Some Well-earned Honours
Throughout Chantal Petitclerc’s career, numerous organizations have sought to recognize her sports achievements and personal contributions to society.
- 2010
Inducted to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
Member, the Ordre de la Pléïade (Québec) - 2009
Honorary doctorate, University of Ottawa
Companion, The Order of Canada
International Paralympic Comittee Female Ahtlete of the Year - 2008, Winner, Lou Marsh Award
- 2005, Chevalier of the Ordre National du Québec
- 2004, Laureus Prize, Paralympic Athlete of the Year
- 2004, Sports Canada Female Athlete of the Year (a first for a paralympian)
- 2004, Personality of the Year of La Presse newspaper (with General Romeo Dallaire)
- 2004, Canadian of the Year of McLeans magazine
- 2004, Nation Builder of The Globe and Mail newspaper
- Third most admired Quebec personality according to a poll by TVA and Léger Marketing.
- One of the twenty most influential women in sport according to the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity.
