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Terry Fox inspires the nation with his Marathon of Hope, a cross-country run to raise money for cancer research (1980).
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After losing his right leg to cancer at age 18, Terrance (Terry) Fox decided to run across Caanda to raise awareness and money for cancer research. With the use of a customized running prosthesis, he set out from St. John’s, Newfoundland, on 12 April 1980 and covered 5,373 km in 143 days — an average of 42 km (26 miles) per day. He was forced to stop his Marathon of Hope in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on 1 September 1980, when cancer had invaded his lungs. He died shortly before his 23rd birthday. The youngest person to be made a Companion of the Order of Canada, he was awarded the 1980 Lou Marsh Trophy (now the Northern Star Award) as Canada’s athlete of the year and was named a Person of National Historic Significance by the Government of Canada. He was also inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
*Learn more on _The Canadian Encyclopedia_* :
Terry Fox:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/terry-fox
Terry Fox and the Development of Running Prostheses:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/terry-fox-and-the-development-of-running-prostheses
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadas-sports-hall-of-fame
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*Credits* :
Terry Fox: Jared Huumonen
End Narrator: Lloyd Robertson (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lloyd-robertson)
DOP: Michael Sorel
Composer: Russ Broom
Editor: Bridget Durnford
Production Designer: Les Fraser
Director: Grant Harvey
Written by Brent Kawchuk and Grant Harvey
Producer: Brent Kawchuk and Scott Henuset
Produced by Corkscrew Media
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Terry Fox inspires the nation with his Marathon of Hope, a cross-country run to raise money for cancer research (1980).
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After losing his right leg to cancer at age 18, Terrance (Terry) Fox decided to run across Caanda to raise awareness and money for cancer research. With the use of a customized running prosthesis, he set out from St. John’s, Newfoundland, on 12 April 1980 and covered 5,373 km in 143 days — an average of 42 km (26 miles) per day. He was forced to stop his Marathon of Hope in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on 1 September 1980, when cancer had invaded his lungs. He died shortly before his 23rd birthday. The youngest person to be made a Companion of the Order of Canada, he was awarded the 1980 Lou Marsh Trophy (now the Northern Star Award) as Canada’s athlete of the year and was named a Person of National Historic Significance by the Government of Canada. He was also inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
*Learn more on _The Canadian Encyclopedia_* :
Terry Fox:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/terry-fox
Terry Fox and the Development of Running Prostheses:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/terry-fox-and-the-development-of-running-prostheses
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadas-sports-hall-of-fame
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*More educational content at* :
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thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
*Credits* :
Terry Fox: Jared Huumonen
End Narrator: Lloyd Robertson (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lloyd-robertson)
DOP: Michael Sorel
Composer: Russ Broom
Editor: Bridget Durnford
Production Designer: Les Fraser
Director: Grant Harvey
Written by Brent Kawchuk and Grant Harvey
Producer: Brent Kawchuk and Scott Henuset
Produced by Corkscrew Media
