Alwyn Morris

Alwyn Morris
Personal information
Born (1957-11-22) November 22, 1957 (age 66)
Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportCanoe racing
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles K-2 500 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Belgrade K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Tampere K-2 500 m

Alwyn Morris, CM (born November 22, 1957) is a retired Canadian sprint kayaker. A member of the Mohawk nation in Kahnawake,[1] he is considered one of the most influential Indigenous athletes of all time. He is the first and only Aboriginal Canadian athlete who won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games and one of the only three North American aboriginals to do so, alongside Jim Thorpe and Billy Mills.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame | Stories". www.sportshall.ca. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Meissner, Dirk (December 27, 2009). "From a single feather to a top-flight program". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Canadian History and Society Through the Lens of Sport". February 2017.