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About these Awards

These prestigious awards recognize coaches whose athletes have excelled at world championships, Olympic and Paralympic Games, and at the Special Olympics World Games. The Coaching Association of Canada and Petro-Canada honour these recipients at the National Coach Leadership Awards Night. 

 

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Until November 13, you can help us celebrate Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award recipients on social media and have a chance to win!

You can highlight a specific recipient or share a congratulations message for all 2025 award winners! Share a training clip, behind-the-scenes moment, or thank-you message on Instagram or Facebook, tag @coach.ca, and use #CAC2025Awards for a chance to win a $100 Petro-Canada gift card.

2025 Recipients

Alberta 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Paul Webster

Curling Canada

Team Canada - Skipped by Brad Jacobs

Remmelt Eldering

Speed Skating Canada

Connor Howe
Ivanie Blondin
Valérie Maltais
Isabelle Weidemann

William Dutton

Speed Skating Canada

Brooklyn McDougall
Béatrice Lamarche
Ivanie Blondin

Alex Dawson

Swimming Canada

Oliver Dawson

Corey Fester

Special Olympics Canada 

Jessica Larivee
Josephine Kinoshita

Nicola Lornson

Special Olympics Canada 

Brett Garth
Shelby St-Hilaire
Wyatt Oostendorp 

Shawn Jesse

Special Olympics Canada 

Brita Hall
Elouise Stewart
Sarah McCarthy 

British Colombia 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Will Marshall

Alpine Canada Alpin

Kalle Ericsson (Guide: Sierra Smith)

