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Alex Despatie, Simon Whitfield among Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame inductees

The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame class of 2019 includes two-time Olympic medal-winning diver Alex Despatie, two-time Olympic medal-winning triathlete Simon Whitfield, two other athletes, two teams, a coach and a pair of builders.

2010 women's hockey team, 2014 women's soccer squad also entering hall

The Canadian Press ·
Alex Despatie, who won diving silver at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Games, is among the class that will be inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame on Oct. 23. (Martin Bureau/Getty Images/File)

Four athletes, two teams, a coach and a pair of builders will be inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame this year.

The class of 2019 includes two-time Olympic medal-winning diver Alex Despatie of Laval, Que., two-time Olympic medal-winning weightlifter Christine Girard of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., two-time Olympic medal-winning triathlete Simon Whitfield of Victoria, B.C., and four-time Olympic medal-winning diver Emilie Heymans of Greenfield Park, Que.

The gold medal-winning women's hockey team from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the bronze medal-winning women's soccer team from the 2012 London Games also will go into the hall.

Five-time Olympic judo coach Hiroshi Nakamura will enter the hall along with two builders inducted posthumously -- 2010 Vancouver bid corporation volunteer chairman and chief executive officer Jack Poole and longtime Toronto Star sports reporter Randy Starkman.

The inaugural winner of the Randy Starkman Award, given to a Canadian national team athlete who has used their sporting excellence for the benefit of the community, will be named at the induction ceremony on Oct. 23.

Since 1949, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame has inducted 429 athletes, teams, coaches, and builders.

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