William Collins (canoeist)

William Jerome Collins (born April 3, 1932, date of death unknown) was a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he finished seventh in the C-2 1000 m event.[1] Collins later co-founded the Burloak Canoe Club in Oakville, Ontario, with Dorothy Jamieson.[2] The trophy given annually to the winner of the CanoeKayak Canada national sprint championship in Men's U17 C-15 is named in Collins' honour.[3]

References
  1. "William Collins". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  2. "Local paddling community loses a legend". Burlington Post. March 31, 2006. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. "Trophies". Canoekayak.ca. CanoeKayak Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2015.


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