Canada at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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Canada at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
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
Gold
26
Silver
29
Bronze
31
Total
86
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Newfoundland Red Ensign.png  Newfoundland (1930, 1934)

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

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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

   Med 1.png      Med 2.png      Med 3.png   Total
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 26293186

Gold Medalists

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

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

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

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