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Debbie Brill
Induction Year: 1989
Sport: Track & Field
Category: Athlete

Debbie Brill has won over 65 national and international championships.

Brill burst into the international prominence in 1969 by winning at the Pan Pacific Games in Japan
From there it was on to three Olympic Games (1972-8th, 1976-DNK, 1984-5th)
Four Commonwealth Games (1970-gold, 1978-silver, 1982-gold, 1986-5th)
Three Pan American Games (1971-gold, 1974-4th, 1979-silver)
And two World Cup Games (1972-bronze, 1979-gold). Brill has won over 65 national and international championships
It was at the 1979 World Cup in Montreal that Debbie had a psychological and technical breakthrough in her approach and confidently became World Champion
A controversial, enduring athlete, and a unique woman, she became an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1983 and has been the recipient of many awards