University of Toronto Athletics

One of Canada's best-known athletes, Bruce Kidd was the nation's premier middle-distance runner from 1960-64. During the period he won a total of 11 national championships: 1 mile in 1961 and 1963; 3 miles in 1961, 1962 and 1964; 6 miles in 1962 and 1964, and cross-country in 1960, 1961 and 1963. He also won 5 USA national titles and one in the United Kingdom.

In Ontario intercollegiate track competition from 1961 to 1963, Kidd set three records in the mile and also won the 3-mile race three times. He received the Hec Phillips Trophy in 1962 as the meet's outstanding performer, and shared the award with teammate Bill Crothers in 1961. He competed in the Ontario intercollegiate cross country championships from 1961-64, winning the individual title in 1962 and placing second in 1964. He won the gold medal in the 6-mile run at the 1962 Commonwealth Games, and also represented Canada at the World Student Games and the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

In 1964 Kidd was the first student winner of U of T's Loudon Award for Outstanding Services in the Advancement of Athletics. Previously, he had been named Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year in 1961 and 1962, and had received the Toronto Star's Lou Marsh Award (Athlete of the Year) in 1961. He was elected to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1968.

Kidd joined the faculty of the U of T School of Physical and Health Education in 1973, and became the SPHE Director on July 1, 1991. He is active in the Canadian Olympic Association and the International Olympic Academy, and is well-known as a teacher, author and advocate for athletes' rights.