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| Name | Sport | Role | Games | UNB Connection | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Belof | Athletics | Coach | Paris 2024 | Coach | Head coach of UNB REDS cross country and track & field teams, High Performance Coach for Athletics New Brunswick, and club coach for the Saint John Track & Field Club. |
| Therese Brisson | Ice Hockey | Athlete | Nagano 1998; Salt Lake City 2002 | Faculty | At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Brisson had two goals and three assists in helping Canada win its first gold medal in Women's Olympic hockey. |
| Andrew Cole | Swimming | Manager | Atlanta 1996 | Coach | UNB head coach of swimming for ten years, with the exception of a one-year sabbatical to work wit the Canadian Olympic Team. |
| Sharon Creelman | Field Hockey | Athlete | LA 1984; Seoul 1988; Barcelona 1992 | Alumni | One of the most decorated Canadian field hockey players, including captaining the Women's National Team from 1987-1994. |
| Don Dickison | Rowing | Athlete | Seoul 1988; Barcelona 1992 | Alumni | Placed seventh at the 1992 summer Olympics in Men's Rowing, Double Sculls. |
| Don Eagle | Gymnastics | Manager | Montreal 1976; Seoul 1988 | Alumni, Faculty - Dean of Students | Inducted into the the New Brunswick Sport Hall of Fame in 1989 for his involvement in gymnastics. |
| Louis Fortin | Para-Nordic | Athlete | Sochi 2014 | Alumni | Raced the middle distance and sprint para-nordic skiing events at the Sochi Paralympic Games in the standing category. |
| Desiree Isaac-Pictou | Wheelchair Basketball | Athlete | Paris 2024 | Alumni | Member of Team Canada and attended first Olympics in Paris 2024. |
| Kathryn Johnson | Field Hockey | Athlete | Seoul 1988 | Alumni | UNB Varsity athlete and placed sixth at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, scoring one of Canada's goals. |
| Mark Lackie | Speed Skating | Athlete | Calgary 1988; Albertville 1992 | Alumni | Selected as an alternate for the Canadian Team in the Calgary Olympics and won a bronze medal in the demonstration of short-track speed skating, becoming the second Saint John athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. |
| Pauline Lordon | Basketball | Assistant Coach | Atlanta 1996 | Alumni; Coach | Team Captain and MVP of UNB's women's basketball team for four years. Inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 2021. |
| Kathy McCormack | Ice Hockey | Athlete | Nagano 1998 | Alumni | Carried Olympic torch through her hometown of Blackville, New Brunswick in preparation for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. |
| Lesley Reddon | Ice Hockey | Athlete | Nagano 1998 | Alumni | Served as a staff member with the Canadian women's delegation to the 2006 Winter Olympics, where the team took home a gold medal. |
| Sally Rehorick | Figure Skating | Official | Albertville 1992; Lillehammer 1994; Nagano 1998; Salt Lake City 2002; Turin 2006; Vancouver 2010 | Faculty | Various roles in six separate Olympic Games, including figure skating official (1998); assistant Chef de Mission (1994); team leader for figure skating (1992); and Chef de Mission (2002). |
| Don Ryan | Wrestling | Videotape Analysis | Atlanta 1996 | Coach | UNB wrestling coach and President of Wrestling Canada. |
| Joyce Slipp (Douthwright) | Basketball | Athlete | Montreal 1976 | Alunmni, Faculty, Coach | Inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1992, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. |
| Dick Steeves | Basketball | Official | Seoul 1988; Barcelona 1992 | Alumni | Selected to officiate the gold medal game at the Barcelona Olympics between "Dream Team" USA and Croatia. He was inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. |