Canada at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Canada at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
Canada at the; 2006 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	CAN
CGA	Commonwealth Games Canada
Website	commonwealthgames.ca
in Melbourne, Australia
Flag bearer (opening)	Chantal Petitclerc
Flag bearer (closing)	Alexandra Orlando
Medals ; Ranked 3rdth	Gold26Silver29Bronze31Total86
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1930 ; 1934 ; 1938 ; 1950 ; 1954 ; 1958 ; 1962 ; 1966 ; 1970 ; 1974 ; 1978 ; 1982 ; 1986 ; 1990 ; 1994 ; 1998 ; 2002 ; 2006 ; 2010 ; 2014 ; 2018 ; 2022 ; 2026 ; 2030 ;
Other related appearances
	Newfoundland (1930, 1934)

Last updated April 07, 2025

Canada is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a contingent, comprising 253 sportspersons.

Flag bearers

Wheelchair racing athlete Chantal Petitclerc was chosen as Canada's flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. Rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Orlando was chosen as Canada's flag bearer at the closing ceremonies.

Medalists

				Total
Canada	26	29	31	86

Gold Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Mark Boswell	Athletics	Men's high jump	22 March
Gold	Chantal Petitclerc	Athletics	Women's 800 metres T54 (wheelchair)	?
Gold	Marie-Hélène Prémont	Cycling	Women's Cross Country	23 March
Gold	Alexandre Despatie	Diving	Men's 1 m springboard	?
Gold	Alexandre Despatie	Diving	Men's 3 m springboard	?
Gold	Alexandre Despatie Arturo Miranda	Diving	Men's synchronized 3 m springboard	?
Gold	Blythe Hartley	Diving	Women's 1 m springboard	?
Gold	Blythe Hartley	Diving	Women's 3 m springboard	?
Gold	Nathan Gafuik Grant Golding David Kikuchi Kyle Shewfelt Adam Alexander Wong	Gymnastics	Men's Artistic Team	?
Gold	Adam Alexander Wong	Gymnastics	Men's Floor	?
Gold	Kyle Shewfelt	Gymnastics	Men's Vault	?
Gold	Grant Golding	Gymnastics	Men's Parallel Bars	?
Gold	Carly Orava Alexandra Michel Orlando Yana Tsikaridze	Gymnastics	Women's Rhythmic Team	?
Gold	Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs	Gymnastics	Women's Uneven Bars	?
Gold	Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs	Gymnastics	Women's Beam	?
Gold	Alexandra Michel Orlando	Gymnastics	Women's All-around	?
Gold	Alexandra Michel Orlando	Gymnastics	Women's Rope	?
Gold	Alexandra Michel Orlando	Gymnastics	Women's Ball	?
Gold	Alexandra Michel Orlando	Gymnastics	Women's Clubs	?
Gold	Alexandra Michel Orlando	Gymnastics	Women's Ribbon	?
Gold	Mike Brown	Swimming	Men's 200 metre breaststroke	?
Gold	Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon	Synchronized swimming	Free routine solo	?
Gold	Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon Isabelle Rampling	Synchronized swimming	Free routine duet	?
Gold	Akos Sandor	Weightlifting	Men's 105 kg	22 March
Gold	Maryse Turcotte	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg	17 March
Gold	Jeane Lassen	Weightlifting	Women's 69 kg	20 March

Silver

Athletics:

Nathan Brannen, Men's 1500 m

Jennifer Joyce, Women's Hammer

Jacques Martin, Men's Seated Discus EAD

James Steacy, Men's Hammer

Achraf Tadili, Men's 800 m

Jason Tunks, Men's Discus

Angela Whyte, Women's 100 m Hurdles

Boxing:

Adonis Stevenson, Middleweight 75 kg

Cycling:

Travis Smith, Men's Keirin

Diving:

Women's Synchronised 3 m Springboard

Gymnastics:

Nathan Garfuik, Men's All-Around

Nathan Garfuik, Men's Vault

Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, Women's All-Around

Yana Tsikaridze, Women's Artistic Ribbon

Shooting:

Kim Eagles, Women's 25 m Pistol

Men's Trap Pairs

Women's 10 m Air Rifle Pairs

Women's Double Trap Pairs

Swimming:

Brent Hayden, Men's 50 m Freestyle

Valerie Grandmaison, Women's 100 m EAD Freestyle

Benoît Huot, Men's 50 m EAD Freestyle

Benoît Huot, Men's 100 m EAD Freestyle

Andrew Hurd, Men's 400 m Freestyle

Andrew Hurd, Men's 1500 m Freestyle

Anne Polinario, Women's 50 m EAD Freestyle

Weightlifting:

