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There have been increasing numbers of Olympians from Peel, as decades pass, with most representing Canada. The first known Winter Olympic athlete with a direct connection to Peel was Bert McCaffrey, who earned a gold medal is ice hockey. With the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo cancelled, Bert Oldershaw holds the honour for the summer; he would later found the Mississauga Canoe Club, an influential training facility. Athletes with roots in Peel have, in recent years, competed for the countries of Germany, Poland, and United States. In some cases, athletes are listed merely with a community name, and no specification of whether they were born, raised, or lived in this municipality. Such cases are generally individuals who have been inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame or Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame, whose induction profiles are inspecific. Included on the list are athletes who have never lived in Peel, but trained in or competed in the Region. These instances include competitors for the National Women's Hockey League, and members of the Mississauga Canoe Club. Indeed, Peel's entire representation at the 1972 Munich Olympics are canoers from the Mississauga Canoe Club. Swimmer Reema Abdo is now an OPP officer based in Caledon. All athletes competed for /, unless otherwise noted by a flag. == Summer Olympians == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Olympians and Paralympians from Peel, Ontario」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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