Sports Hall of Fame

Every year the Municipality hosts the Clarington Sports Hall of Fame. With the support of our local sponsors, Votorantim Cimentos St Marys Cement, Ontario Power Generation - Darlington, and Tim Hortons Bowmanville, we celebrate the amazing athletic achievements of our local residents.

Since the awards began in 2003, we have inducted 92 worthy recipients into the Clarington Sports Hall of Fame. There are several categories, including athlete, builder, and team, as well as an honorary category.

Recognize our local sport heroes

Do you know an athlete, team, or someone who has made a significant contribution to the sporting community? If you know someone who deserves to be inducted into the Clarington Sports Hall of Fame, please fill out a nomination form.

We are now accepting nominations for new inductees. Please take a moment to review the nomination form and selection criteria. This is your opportunity to ensure that our rich sports history is appropriately acknowledged and celebrated.

The deadline for submissions is May 31 each year.

Categories and criteria

The selection committee values the qualities of upstanding character and sportsmanship and reserves the right to reject nominations based on moral, criminal or ethical grounds.

Athlete

To be considered for selection in the Athlete category, a nominee must have:

Demonstrated outstanding achievement in their athletic field of endeavour or displayed above-average proficiency in a number of sports over a period of time.

Brought honour and fostered pride in the Municipality of Clarington through their athletic achievements.

An Athlete must have been out of active competition in their acknowledged sport for a minimum of three years or be at least 50 years old.

Competition may be at the local, regional, provincial, national, international or professional level.

Builder

To be considered for selection to the Builder category, a nominee must have:

Demonstrated consistently outstanding commitment and leadership to athletics or sports as an official (referee, umpire, etc.), executive, trainer, coach, administrator, teacher or supporter, over an extended time.

A Builder may be active or inactive at the time of selection.

Team

To be considered for selection to the Team category, a nominee must have:

Represented a local entity within the Municipality of Clarington
Achieved distinction at the provincial, national, or international level or reached the ultimate level of distinction in their sport.

A Team is defined as two or more athletes competing together as a unit in the same sport (i.e. Pairs figure skaters would be a team, a boxer and their manager would not constitute a team).

A Team must be out of active competition in their acknowledged sport for a minimum of five years.

Honorary

The selection committee reserves the right to acknowledge significant events or achievements in the local athletic and sports community which may not otherwise fall into one of the other categories for the Clarington Sports Hall of Fame through the Honorary category.

Clarington Sports Hall of Fame Nomination Form