Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award

{{Short description|Award in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts}}

{{Infobox sports award

| name = Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award

| sport = Curling

| competition = Scotties Tournament of Hearts

| givenfor = The player that most exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling during the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

| image =

| first = 1982

| firstwinner = {{flagicon|ON}} Carol Thompson

| mostwins = {{flagicon|SK}} Sherry Anderson (4)

| mostrecent = {{flagicon|SK}} Nancy Martin

}}

The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award is the sportsmanship award at the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts, held to crown the Canadian women's curling championship.{{cite web|title=Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award|url=http://www.curling.ca/championships/scotties/history-of-the-scotties/marj-mitchell-sportsmanship-award/|publisher=Canadian Curling Association|accessdate=2010-07-30|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225040130/http://www.curling.ca/championships/scotties/history-of-the-scotties/marj-mitchell-sportsmanship-award/|archivedate=2011-02-25}} When Scott Paper took over sponsorship of the Canadian Women's Curling Championship in 1982, they decided to present an annual award for sportsmanship. From 1982 to 1997, the award had a different name each year, as the convention was to name the annual award after an individual from the host region who exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling. In 1998, the decision was made to honour Marj Mitchell each year. Mitchell curled for Saskatchewan and captured the national and world championships in 1982. Mitchell died of cancer in 1983.