Adam Walker

Cycling Canada

Elly Hoskin

Joel Harwood, ChPC

Cycling Canada

Elliot Jamieson

Richard Wooles, ChPC

Cycling Canada

Dylan Bibic

Scott Talbot

Swimming Canada

Ingrid Wilm

Elliot Catton, ChPC

Canada Snowboard

Liam Brearly

Maelle Ricker

Canada Snowboard

Eliot Grondin

Jim Schiman

Freestyle Canada

Maia Schwinghammer

Trennon Paynter

Freestyle Canada

Cassie Sharpe

Annabel Stanley

Special Olympics Canada 

Kelsey Wyse
Tracey Malesko 

Christina Giesbrecht

Special Olympics Canada 

Catherine Partlow
Susan Miko 

David Wilkinson

Special Olympics Canada 

Ariel Taylor
Danielle Pechet
Tony Wilkinson
William Middleton 

Donna Bilous

Special Olympics Canada 

Joshua Boudreau
Jonathan Henry 

Jessica Chapelski

Special Olympics Canada 

Matthew Lai
Moriah Van't Land
Micheal Raytchev 

Les Sigal

Special Olympics Canada 

Darby McIntyre
Layne Benoit
Sebastian Gylander 

Mark Schnurr

Special Olympics Canada 

Cory Duhaime
Fiona Hall
Kailyn Potomak 

Maureen Hunter

Special Olympics Canada 

Alec Baldwin
Jessica McLean
Johnny Philpott

Misty Pagliaro

Special Olympics Canada 

Erin Thom

Saige Beaumont

Special Olympics Canada 

Kirsten Hayden
Ron Greenhorn
Yorke Parkin 

Ty Wilkinson

Special Olympics Canada 

Chantal Chan
Francis Stanley
Cory Beardy 

Manitoba

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Ron Struch

Special Olympics Canada 

Dylan Collins
Michael Qing
Taylor Barth 

New Brunswick 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Mario Richard

Special Olympics Canada 

Oceane Rajotte
Jessica Cranton
Brooke Thomas
Marc Theriault 

Nova Scotia

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Andreas Dittmer, ChPC

Canoe Kayak Canada

Katie Vincent 

Anna Hetzler

Canoe Kayak Canada

Katie Vincent and Zoe Wojtyk

Susan Inglis

Special Olympics Canada 

Rebecca Delaney
Jillian Young 

Ontario

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Richard Parkinson, ChPC

Athletics Canada

Sarah Mitton

Joel Hazzan, ChPC

Canoe Kayak Canada

Brianna Hennessy

Michael Lizmore

Curling Canada

Team Canada - Skipped by Jon Thurston

Viktor Kjell

Curling Canada

Team Canada - Skipped by Rachel Homan

Dean Bercovitch

Freestyle Canada

Mikael Kingsbury

Sandy Boville

Freestyle Canada

Megan Oldham

Carol Lane

Skate Canada

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier

Jon Lane

Skate Canada

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier

Juris Razgulajevs

Skate Canada

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier

Amy Cruickshank

Special Olympics Canada 

Andrew Johnston
Gaerrison Freeland
Kevin Dooks
Meghan Josling 

Ann Scully

Special Olympics Canada 

Chanelle Corbeil
Colin Rumbolt
Ellen MacNearney
Tommy Ling 

Benton McNicol

Special Olympics Canada 

Ewen Barclay
Ella Robinson-Renaud
Thomasina Payne 

Cindy Blake

Special Olympics Canada 

Chloe Stoddart
John O'Neil
Marley Gayler
Noah Filice 

Rachel Mathews

Special Olympics Canada 

Rachelle Parent 

Samantha Damiani

Special Olympics Canada 

Carter Simpson
Ryan Sorley 

Sue Diggins

Special Olympics Canada 

Julian Hudson 

Tracey Zwiers

Special Olympics Canada 

Bree-Anna Williams
Callum McEwan
Brianna Dilipkumar
Alexander Pang 

Quebec

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Frédéric Deslongchamps

Alpine Canada Alpin

Alexis Guimond

Gregory Picard

Canada Snowboard

Tyler Turner

Phil Abbott, ChPC

Cycling Canada

Nathan Clement

Sebastien Travers, ChPC

Cycling Canada

Alexandre Hayward

Stéphane Lapointe

Diving Plongeon Canada

Simone Leathead

Antoine Valois-Fortier

Judo Canada

Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard

Gregory Arkhurst

Swimming Canada

Mary-Sophie Harvey

Michel Hamelin

Freestyle Canada

Mikael Kingsbury

Serge Gagnon

Special Olympics Canada 

Annick Leger
Audrey Larose-Rapin 

Gregor Jelonek

Speed Skating Canada

Brooklyn McDougall
Béatrice Lamarche
Ivanie Blondin

Marc Gagnon

Speed Skating Canada

Rikki Doak
Courtney Sarault
Kim Boutin
Rikki Doak
Florence Brunelle
William Dandjinou
Steven Dubois
Danaé Blais
Félix Roussel

Sébastien Cros

Speed Skating Canada

Steven Dubois
William Dandjinou
Maxime Laoun
Félix Roussel
Jordan Pierre-Gilles

Saskatchewan 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Eric Lautsch

Special Olympics Canada 

Harry Burns
Jenny Noonan
Rachel Nickle

 
 

2024 Recipients

Alberta 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Christopher Woods

Athletics Canada

Marco Arop

Ron Thompson

Athletics Canada

Marco Arop

Alexander Martin

Canadian Fencing Federation

Eleanor Harvey

Don Bartlett

Curling Canada

Team Canada

Michael Lizmore, ChPC

Curling Canada

Team Canada

Dan Proulx, ChPC

Cycling Canada

Kate O'Brien

Philippe Abbott, ChPC

Cycling Canada

Nathan Clement

Trish Quinney, ChPC

Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique

Team Canada

Heather Fidyk, ChPC

Karate Canada

Natalie Olson

Remmelt Eldering, ChPC

Speed Skating Canada

Isabelle Weidemann, Team Canada

William Dutton

Speed Skating Canada

Team Canada

Dave Johnson, ChPC

Swimming Canada

Ingrid Wilm

Haley Bennett

Swimming Canada

Nicholas Bennett

Nicole Ban

Volleyball Canada

Team Canada

British Columbia 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Dylan Armstrong

