Terry Fox
Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist · Canada · On the map · Athletes · Lived 1958 to 1981 · aged 22
Terrance Stanley Fox was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, having had one leg amputated due to cancer, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research.
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Fox's favourite prosthetic leg used during his Marathon of Hope, on display at the Canadian Museum of History
Fox on the SFU track, 1979
The van used in the Marathon of Hope on display at the Royal British Columbia Museum
Terry Fox Statue at Mile 0 in St. John's, Canada
The Terry Fox Monument in Thunder Bay
Fox's path across eastern Canada. He began at St. John's on the east coast and ran west.
Terry Fox's grave in Port Coquitlam, CanadaAwards
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The annual Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to involve millions of participants in over 60 countries and is the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research; over C$1 billion has been raised in his name through the Terry Fox Research Institute as of February 2026.
