Steve Caban
Since the age of 10, Steve Caban has competed in local, provincial, national and international competition in many sports: x-country skiing, floor hockey, swimming, soccer, softball, basketball and 10 pin bowling. He has travelled the world competing for Canada as an elite Special Olympian. Steve represented Canada at the 1999 world Special Olympics summer games in North Carolina; the 2005 world winter games in Nagano, Japan, winning gold in the 5K x-country, 4th in the 1K and 5th in the 4x 1K relay; he medaled in the 2009 winter games in Boise, Idaho; and won bronze in x-country skiing at the 2013 winter games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He has medaled at many provincial and national winter and summer games. At the 2008 national winter games in Quebec City, Steve took home 3 x-country skiing gold medals; in the 2016 national winter games in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, he won one silver and two bronze in x-country skiing. In 2023, he and his Peterborough teammates captured gold at the provincial qualifier swim meet in Pickering. Team Ontario won silver in floor hockey at the 2024 national winter games in Calgary. He will be competing in swimming at the 2024 Ontario Spring Games in Waterloo. Steve Caban is one of Ontario’s most decorated Special Olympians. In 2017 he was awarded the Ontario Special Olympics Lifetime Achievement Award. He was the 2000 City of Peterborough Senior Male Athlete and was recipient of the City Award of Merit in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and was recognized for Outstanding Athletic Achievement in 2005. Steve is a successful athlete because of his talent and the hard work he puts into his training, in order to qualify for national and world competition. With all the honours Steve has achieved, he remains humble about his success and still enjoys playing many summer and winter sports.
Year Inducted:
2024
Status:
Active
Since the age of 10, Steve Caban has competed in local, provincial, national and international competition in many sports: x-country skiing, floor hockey, swimming, soccer, softball, basketball and 10 pin bowling. He has travelled the world competing for Canada as an elite Special Olympian. Steve represented Canada at the 1999 world Special Olympics summer games in North Carolina; the 2005 world winter games in Nagano, Japan, winning gold in the 5K x-country, 4th in the 1K and 5th in the 4x 1K relay; he medaled in the 2009 winter games in Boise, Idaho; and won bronze in x-country skiing at the 2013 winter games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He has medaled at many provincial and national winter and summer games. At the 2008 national winter games in Quebec City, Steve took home 3 x-country skiing gold medals; in the 2016 national winter games in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, he won one silver and two bronze in x-country skiing. In 2023, he and his Peterborough teammates captured gold at the provincial qualifier swim meet in Pickering. Team Ontario won silver in floor hockey at the 2024 national winter games in Calgary. He will be competing in swimming at the 2024 Ontario Spring Games in Waterloo. Steve Caban is one of Ontario’s most decorated Special Olympians. In 2017 he was awarded the Ontario Special Olympics Lifetime Achievement Award. He was the 2000 City of Peterborough Senior Male Athlete and was recipient of the City Award of Merit in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and was recognized for Outstanding Athletic Achievement in 2005. Steve is a successful athlete because of his talent and the hard work he puts into his training, in order to qualify for national and world competition. With all the honours Steve has achieved, he remains humble about his success and still enjoys playing many summer and winter sports.