Gerald Francis Kazanowski (born October 12, 1960) is a two-time Olympian and former professional basketball player.

[1][2] He began his tenure on the Canadian national team in 1979 while playing in the FIBA Junior World Championship.

[4] Also, this 1984 bronze-medal game constituted the only time in the past 80+ years where Canada has had a legitimate chance of winning an Olympic medal in basketball.

[11] This bronze medal game was highly competitive, being tied 18 times with 12 lead changes, with Canada being within one point with less than a minute of play remaining.

[1][7][8] Canada won the gold medal in the 1983 games, defeating the US in the semi-final match (with the US being led by future NBA legends Charles Barkley and Karl Malone).

[3][4][8] From 1984 to 1992 he played professionally for international teams,[4][7][8] including in Spain (for Joventut and Baloncesto León), in Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Argentina and Mexico.

[2][3][5] Additionally, Kazanowski and his family are involved with the ROCK home makeover project for disadvantaged homeowners on the Saanich Peninsula.