hockey League replaced the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League for the 1999-2000 season, and included a new team in Brampton, in addition to the existing Mississauga Chiefs. Between the two teams and their direct successors, many of the country's top players are represented locally. All of them were born and raised outside of Peel, except for Brampton's Cassie Campbell; a recreation centre there is named in her honour.
Jennifer Botterill, ice hockey, played in Mississauga
Cassie Campbell, ice hockey, raised and lived in Brampton, played for the Brampton Thunder and Mississauga Chiefs
Jayna Hefford, ice hockey, played for the Brampton Thunder
Mike Harris, curling, Brampton
Lesley Reddon, ice hockey, raised in Mississauga
Sami Jo Small, ice hockey, played for Mississauga Chiefs
Vicky Sunohara, ice hockey, played for the Brampton Thunder
Jennifer Botterill, ice hockey, played in Mississauga
Cassie Campbell, ice hockey, raised and lived in Brampton, played for the Brampton Thunder and Mississauga Chiefs
Gillian Ferarri, ice hockey, played for the Brampton Thunder
Jayna Hefford, ice hockey, played for the Brampton Thunder
Mike Ireland, speed skater, Mississauga
Cherie Piper, ice hockey, played in Brampton and Mississauga
Cheryl Pounder, ice hockey, raised and played in Mississauga
Sami Jo Small, ice hockey, played for Mississauga Chiefs
Vicky Sunohara, ice hockey, played for the Brampton Thunder
Brad Bowden, sledge hockey, born in Mississauga
Billy Bridges, sledge hockey, lives in Mississauga
Jennifer Botterill, ice hockey, played in Mississauga
Cassie Campbell, ice hockey, raised and lived in Brampton, played for the Brampton Thunder and Mississauga Chiefs
Gillian Ferarri, ice hockey, played for the Brampton Thunder
Jayna Hefford, ice hockey, played for the Brampton Thunder
Mike Ireland, speed skater, Mississauga
Cherie Piper, ice hockey, played in Brampton and Mississauga
Cheryl Pounder, ice hockey, raised and played in Mississauga
Sami Jo Small, ice hockey, played for the Mississauga Chiefs
Jason Spezza, ice hockey, reserve, did not play, Mississauga
Vicky Sunohara, ice hockey, played for the Brampton Thunder
Germany
Tyson Heung, speed skater, born in Brampton
United States
Molly Engstrom, ice hockey, played for the Brampton Thunder
Kathleen Kauth, ice hockey, played for the Brampton Thunder
Brad Bowden, sledge hockey, born in Mississauga
Billy Bridges, sledge hockey, lives in Mississauga
Jennifer Botterill, ice hockey, played for the Mississauga Chiefs
Jayna Hefford, ice hockey, played for the Brampton Thunder
Erin Mielzynski, shalom skiing, born in Brampton
Rick Nash, ice hockey, born and raised in Brampton
Cherie Piper, ice hockey, played in Brampton and Mississauga
Brittany Webster, cross-country skiing, Caledon
Germany
Tyson Heung, speed skater, born in Brampton
United States
Molly Engstrom, ice hockey, for the Brampton Thunder
Brad Bowden, sledge hockey, born in Mississauga
Billy Bridges, sledge hockey, lives in Mississauga
Gillian Apps, ice hockey, played for the Brampton Thunder
Caleb Flaxey, curling alternate, lives in Caledon, member of the Dixie Curling Club, Mississauga
Jayna Hefford, ice hockey, player for the Brampton Thunder
Jake Holden, snowboard cross, grew up in Caledon
Erin Mielzynski, alpine skiing, born in Brampton
Rick Nash, ice hockey, Brampton
John Tavares, ice hockey, born and raised in Mississauga, played for the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Kirsten Wall, curling, works at Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga
Brittany Webster, cross country skiing, Belfountain
United States
Allison Pottinger, curling, Brampton
Five members of the 2014 men's sledge hockey team play on Halton Peel Cruisers, a team run by a multisport organization called Cruisers Sports for the Physically Disabled. Along with two athletes from Brampton and two from Mississauga, the team also includes Greg Westlake, who lives elsewhere.
Brad Bowden, sledge hockey, born in Mississauga
Billy Bridges, sledge hockey, lives in Mississauga
Anthony Gale, sledge hockey, lives in Brampton, member of Halton Peel Cruisers (Mississauga)
Karl Ludwig, sledge hockey, lives in Brampton, member of Halton Peel Cruisers (Mississauga)
Now called the Deaflympics, the Belgrade World Games for the Deaf is an IOC-sanctioned elite-level event. Linda Russell competed in the 1969 track and field competition.
