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Olympic star Penny Oleksiak won the Lou Marsh Award on Tuesday for Canadian athlete of the year as chosen by members of the media. Now we want to know who you’d pick for the country’s top performer of 2016.  Review the names on our short list and vote for your choice in the …

Photo: YouTube When you think about track and field athletes, you might envision young, muscled (and highly decorated) competitors like Usain Bolt or Lolo Jones. That is, until you learn about the legendary Olga Kotelko, who passed away in 2014. The former teacher and mother of two was a record-holding …