Lou Marsh Trophy

The Lou Marsh Trophy is awarded annually by a panel of journalists in recognition of Canada's top athlete. Each year the vote takes place in December.

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Wayne Gretzky has won the award a record four times.

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The following is a list of winners since 1936:

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• 2004 - Adam van Koeverden, Olympic kayaker
• 2003 - Mike Weir, golfer
• 2002 - Catriona Le May Doan, speed skating
• 2001 - Jamie Salé & David Pelletier, figure skating
• 2000 - Daniel Igali, wrestling
• 1999 - Caroline Brunet, kayaking
• 1998 - Larry Walker, baseball
• 1997 - Jacques Villeneuve, auto racing
• 1996 - Donovan Bailey, athletics
• 1995 - Jacques Villeneuve, auto racing
• 1994 - Myriam Bédard, biathlon
• 1993 - Mario Lemieux, hockey
• 1992 - Mark Tewksbury, swimming
• 1991 - Silken Laumann, rowing
• 1990 - Kurt Browning, figure skating
• 1989 - Wayne Gretzky, hockey
• 1988 - Carolyn Waldo, synchronized swimming
• 1987 - Ben Johnson, track and field
• 1986 - Ben Johnson, track and field
• 1985 - Wayne Gretzky, hockey
• 1984 - Gaetan Boucher, speed skating
• 1983 - Wayne Gretzky, hockey
• 1982 - Wayne Gretzky, hockey
• 1981 - Susan Nattrass, shooting
• 1980 - Terry Fox, Marathon of Hope
• 1979 - Sandra Post, golf
• 1978 - Graham Smith, swimming
• 1978 - Ken Read, skiing
• 1977 - Guy Lafleur, hockey
• 1976 - Sandy Hawley, horse racing
• 1975 - Bobby Clarke, hockey
• 1974 - Ferguson Jenkins, baseball
• 1973 - Sandy Hawley, horse racing
• 1972 - Phil Esposito, hockey
• 1971 - Hervé Filion, harness racing

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• 1970 - Bobby Orr, hockey
• 1969 - Russ Jackson, football
• 1968 - Nancy Greene, skiing
• 1967 - Nancy Greene, skiing
• 1966 - Elaine Tanner, swimming
• 1965 - Petra Burka, figure skating
• 1964 - Roger Jackson, rowing
• 1964 - George Hungerford, rowing
• 1963 - Bill Crothers, track and field
• 1962 - Don Jackson, figure skating
• 1961 - Bruce Kidd, track and field
• 1960 - Ann Heggtveit, skiing
• 1959 - Barbara Wagner, figure skating
• 1959 - Bob Paul figure skating
• 1958 - Lucille Wheeler, skiing
• 1957 - Maurice Richard, hockey
• 1956 - Marlene Streit, golf
• 1955 - Beth Whittall, swimming
• 1954 - Marilyn Bell, swimming
• 1953 - Doug Hepburn, weightlifting
• 1952 - George Genereux, shooting
• 1951 - Marlene Streit, golf
• 1950 - Bob McFarlane, football, track and field
• 1949 - Cliff Lumsden, swimming
• 1948 - Barbara Ann Scott, figure skating
• 1947 - Barbara Ann Scott, figure skating
• 1946 - Joe Krol, football
• 1945 - Barbara Ann Scott, figure skating
• 1941 - Theo Dubois, rowing
• 1940 - Gérard Côté, marathon
• 1939 - Bob Pirie, swimming
• 1938 - Bob Pearce, rowing
• 1937 - W. Marshall Cleland, equestrian sports
• 1936 - Phil Edwards, track and field

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