GAÉTAN TURCOTTE

CLASS OF 2023 - OFFICIAL INDUCTEE

Gaétan Turcotte was an iconic member of the Canadian water polo community whose outstanding career as an athlete, coach and referee touched the lives of many over five decades. Gaétan Turcotte competed as an athlete at the 1976 Olympics, but it was as a national and international referee that his most significant achievements occurred. Gaétan was the first and only Canadian referee to officiate an Olympic men’s gold medal final, which was a classic match-up between the Hungarian and American men’s teams at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.