Donovan Bailey
Donovan Anthony Bailey, OC, O.Ont., track and field sprinter (born 16 December 1967 in Manchester Parish, Jamaica). Donovan Bailey won the gold medal for Canada in the men’s 100m at the 1996 Olympic Summer Games, setting a world record with a time of 9.84 seconds. He later won a second Olympic gold medal when he led Team Canada to a first-place finish in the men’s 4x100m relay. During his athletic career, he also won four medals (three gold and one silver) at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships. He has been inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
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1963 - Father Jim Whelihan
1964 - Herb Capozzi & Jim Finks
1965 - Father David Bauer
1966 - Otis Douglas
1967 - Rabbi Lewis Ginsberg
1968 - John Mariucci
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1970 - Jim Coleman
1971 - Ron Barbaro
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2023 - Marcus Allen