About this Award

“The NCCP is recognized across all levels of government as the standard in coach training and certification, and we are very excited to honour these individuals who have made that level of achievement possible,” said John Bales, CEO of the CAC in 2013. “The quality of the program can be seen in over a million NCCP trained and certified coaches across the country, and in the outstanding athletes they coach every day.”

Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

The recipients of this medal were nominated for their significant contributions to coaching development and coach education through the NCCP in a particular sport, province, territory, region, or community within Canada.

Alberta

Chuck Lee
Canoe-Kayak
Lundbreck, AB

Dennis Marineau
Bobsleigh
Calgary, AB

Dru Marshall, PhD
Multi-sport
Calgary, AB

Phyllis Sadoway
Ringette
Smoky Lake, AB

British Columbia

Ken Bellemare
Multi-sport
Vancouver, BC

Eric Broom, PhD
Multi-sport
Vancouver, BC

Kristine Chambers
Triathlon
North Vancouver, BC

Keith Gordon
Speed Skating
Fort St. James, BC

Georgia Manhard
Cross Country Ski
100 Mile House, BC

Gordon G. May
Multi-sport
Victoria, BC

Allison McNeill
Basketball
Surrey, BC

Norman F.E. Olenick
Multi-sport
New Westminster, BC

Manitoba

Marion Alexander, PhD
Multi-sport
Winnipeg, MB

Doug Krochak
Multi-sport
Winnipeg, MB

New Brunswick

Thérèse Saulnier
Multi-sport
Moncton, NB

Nova Scotia

Wendy Bedingfield, PhD
Multi-sport
Wolfville, NS

Thomas J. Doucette
Softball
Middle Musquodoboit, NS

Steve Fairbairn
Snowboard
Fall River, NS

Peggy Gallant
Multi-sport
Antigonish, NS

Nigel Kemp
Swimming
Halifax, NS

Michael Mackay
Basketball
Truro, NS

Elizabeth Pace
Multi-sport
Halifax, NS

Ken Lenihan
Baseball
Bedford, NS

Ontario

Barry Bartlett
Multi-sport
Oakville, ON

David Bourne
Softball
Port Dover, ON

David Hart
Water Polo
Ottawa, ON

Andy Higgins
Multi-sport
Toronto, ON

André Lachance, ChPC
Baseball
Ottawa, ON

Monica Lockie
Figure Skating
Keswick, ON

Alain Marion
Multi-sport
Orleans, ON

Louise Martin
Shooting
Shanty Bay, ON

Alan Morrow
Rowing
London, ON

Captain Sean McDonaugh
Rugby
Kingston, ON

Volker Nolte, PhD
Rowing
London, ON

Michel Paiement
Volleyball
Gloucester, ON

Gerry Peckham
Curling
Orleans, ON

Rick Phillips
Lacrosse
Brooklin, ON

David Post
5 Pin Bowling
Peterborough, ON

Bruce Savage
Archery
Caledon Village, ON

Marilyn Savage
Gymnastics
Hillsburgh, ON

Québec

Roger Archambault
Biathlon
Gatineau, QC

Yvon Brault
Ringette
Gatineau, QC

Charles Henri Cardinal
Volleyball
Longueuil, QC

Donald Dion
Diving
Montreal, QC

Nicolas Fontaine
Freestyle Ski
Lac-Beauport, QC

Lyne Laforme 
Equestrian
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC

Michel Portmann
Athletics
Montreal, QC

Victor Zilberman
Wrestling
Côte Saint-Luc, QC

Saskatchewan

Keith Russell, PhD
Gymnastics
Saskatoon, SK

Lyle Sanderson
Athletics
Saskatoon, SK