- Source: Velma Springstead Trophy
The Velma Springstead Trophy is an award presented annually to Canada's outstanding female athlete. It is named in honour of track athlete Velma Springstead whose career ended prematurely when she died from pneumonia in 1927 when only 20 years old. The Women's Amateur Athletic Federation (WAAF) of Canada founded this award in 1934. The trophy, also known as the "Rose Bowl," was donated by Alexandrine Gibb, sportswriter with the Toronto Star. The trophy was to be awarded on the basis of "performance, sportsmanship and behaviour." The award is now managed by the True Sport Foundation.
Past recipients
See also
Bobbie Rosenfeld Award
Lionel Conacher Award
Lou Marsh Trophy
Athlete of the Year
Further reading
Hall, M. Ann (2002), The girl and the game : a history of women's sport in Canada, Broadview Press ISBN 1-55111-268-X
External links
True Sport Foundation: Canadian Sport Awards
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Velma Springstead Trophy
- Velma Springstead
- Carolyn Waldo
- Canada's athletes of the 20th century
- Joan Langdon
- List of Canadian sports personalities
- Alison Sydor
- Velma (given name)
- Northern Star Award
- Myriam Bédard
