John Chidley-Hill
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John Chidley-Hill is a Canadian sports journalist.
Working with the Canadian Press, he has reported on hundreds of live sporting events, including two Olympics (Tokyo '20 and Beijing '22), ten Canadian Open golf tournaments, the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and regularly reports on Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors, and Toronto Tempo games.
Early life
Chidley-Hill was born and raised in North Toronto where he attended Northern Secondary School.[1]
He attended the University of Toronto, graduating in 2007 with an Honours Bachelor of Arts, History, and Canadian Studies. While at U of T, Chidley-Hill played lacrosse for the Varsity Blues Men's Field Lacrosse team.
Journalism career
In 2009, Chidley-Hill was hired by The Canadian Press, Canada's national news agency, where he began as a Junior Hockey Editorial Assistant and also laid out agate pages for newspapers including The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Hamilton Spectator and Kitchener-Waterloo Record.
In 2021, he was on the ground at the Tokyo Olympics, providing coverage for volleyball,[2][3] cycling,[4] triathlon,[5] golf,[6] weight-lifting,[7] sailing,[8] and taekwondo.[9]
He covered the Beijing Olympics in the winter of 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China, writing about men's single moguls silver medalist Mikaël Kingsbury.[10]
He has been a guest on CBC's The Current radio program many times, discussing LIV Golf, a golf league funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund[11], and Nick Taylor's win at the Canadian Open[12], both in 2023, and match fixing in sports[13] in 2024.
He has written extensively[14] about the Haudenosaunee Nationals Men's Lacrosse Team's struggle for passport recognition[15] and inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics[16] in Los Angeles, California.
In 2026, Chidley-Hill began reporting on Canada's first WNBA team, the Toronto Tempo.[17]
See also
References
- ↑ "Spotlight on Northern SS Alumni". Instagram.com. Northern Secondary School Foundation. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Canadians Pavan, Humana-Paredes defeat Dutch pair 2-0 in beach volleyball at Tokyo Olympics". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Canada's Pavan, Humana-Paredes make quarterfinals of Olympic beach volleyball". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell wins gold in women's sprint at Tokyo Olympics". CP24.com. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Cramps derail Tyler Mislawchuk's medal hopes in men's triathlon at Tokyo Olympics". Triathlon Canada. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Canadian golf legend Jocelyne Bourassa dead at 74". Battlefords Now. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Canada's Boady Santavy fourth in 96-kilogram weightlifting at Tokyo Olympics". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Douglas sixth in laser radial race at Tokyo Games, makes Canadian sailing history". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Park family disappointed in Olympic loss but plan to be back at 2024 Paris Games". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Canada's Kingsbury wins moguls silver at Olympics, just shy of back-to-back titles". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Thursday June 8, 2023 Episode Transcript". The Current. CBC Radio. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Monday June 12, 2023 Episode Transcript". The Current. CBC Radio. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Monday June 12, 2023 Episode Transcript". The Current. CBC Radio. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Iroquois Nationals fight for right to be at 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Ala". Bowen Island Undercurrent. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Haudenosaunee Lacrosse team one step away from achieving Olympic dreams". St. Albert Gazette. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Canada's sport minister supports Haudenosaunee bid to play lacrosse at 2028 Olympics". Times Colonist. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Chidley-Hill, John. "Five Things to Know: Where the Toronto Tempo stand after the WNBA all-star break". The Canadian Press. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
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