Athletes Of The Year

About the Canadian Masters Athlete of the Year

Track – The Earl Fee Award
This award is named after Earl Fee, the great masters middle distance track athlete who, over age 90, is still active and is still setting many new Canadian and World records, and continues to inspire others.

Field – The Olga Kotelko Award                     
This award is named after the late Olga Kotelko, who set more age group World records than any other athlete, in all age groups from 80 to 95 years of age, and has been an inspiration to many people Worldwide, and a great ambassador for masters track and field.

Combined Events – The Ian Hume Award     
This award is named after the late Ian Hume who, beginning with the first World Masters Championships in Toronto in 1975 and for a period of 25 years, won 29 World Championship medals and set 40 World records in 9 events, including the Pentathlon and the Decathlon.

Non-Stadia – The Ed Whitlock Award           
This award is named after the late Ed Whitlock, the road racing legend who, at age 69, became the oldest man to run a marathon in under 3 hours, and today still holds dozens of Canadian Road records, as well as World records in the Marathon for M70, M75, M80 and M85.