Many of us are addicted to play and watch different kinds of sports. The world is full of billions of the fans of various sportspersons. Canada is one of those nations that feel proud to have plenty of big names in sports. Few of the influential sports figures are being discussed here. 

Ross Rebagliati

A famous Olympic gold medal winner and a Canadian professional snowboarder born in the year 1971 is none other than Ross Rebagliati. He won the first gold medal in the winter Olympics of 1998 for snowboarding. This man definitely makes the Canadians feel proud. With millions of fans from all over the world, he is also a favorite snowboarder of many newbies in this sport. 

Trish Stratus

Apart from being a popular professional wrestler, this woman is a multi-talented person. She is a Television personality, an actress, fitness master and fitness model. In short, she made a mark in many other fields to leave the fans jaw dropped from all over the world. She was born in the year 1975 in Ontario and living a happy married life with two children.

Andrew Wiggin

One of the popular Canadian names in basketball is of Andrew Christian Wiggins. The young lad plays for National Basketball Association (Minnesota Timberwolves) and secured victory multiple times to the date. He was born in the year of 1995. This 22 years old guy has garnered lots of praises, recognition and collected many awards for the best performance so far. Undoubtedly, we can see the brightest future of Andrew Wiggin as a basketball player.

Carey Price

Canada is one of those countries where a large number of people love to watch ice hockey. Carey Price is a well-known personality of this sport. He made a mark as a goaltender as a professional in Canadian ice hockey team. The National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens are the platform from where Carey has reached the heights of success. He has the innumerable amount of native as well as international fans. The renowned ice hockey professional goaltender was born in the year 1987. He proved to be a talented player and has played for some other countries too. 

Natalie Spooner

Born in the year 1990, Natalie has achieved a lot as a famous ice hockey player by representing Canada. From the year 2007 to 2008, she was part of Women’s Ice Hockey Canadian team. The Olympic Winter Games of 2014 brought a great opportunity for her to claim the gold medal as a first female sportsperson from Canada. She has also played for the teams of U.S, Sweden, and Switzerland in the Women’s Ice Hockey World Championships.

Although all of these popular Canadian sportspersons don’t need any introduction, many people are still unfamiliar with them. Some of the players are retired while others aim to garner more praises and achievements in their respective sports in the future. All we can say is Good Luck to all of the sports personalities of Canada to perform well and get more recognition too.