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Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame
Established1968
LocationOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Websiteottawasporthall.ca

The Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame (French: Temple de la renommée du sport d'Ottawa) is a hall of fame dedicated to recognizing athletes and sportspeople associated with Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It has been located in several locations during its history, including the Heritage Building section of Ottawa City Hall from 2011 to 2024. There are more than 270 inductees as of 2019.

History

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The Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame opened in 1968, located at the Ottawa Civic Centre.[1] It has since moved to the second floor of the Corel Centre in 2005,[1] then to Ottawa City Hall in 2011.[2][3] It is maintained by a volunteer board of directors, and enshrines its inductees into either athletes, builders or media member categories.[2] Inductees are selected from community nominations, with consideration given to represent all sport contributions in Ottawa.[3] It is a non-profit organization, and maintains memorabilia and commemorative plaques for more than 270 inductees as of 2019.[3]

The physical museum closed in November 30, 2024, when the City of Ottawa planned to repurpose the space due to "significantly declining viewership".[4] The board of directors for the hall of fame did not announce a future location for the artifacts held in storage.[4]

Inductees

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Exterior of a two-story building constructed in Gothic Revival architectural style featuring grey granite bricks and gables with copper roofing
Facade of the Heritage Building
Large hallway with multiple display cases and plaques mounted on the walls
Hall of Fame displays in 2019

The following groups and individuals have been inducted into the hall of fame:[5]

The 2020 induction ceremony was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa.[6]

Groups

Individuals

References

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  1. ^ a b "Overview: Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame". Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  2. ^ a b Curry, John (2016-06-06). "Barclay Frost of Munster inducted into Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame". TheSpec.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  3. ^ a b c "Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame announces 2018 inductees". Rugby Canada. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  4. ^ a b Hayashi, Koyuki (January 12, 2024). "Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame searching for a new home". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  5. ^ "Honoured Inductees: Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame". Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Ottawa Sport Hall Of Fame Announces Virtual 2020-2021 Induction Awards Ceremony". Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Pilieci, Vito (January 28, 2019). "Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame announces 2019 inductees - Ottawa Citizen". OttawaCitizen.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Francis, Anne (June 2, 2019). "Ottawa race director inducted into Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame". Running Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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