Olympian to join Fredericton sporting elite

Rob Stevenson made it. Finally.

The 41-year-old Fredericton-born cardiologist, who represented Canada in equestrian at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, takes his place on the Fredericton Sports Wall of Fame Saturday night.

Stevenson rode his mount, Risky Business, to 22nd place in the world in Three Day Eventing competition, tops among Canadian competitors and the pinnacle, so far, of his riding career. Saturday night at the Delta Hotel, he takes his place among Fredericton's sporting immortals.

"I think there were people who thought the horse wouldn't make it, there were people certainly who thought I'd never make it," said Stevenson at the press conference to announce his induction to the Fredericton sports shrine along with softball umpire Bob Stanton, marathon runner Eunice Phillips, and builders Les Hull, the late Ev Staples and the late Dr. John Meagher.

Longtime local volunteer Tim Cane will be recognized as this year's recipient of the Dr. William Bill McGillivary Award as volunteer of the year, and basketball star Kelsey Hodgson, who led the country in scoring for the second straight season and led the Cape Breton Capers to a second straight Atlantic University Sport Women's Basketball Conference championship, will receive the Myer and Jack Budovitch Award as Fredericton's athlete of the year.

Read complete article by Bill Hunt from The Daily Gleaner