Awards and Recognition

SOY athlete presenting SOY coach award

Special Olympics is proud to have its athletes and coaches included in the Yukon Government Sport and Recreation branch's awards program as well as the Sport Yukon members annual awards.

Below is our list of Special Olympics Yukon award winners throughout the years:

This page will be updated periodically 

 

 

 

Yukon Government Celebration of Sport Excellence awards

Premier's awards of sport excellence:

2018-2019

Ernest Chua, Swimming

Darby McIntyre, Athletics

Kevin Spofford, Swimming

Special Olympics Team Yukon Soccer Team (Kenny Atlin, Rachel Dawson, Sara-Lee Edmonds, Chris Lee, Duncan McRae, Gaetan Michaud, Owen Munroe, Stefan Oettli, Jasmin Stange, Mike Sumner, Queyanna Thompson)

Special Olympics Team Yukon 5 Pin Bowling Team (Lisa Bachli, Garry Chaplin, Hayley Halushka, Mallory Pigage, Wayne Thomas)

2019-2020

Ernest Chua, Swimming

Darby McIntyre, Cross-Country Skiing

Minister's awards of sport recognition:

2018-2019:

Aimee Lien, Rhythmic Gymnastics

Jessica Pruden, Athletics

2019-2020

Tijana McCarthy, Figure Skating

Mike Sumner, Figure Skating

 

Sport Yukon Member Awards

International Female Athlete of the Year

International Male Athlete of the Year

National/Territorial Female Athlete of the Year

National/Territorial Male Athlete of the Year

Administrator of the Year

Team of the Year

Coach of the Year

 

Special Olympics Yukon Annual Awards

Athlete of the Year

2019-2020: Darby McIntyre

Most Improved Athlete of the Year

2019-2020: Larissa Bevan

Rookie of the Year

2019-2020 No Award Presented

Heather Miller Sport Volunteer of the Year

2019-2020 Scott Lillies

Lynne Smith Event Volunteer of the Year

2019-2020: Angela Sale-Roche and Megan Roche

Torch Runner of the Year

2019-2020: Annie Deschenes