Rob Snoek (born 1969) is a Canadian sports broadcaster and former athlete, who won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Sports Play-by-Play at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024 for his work with CBC Sports.Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: News, Entertainment & Sports". Broadcast Dialogue, May 28, 2024. He was previously nominated in the same category at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for his work as a member of the CBC Sports broadcast team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
A native of Orono, Ontario, Snoek's lower left leg was amputated at age one due to a congenital bone disease.Tom Jokic, "Disabled competitor wants to be treated like any other athlete". Toronto Star, August 30, 1992. He was a competitor in amputee athletics events, most notably at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, the 1996 Summer Paralympics"132 athletes named to Canadian team". Hamilton Spectator, June 18, 1996. and the 2000 Summer Paralympics."Paralympians assume spotlight". The Daily Gleaner, October 18, 2000. He was a bronze medalist at the paralympic edition of the World Athletics Championships in 1998."Three golds for Canada". St. Catharines Standard, August 14, 1998.
After his retirement from competitive sport he moved into broadcasting as a play-by-play announcer for Ontario Hockey League games, first for the Oshawa Generals on CKDO,Brian McNair, "Say it ain't so: no Generals on the radio this season". Oshawa This Week, September 16, 2010. and later for Peterborough Petes games on CJMB-FM.Mike Davies, "Rob Snoek replaced as Petes radio play-by-play announcer". Peterborough Examiner, June 19, 2019. He first joined the CBC's Olympic team in 2002, covering a variety of both main Olympic and Paralympic events.Alison Korn, "Athletes to bolster CBC's coverage". Toronto Sun, June 27, 2008.
He was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame in 2017."Clarington native Rob Snoek inducted into Canadian Disability Hall of Fame". Oshawa This Week, October 27, 2017.
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