Christine Girard, Women's 63 kg

Marilou Dozois-Prévost, Women's 48 kg

Emily Beth Quarton, Women's 58 kg

Bronze

Athletics:

Stephanie McCann, Women's Pole Vault

Diane Roy, Women's 800 m EAD T54

Dariusz Slowick, Men's Discu

Men's 4x100 m Relay

Cycling:

Kiara Bisaro, Women's Cross Country

Seamus McGrath, Men's Cross Country

Travis Smith, Men's Sprint

Diving:

Alexandre Despatie, Men's 10 m Platform

Émilie Heymans, Women's 10 m Platform

Women's Synchronised 10 m Platform

Gymnastics:

Grant Golding, Men's Pommel Horse

Kyle Shewfelt, Men's Floor

Yana Tsikaridze, Women's Artistic All-Around

Yana Tsikaridze, Women's Artistic Rope

Women's Artistic Team

Lawn Bowls:

Ryan Bester

Shooting:

Kim Eagles, Women's 10 m Air Pistol

Cynthia Meyers, Women's Double Trap

Clayton Miller, Men's Skeet

Susan Marie Nattrass, Women's Trap

Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Pairs

Women's 25 m Pistol Pairs

Swimming:

Brent Hayden, Men's 200 m Freestyle

Brian Johns, Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Audrey Lacroix, Women's 100 m Butterfly

Anne Polinario, Women's 100 m EAD Freestyle

Brittany Reimer, Women's 800 m Freestyle

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

Weightlifting:

Miel McGerrigle, Women's 63 kg

Canada's Commonwealth Games Team 2006

Aquatics

Diving

Rebecca Barras - 3 m Synchronised
Meaghan Benfeito - 3 m Synchronised, Platform Synchronised
Alexandre Despatie - 1 m Springboard, 3 m Springboard, Platform, 3 m Synchronised
Roseline Filion - Platform, Platform Synchronised
Kevin Geyson - 3 m Springboard, Platform, 3 m Synchronised, Platform Synchronised
Wegadesk Gorup-Paul - Platform, Platform Synchronised
Blythe Hartley - 1 m Springboard, 3 m Springboard
Émilie Heymans - 3 m Springboard, Platform, Platform Synchronised
Rachel Kemp - 1 m Springboard, Platform, 3 m Synchronised, Platform Synchronised
Riley McCormick - Platform Synchronised
Cameron McLean - 1 m Springboard, 3 m Synchronised, Platform Synchronised
Arturo Miranda - 1 m Springboard, 3 m Springboard, 3 m Synchronised
Melanie Rinaldi - 1 m Springboard, 3 m Springboard, 3 m Synchronised

Swimming

Maya Beaudry - 400 m Freestyle, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Mathieu Bois - 50 m Breaststroke, 100 m Breaststroke, 200 m Breaststroke
Mike Brown - 50 m breaststroke, 100 m Breaststroke, 200 m Breaststroke, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Ryan Cochrane - 400 m Freestyle, 1500 m Freestyle, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Marie-Pier Couillard - 50 m backstroke, 200 m Individual Medley
Scott Dickens - 50 m Breaststroke, 100 m Breaststroke, 200 m Breaststroke, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Chelsey Gotell - EAD- 50 m Freestyle, EAD- 100 m Freestyle
Valérie Grand'Maison - EAD- 50 m Freestyle, EAD- 100 m Freestyle
Brent Hayden - 50 m Freestyle, 100 m Freestyle, 200 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Brian Hill - EAD - 50 m Freestyle, EAD- 100 m Freestyle
Benoît Huot - EAD- 50 m Freestyle, EAD- 100 m Freestyle
Andrew Hurd - 400 m Freestyle, 1500 m Freestyle, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Brian Johns - 100 m Backstroke, 200 m Freestyle, 200 m Individual Medley, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Thomas Kindler - 50 m Butterfly, 100 m Butterfly, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Audrey Lacroix - 50 m Butterfly, 100 m Butterfly, 200 m Butterfly, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Yannick Lupien - 50 m Freestyle, 100 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Erica Morningstar - 50 m Freestyle, 100 m Freestyle, 200 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Anne Polinario - EAD- 50 m Freestyle, EAD- 100 m Freestyle
Victoria Poon - 50 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Brittany Reimer - 200 m Freestyle, 400 m Freestyle, 800 m Freestyle, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Matt Rose - 50 m Backstroke, 50 m Freestyle, 100 m Backstroke, 100 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Darryl Rudolf - 50 m Butterfly, 100 m Butterfly, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Colin Russell - 400 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Geneviève Saumur - 50 m Butterfly, 50 m Freestyle, 100 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Rick Say - 200 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Sophie Simard - 100 m Freestyle, 200 m Butterfly, 200 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Kelly Stefanyshyn - 50 m Butterfly, 100 m Backstroke, 100 m Butterfly, 200 m Backstroke, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Desmond Strelzow - 100 m Backstroke, 200 m Backstroke
Donovan Tildesley - EAD- 50 m Freestyle, EAD- 100 m Freestyle
Lauren van Oosten - 50 m Breaststroke, 100 m Breaststroke, 200 m Breaststroke, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Landice Yestrau - 50 m Backstroke, 100 m Backstroke, 200 m Backstroke

