Gregory Edgelow
Canadian wrestler
Greg Edgelow (born February 10) is a retired freestyle wrestler from Canada and is a nationally certified Wrestling Coach and Indigenous Coach with Metis Ancestral Heritage from the Red River Settlement areas of Manitoba and European mix (Irish, Norwegian). In 2018, Greg was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame, Indigenous Gallery and in 2024, inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame. He represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and won a bronze medal at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, two bronze medals at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, 2 silver medals at the 1990 and 1992 Pan American Championships and a gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria. Greg also added two more silver medals at the 1991 and 1992 Pan American Championships. He is an eight-time Canadian senior champion (7 Freestyle and 1 Greco). Edgelow is the only Canadian to win a medal in wrestling (bronze) at the Goodwill Games ever. He is also the only Canadian wrestler to win four separate consecutive senior weight classes in Freestyle (82 kg, 90 kg, 96 kg, 100 kg). His last national title was in 1998, the same year that he represented Canada (100 Kg) at the World Championships in Tehran, Iran.
Edgelow was awarded the 1999 Canadian Sport Leadership Award for his athletic achievements and leadership in volunteerism, beating out fellow finalists Wayne Gretzky and downhill skier Brian Stemmle. As well, Greg was bestowed with Simon Fraser University's "Outstanding Alumni Award" in 1996.
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