Alwyn Morris
Alwyn Morris, CM (born November 22, 1957) is a retired Canadian sprint kayaker. A member of the Mohawk nation in Kahnawake, he is considered one of the most influential Indigenous athletes of all time. He is the first and only Aboriginal Canadian athlete who won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games and one of the only three North American aboriginals to do so, alongside Jim Thorpe and Billy Mills.
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| Born | November 22, 1957 Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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