For Pyeongchang 2018, Canada is sending its largest Winter Olympic delegation to date—and Ontario is the most represented province with 68 athletes!
Using Toronto Public Library's Digital Archive, we can look back at some of our former Winter Olympians. Below is a selection of figure skaters, skiers and hockey players who were all born in Ontario. Even if some of these Olympic athletes did not compete for Team Canada, they all share the same provincial birthplace. (All photos courtesy Toronto Star Photograph Archive.)
You can explore more photos of the Winter Olympics in the Digital Archive.
Figure skaters
Suzanne Morrow (left), born in Toronto, Ontario.
Olympics: St. Moritz 1948, Oslo 1952
Wally Diestelmeyer (right), born in Kitchener, Ontario
Olympics: St. Moritz 1948
Norris Bowden (left), born in Toronto, Ontario
Olympics: Olso 1952, Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956
Frances Dafoe (right), born in Toronto, Ontario
Olympics: Olso 1952, Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956
Barbara Wagner (left), born in Toronto, Ontario
Olympics: Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956, Squaw Valley 1960
Robert Paul (right), born in Toronto, Ontario
Olympics: Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956, Squaw Valley 1960
Toller Cranston, born in Hamilton, Ontario
Olympics: Sapporo 1972, Innsbruck 1976
Barbara Underhill (centre), born in Port Elgin
Olympics: Lake Placid 1980, Sarajevo 1984
Paul Martini (right), born in Weston, Ontario
Olympics: Lake Placid 1980, Sarajevo 1984
Kelly Johnson (left), born in Willowdale, Ontario
Olympics: Sarajevo 1984
John Thomas (right), born in Brampton, Ontario
Olympics: Sarajevo 1984
Brian Orser, born in Belleville, Ontario
Olympics: Sarajevo 1984, Calgary 1988
Lloyd Eisler (standing), born in Seaforth, Ontario
Olympics: Albertville 1992, Lillehammer 1994
Skiers
Nancy Greene, born in Ottawa, Ontario
Olympics: Squaw Valley 1960, Innsbruck 1964, Grenoble 1968
Betsy Clifford, born in Ottawa, Ontario
Olympics: Grenoble 1968, Innsbruck 1976
Dave Irwin, born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Olympics: Innsbruck 1976, Lake Placid 1980
Laurie Graham, born in Orangeville, Ontario
Olympics: Lake Placid 1980, Sarajevo 1984, Calgary 1988
Hockey players
Brian Glennie, born in Toronto, Ontario
Olympics: Grenoble 1968
Dave Hannan (right), born in Sudbury, Ontario
Olympics: Albertville 1992
Wayne Gretzky, born in Brantford, Ontario
Olympics: Nagano 1998
Brett Hull (right), born in Belleville, Ontario
Olympics: Nagano 1998, Salt Lake 2002
Curtis Joseph (left), born in Keswick, Ontario
Olympics: Nagano 1998, Salt Lake 2002
Rob Blake, born in Simcoe, Ontario
Olympics: Nagano 1998, Salt Lake 2002, Turin 2006
