Inductee Catalogue

  • Don Axtell

    Don Axtell

    Don Axtell began his tennis career in 1947 at the age of four. Six decades later, he’s still serving up championships. Axtell quickly made a name for himself on tennis courts across the province after making the move from San Read more →

  • Clint Norman

    Clint Norman

    Clint Norman won North American Taekwon-Do titles in 1984 and 1991 as an International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) member. In the 1986 European championships, he won silver and bronze. Norman won gold at the 1987 Copa International meet. Medals in both Read more →

  • Sung Ju Kim

    Sung Ju Kim trained as a tae kwon do athlete in his native Korea, and earned his sixth degree black belt before immigrating to Canada in 1973. On October 1, 1973, he opened the first World Tae Kwon Do Federation Read more →

  • Yoon Sang Ha

    Yoon Sang Ha

    Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1972, Master Yoon Sang Ha has spent virtually his entire life committed to the sport and discipline of Taekwondo. As the son of Grandmaster Kee Ha, he became part of a family tradition from Read more →

  • Ha Grandmaster Kee

    Grandmaster Kee Ha

    Grandmaster Kee Ha has been one of the driving forces behind taekwondo in Saskatchewan for nearly 35 years. After beginning his training in Korea in the late 1950s, Ha opened Saskatchewan’s first World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) school in Regina in Read more →

  • Roald Thompson

    Roald Thompson has competed in Regina championships, singles and doubles, since their inception in 1970, winning the titles repeatedly. He won provincial open “A” titles until switching to seniors’ competition in 1977 at 46 years of age. He won top Read more →

  • Doreen (Dredge) Wolff

    Joe Griffiths saw Doreen Wolff jump 4 feet, 10 ½ inches at a high school track meet.  He put spikes on her and only two weeks later she set a new junior world record, jumping 5 feet, 1 ½ inches. Read more →

  • Jurgen Wittenberg

    An internationally ranked official, Jurgen Wittenberg officiated at the 1967 Pan American Games, the 1976 Olympics, and the 1983 World Student Games.  In addition, he participated in numerous Canadian and western Canadian games. Wittenberg provided leadership in the administration of Read more →

  • Lynn Kanuka

    Between 1973 and 1981, Lynn Kanuka finished in the top three in every track event she entered at the local and provincial levels. Lynn set eleven Canadian senior running records between 1983 and 1989 in the 1500m, 2000m, 3000m, 5000m Read more →

  • Ron Walsh

    At the age of 27, Ron Walsh noticed an ad in the University of Saskatchewan’s newspaper asking for volunteers to referee games for an intramural eight-man football league – no experience necessary.  He decided to give it a try.  It Read more →

  • Margaret (George) Tosh

    Margaret Tosh set a new Canadian open record in javelin at the Canadian Olympic trials in Hamilton, 1956. The record throw of 145’5” stood until 1964.  Margaret competed in the Olympics at Melbourne, Australia in 1956. In 1957, at the Read more →

  • Earl “Tommy” Thomson

    Earl Thomson was regarded as one of the finest hurdlers in North America. Internationally he had twice set world records with 110 metre hurdles in 1915 and 1919. Earl qualified for the 110 metre hurdles and long jump in the Read more →

  • George Short

    George Short, competing for Bedford Road Collegiate, won the Saskatchewan Open 100 and 220-yard sprints in 1958, in the midget division.  In 1959, competing as a junior, he set Saskatchewan records in the 100 and 220-yard events and later that Read more →

  • Richard Schell

    Richard Schell began his career as a wheelchair athlete in 1978, competing nationally in discus, javelin, and club throw. He switched to shooting shortly afterward, and won two gold medals at the 1981 Canadian National Games, in air pistol and Read more →

  • Lyle Sanderson

    Lyle Sanderson was the University of Saskatchewan’s athletics coach starting in 1965.  Under his tenure, the university has captured 19 Western Conference team titles and five Canadian team titles. As well, he served as a meet director for many track Read more →