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Canadian athlete (1958–1981)

This article is about the Canadian athlete. For other uses, see Terry Fox (disambiguation).

Terrance Stanley FoxCC OD (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist.

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In 1980, having had one leg amputated due to cancer, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. The annual Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to involve millions of participants in over 60 countries and is now the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research; over C$850 million has been raised in his name as of September 2022.^[1]

Fox was a distance runner and basketball player for his high school, now named after him, and Simon Fraser University.

His right leg was amputated in 1977 after he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, though he continued to run using an artificial leg. He also played wheelchair basketball in Vancouver, winning th