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Terry Fox | |
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 Terry Fox in Toronto during the Marathon of Hope (July 1980) | |
| Born | Terrance Stanley Fox July 28, 1958 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | June 28, 1981 (aged 22) New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
| Cause of death | Bone cancer that spread to the lungs |
| Education | Simon Fraser University |
| Known for | Marathon of Hope |
| Title | Companion of the Order of Canada |
Terrance Stanley Fox (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete and activist. He is best known for The Marathon of Hope. This was a run across Canada (with the help of an artificial leg). It started on April 12, 1980 in St. John's, Newfoundland. He did the run to get people to donate money to cancer research. He lost one of his legs because of bone cancer when he was 18. He wanted to run until he got to Vancouver Island. To do this, he planned to run across the country. The goal of the run was to raise 1 million Canadian dollars for cancer research. It was later to raise one dollar for every person in Canada.
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