Victoria’s Simon Whitfield to be inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame

Victoria-based triathlete Simon Whitfield will be inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame this year.

The two-time Olympic medalist, who won gold in Sydney in 2000, is among the four athletes, two teams, a coach and a pair of builders who make up the class of 2019.

Other athletes including diver Alex Despatie of Laval, Que., two-time Olympic medal-winning weightlifter Christine Giarard of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., and four-time Olympic medal-winning diver Emilie Heymans of Greenfield Park, Que.

The gold medal-winning women’s hockey team from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the bronze medal-winning women’s soccer team from the 2012 London Games also will go into the hall.

Five-time Olympic judo coach Hiroshi Nakamura will enter the hall along with two builders inducted posthumously _ 2010 Vancouver bid corporation volunteer chairman and chief executive officer Jack Poole and longtime Toronto Star sports reporter Randy Starkman.

The inaugural winner of the Randy Starkman Award _ given to a Canadian national team athlete who has used their sporting excellence for the benefit of the community _ will be named at the induction ceremony on Oct. 23.

Since 1949, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame has inducted 429 athletes, teams, coaches, and builders.

with files from Canadian Press 

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