Lynn Kanuka-Williams

Olympic Medalist; Coach; Community Builder; Entrepreneur

Lynn is perhaps best known for her Bronze Medal performance at the LA Olympic Games in

1984, when all eyes were on the American sweetheart Mary Decker, who collided with a little South African girl named Zola Budd. The American never finished the race, and Lynn won the Bronze Medal. In her athletic career she held every Canadian record for middle distance running from 1000m - 10K on the roads and currently has held the Road10K record since 1985.

Lynn has enjoyed off shoots of her running career in her professional life as a business owner, television analyst, motivational speaker, personal, corporate and athletics trainer/coach including High Performance at the Provincial, National and Olympic Team Levels. She is an inductee in the Olympic Hall of Fame, a YWCA Woman of Distinction and was honoured as SportBC’s Female Coach of the Year in 2020.

Lynn is committed to community in her work with various events including Vancouver Sun Run, Vancouver Marathon, and the Harry Jerome Track Classic currently as Vice Chair of the Achilles Society.. Her passion for over 35 years has been to inspire people of all ages and abilities to take steps toward better health, achieve personal goals, and be active and happy: Movement is medicine!

Proudest accomplishment: No contest! 4 wonderful children!