2011 Canada Winter Games

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2011 Canada Winter Games
2011 Canada Games.png
12th Canada Winter Games
23rd Canada Games
Host city Halifax, Nova Scotia
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Provinces and Territories13
Athletes2321
Events166 in 21 sports
OpeningFebruary 11
ClosingFebruary 27
Main venue Halifax Metro Centre
Winter
  2007 CWG
2015 CWG  

The 2011 Canada Winter Games were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Friday, 11 February 2011, to Sunday, 27 February 2011. [1]

Contents

Bids

Four bids (all from Nova Scotia, as it was that province's turn) were made for the games, and eventually Halifax was selected to stage the games. [2]

Wentworth was part of one of the losing bids, but did end up hosting the alpine skiing and freestyle skiing events at these games.

Medal table

The following is the medal table for the 2011 Canada Winter Games. [3]

  *   Host nation (Nova Scotia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec 514343137
2Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 453431110
3Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 28303088
4Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 20353085
5Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 79723
6Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 571325
7Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia*56112
8Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon 3115
9Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick 25916
10Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island 2046
11Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador 0145
Totals (11 entries)168171173512

Flag points/Centennial Cup

Ontario won the flag points competition, and Nova Scotia won the Centennial Cup. [5]

Participating provinces and territories

All 13 provinces and territories competed.

Sports

Schedule

The schedule for the 2011 Canada Games (19 February is a crossover day): [10]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Event finals  Exhibition gala  Closing ceremony
February 201111th
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Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing 2222210
Archery pictogram.svg Archery 426
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Artistic gymnastics 11111014
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton 516
Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon 22228
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing     99
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing 666220
Curling pictogram.svg Curling      1     12
Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating 224614
Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing 22228
Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ice hockey       1      12
Judo pictogram.svg Judo 77216
Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ringette       11
Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 22228
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Short track speed skating 222410
Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboarding 2226
Squash pictogram.svg Squash     22
Speed skating pictogram.svg Speed skating 332412
Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg Synchronized swimming 1 214
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis   2  57
Wheelchair basketball - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair basketball     11
Total gold medals3107713215001013202715141167
Cumulative total313202740616767677790110137152166167167
Ceremonies
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Venues

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