Synchronised swimming

Athletics

Charles Allen - 110 m Hurdles, 4 × 100 m Relay
Courtney Babcock -1500 m, 5000 m, 10000 m
Tim Berrett - 50 km Walk
Mark Boswell - High Jump
Nathan Brannen - 800 m, 1500 m
Erica Broomfield - 100 m, 200 m
Pierre Browne - 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m Relay
Reid Coolsaet - 1500 m, 5000 m
Diane Cummins - 800 m
Tawa Dortch - 400 m Hurdles, 4 × 400 m Relay
Carmen Douma-Hussar - 1500 m
Dana Ellis - Pole Vault
Malindi Elmore - 1500 m
Tracey Ferguson - EAD- 800 m T54
Nicole Forrester - High Jump
David Gill - 800 m, 1500 m
Kelsie Hendry - Pole Vault
Anson Henry - 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m Relay
Jennifer Joyce - Hammer
Matthew Kerr - 3000 m Steeplechase
Lioudmila Kortchguina - Marathon
Jared MacLeod - 100 m Hurdles
Jacques Martin - EAD- Seated Discus
Stephanie McCann - Pole Vault
Hank Palmer - 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m Relay
Emanuel Parris - 4 × 100 m Relay
Chantal Petitclerc - EAD- 800 m T54
Tara Quinn-Smith - 10000 m
Gary Reed - 800 m, 4 × 400 m Relay
Diane Roy - EAD- 800 m T54
Scott Russell - Javelin
Dariusz Slowik - Discus
James Steacy - Hammer
Hilary Stellingwerff - 1500 m
Nicole Stevenson - Marathon
Kevin Sullivan - 1500 m
Achraf Tadili - 800 m
Nathan Taylor - 4 × 100 m Relay
Aimee Teteris - 800 m
Jason Tunks - Discus
Katie Vermeulen - 800 m, 1500 m
Angela Whyte - 100 m Hurdles
Derek Woodske - Hammer
Jessica Zelinka - Heptathlon

Badminton

Mike Beres - Team (Mixed), Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Philippe Bourret - Team (Mixed), Singles, Mixed Doubles
Andrew Dabeka - Team (Mixed), Singles
Valerie Loker - Team (Mixed), Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Bobby Milroy - Team (Mixed), Singles
William Milroy - Team (Mixed), Doubles
Helen Nichol - Team (Mixed), Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Charmaine Reid - Team (Mixed), Singles, Doubles
Anna Rice - Team (Mixed), Singles
Tammy Sun - Team (Mixed), Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Basketball

Boxing

Kevin Bizier - Light Welterweight (64 kg)
Glenn Hunter - Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
Ibrahim Kamal - Lightweight (60 kg)
Robert Montgomery - Super Heavyweight (over 91 kg)
Gino Nardari - Heavyweight (91 kg)
Ryan Rannelli Flyweight (51 kg)
Isho Shiba - Bantamweight (54 kg)
Adonis Stevenson - Middleweight (75 kg)
Adam Trupish - Welterweight (69 kg)
Arash Usmanee - Featherweight (57 kg)

Cycling

Zach Bell - 1000 m Time Trial, 20 km Scratch Race, 40 km Points Race, Road Time Trial
Lyne Bessette - Road Time Trial, Road Race
Kiara Bisaro - Individual Cross Country
Gord Fraser - Road Time Trial, Road Race
Martin Gilbert - 20 km Scratch Race, 40 km Points Race, Road Race
Gina Grain - 25 km Points Race, Road Race
Geoff Kabush - Road Race, Individual Cross Country
Cam MacKinnon - Sprint, Team Sprint, Keirin
Seamus McGrath - Individual Cross Country
Amy Moore - Road Time Trial, Road Race
Yannik Morin - Sprint, Team Sprint, Keirin
Sue Palmer-Komar - Road Time Trial, Road Race
François Parisien - Road Race
Dominique Perras - Road Race
Mandy Poitras - 25 km Points Race
Marie-Hélène Prémont - Individual Cross Country
Travis Smith - Sprint, 1000 m Time Trial, Team Sprint, Keirin
Svein Tuft - Road Time Trial, Road Race
Erinne Willock - Road Race