Athletics Canada

Ethan Katzberg

Geoffrey Harris

Athletics Canada

Cody Fournie, Austin Smeenk, Cody Fournie

Mohamad Saatara

Athletics Canada

Camryn Rogers

Patrick Waters, ChPC

Athletics Canada

Greg Stewart

Thaiyo Seo

Breaking Canada

Phil Wizard

Curt DeWolff

Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique

Team Canada

Tom Morris, ChPC

Rowing Canada Aviron

Team Canada

Jy Lawrence, ChPC

Swimming Canada

Sebastian Massabie

Scott Talbot, ChPC

Swimming Canada

Finlay Knox

Carolyn Murray, ChPC

Triathlon Canada

Leanne Taylor

David Ogle, ChPC

Weightlifting Canada Haltérophilie

Maude Charron

New Brunswick

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Ryan Allen, ChPC

Swimming Canada

Danielle Dorris

Nova Scotia 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Heather Hennigar, ChPC

Athletics Canada

Nathan Riech

Andreas Dittmer, ChPC

Canoe Kayak Canada

Sloan MacKenzie, Katie Vincent

Anna Hetzler

Canoe Kayak Canada

Sloan MacKenzie, Katie Vincent

Jack Hanratty

Rugby Canada

Team Canada

Ontario

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Doug Wood

Athletics Canada

Alysha Newman

Glenroy Gilbert, ChPC

Athletics Canada

Jerome Blake, Aaron Brown, Andre De Grasse, Brendan Rodney

Paul Galas

Athletics Canada

Jesse Zesseu

Richard Parkinson, ChPC

Athletics Canada

Sarah Mitton

Zdenek Krykorka

Athletics Canada

Alysha Newman

Joel Hazzan, ChPC

Canoe Kayak Canada

Brianna Hennessy

Alain Corbeil

Curling Canada

Team Canada

Caleb Flaxey

Curling Canada

Team Canada

Carol Lane

Skate Canada

Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier

Jon Lane

Skate Canada

Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier

Juris Razgulajevs

Skate Canada

Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier

Dave Tontini

Swimming Canada

Katie Cosgriffe

Andrea Rabzak

Tennis Canada

Felix Auger-Aliassime, Gabriela Dabrowski

Québec 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Samir El-Mais

Boxing Canada

Wyatt Sanford

Vincent Auclair, ChPC

Boxing Canada

Wyatt Sanford

Michel St-Georges

Curling Canada

Team Canada

Sébastien Travers, ChPC

Cycling Canada

Keely Shaw, Alexandre Hayward

Stéphane Lapointe

Diving Plongeon Canada

Jessica Macaulay, Molly Carlson

Yihua Li, ChPC

Diving Plongeon Canada

Rylan Wiens, Nathan Zsombor-Murray

Karina Kosko, ChPC

Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique

Sophiane Méthot

Antoine Valois-Fortier

Judo Canada

Christa Deguchi, Shady El Nahas

Janusz Pawlowski, ChPC

Judo Canada

Jessica Klimkait

Michel Gagnon, ChPC

Racquetball Canada

Coby Iwaasa, Samuel Murray

Rino Langelier, ChPC

Racquetball Canada

Coby Iwaasa, Samuel Murray

Amélie Brochu

Skate Canada

Les Supremes Senior

Josée Picard, ChPC

Skate Canada

Deanna Stellato-Dudek, Maxime Deschamps

Julie Marcotte

Skate Canada

Deanna Stellato-Dudek, Maxime Deschamps

Marilyn Langlois

Skate Canada

Les Supremes Senior

Pascal Denis

Skate Canada

Les Supremes Senior

Gregor Jelonek, ChPC

Speed Skating Canada

Laurent Dubreuil, Team Canada

Marc Gagnon

Speed Skating Canada

Jordan Pierre-Gilles, Kim Boutin, William Dandjinou, Team Canada

Muncef Ouardi

Speed Skating Canada

Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu

Sébastien Cros

Speed Skating Canada

Jordan Pierre-Gilles, Kim Boutin, William Dandjinou, Team Canada

Marc-André Pelletier, ChPC

Swimming Canada

Aurélie Rivard

Simon Deguire

Swimming Canada

Tess Routliffe

Saskatchewan 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Mary Caroll

Diving Plongeon Canada

Rylan Wiens, Nathan Zsombor-Murray

Ryan Jones, ChPC

Swimming Canada

Shelby Newkirk