EAD Events

Table tennis

Gymnastics

Artistic

Rhythmic

Alexandra Orlando
Carly Orava
Yana Tzikaridze

Lawn bowls

Netball

Rugby sevens

Shooting

Tye Bietz - Clay Target- Trap, Trap (Pairs), Double Trap, Double Trap (Pairs)
Diana Cabrera - Small Bore- 50 m Rifle 3 positions, 50 m Rifle 3 positions (Pairs), 50 m Rifle Prone, 50 m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
Avianna Chao - Pistol- 10 m Air Pistol, 10 m Air Pistol (Pairs), 25 m Pistol, 25 m Pistol (Pairs)
Kim Eagles - Pistol- 10 m Air Pistol, 10 m Air Pistol (Pairs), 25 m Pistol, 25 m Pistol (Pairs)
Monica Fyfe - Small Bore- 10 m Air Rifle, 10 m Air Rifle (Pairs)
Cindy Hamulas - Small Bore- 10 m Air Rifle, 10 m Air Rifle (Pairs), 50 m Rifle 3 positions, Rifle 3 positions (Pairs), 50 m Rifle Prone, 50 m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
Michael Hockings - Small Bore- 10 m Air Rifle, 10 m Air Rifle (Pairs), 50 m Rifle 3 positions, 50 m Rifle 3 positions (Pairs)
Metodi Igorov - Pistol- 25 m Centre Fire Pistol, 25 m Centre Fire Pistol (Pairs), 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol, 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs)
Scott Illingsworth - Pistol- 10 m Air Pistol, 10 m Air Pistol (Pairs), 25 m Standard Fire Pistol, 25 m Standard Fire Pistol (Pairs)
Cynthia Meyer - Clay Target- Trap, Trap (Pairs), Double Trap, Double Trap (Pairs)
Clayton Miller - Clay Target- Skeet, Skeet (Pairs)
Yuri Movshovich - Pistol- 10 m Air Pistol, 10 m Air Pistol (Pairs), 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs), 50 m Pistol, 50 m Pistol (Pairs)
Susan Nattrass - Clay Target- Trap, Trap (Pairs), Double Trap, Double Trap (Pairs)
Cory Niefer - Small Bore- 10 m Air Rifle, 10 m Air Rifle (Pairs), 50 m Rifle 3 positions, 50 m Rifle 3 positions (Pairs), 50 m Rifle Prone, 50 m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
James Paton - Full Bore- Queens Prize, Queens Prize (Pairs)
Kirk Reynolds - Clay Target- Trap, Trap (Pairs), Double Trap, Double Trap (Pairs)
John Rochon - Pistol- 25 m Centre Fire Pistol, 25 m Centre Fire Pistol (Pairs), 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol, 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs), 50 m Pistol, 50 m Pistol (Pairs)
Johan Sauer - Small Bore- 50 m Rifle Prone, 50 m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
Joe Trinci - Clay Target- Skeet, Skeet (Pairs)
Patrick Vamplew - Full Bore- Queens Prize, Queens Prize (Pairs)

Squash

Shawn Delierre - Singles, Doubles
Matthew Giuffre - Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Shahier Razik - Singles
Runa Reta - Singles, Mixed Doubles
Graham Ryding - Singles

Table tennis

Wennin Chiu - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Bence Csaba - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Pierre-Luc Hinse - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Faazil Kassam - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Zhang Mo - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Peter-Paul Pradeeban - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Qiang Shen - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Chris Xu - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Shirley Yan - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Sara Yuen - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Triathlon

Men

Women

Gillian Kornell
Jill Savege
Suzanne Weckend

Weightlifting

Men

Kenneth Doyle - EAD- Powerlifting
Sébastien Groulx - 62 kg
Francis Luna-Grenier - 69 kg
Nick Roberts - 94 kg
Akos Sandor - 105 kg
Dalas-John Santavy - 94 kg

Women

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Canada at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Contents

Flag bearers

Medalists

Gold Medalists

Silver

Bronze

Canada's Commonwealth Games Team 2006

Aquatics

Diving

Swimming

Synchronised swimming

Athletics

Badminton

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

EAD Events

Table tennis

Gymnastics

Artistic

Rhythmic

Field hockey

Men

Women

Lawn bowls

Netball

Rugby sevens

Shooting

Squash

Table tennis

Triathlon

Men

Women

Weightlifting

Men

Women

See also

External links

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1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030
Canada hosted the Games in 1930, 1954, 1978, and 1994.