Canada's final team consisted of 315 (123 men and 192 women) athletes. On July 16, 2024 a final team of 316 athletes, along with 22 alternates, were confirmed by the Canadian Olympic Committee.[2] Athletes from nine of the country's provinces and territories are represented on the team.[3] The following day, decathlete Pierce LePage withdrew from the team due to injury, which brought the team to 315 athletes.[4] On July 24, 2024, sprinter Andre De Grasse and weightlifter Maude Charron were named as the country's flagbearers for the opening ceremony.[5][6] Meanwhile, on August 11, 2024 Olympic champion hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg and multiple time gold medalist Summer McIntosh were named as Canada's closing ceremony flagbearers.[7]
Canadian athletes won 27 medals (nine gold, seven silver and 11 bronze). This meant Canada finished 12th in the medal table, and 11th in overall medals won. The 27 medals won marked the country's best-ever total medals result (excluding the boycotted 1984 Summer Olympics) surpassing the 24 medals won in 2020. The nine gold medal won was also the country's best-ever total (after the boycotted 1984 Games).[8]
Administration
In May 2022, Atlanta 1996 gold medalist Bruny Surin was named as the country's Chef De Mission.[9][10] Surin was chosen for his "athletic accomplishments, philanthropy, motivational speaking skills and for being a role model for young athletes".[11]
Canada qualified a full team of eight artistic swimmers. The team qualified by being the fifth best unqualified team across the acrobatic, free and technical routines at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.[17] By qualifying a team, Canada was also allowed to enter a pair into the duet event.[17] The final team was named on June 10, 2024.[18][19]
48 track and field athletes (22 men and 26 women) achieved entry standards either by meeting the entry standard or through the world rankings (a maximum of 3 athletes or one relay per event). The mixed marathon and track relay team, both qualified through the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Antalya, Turkey, and 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas respectively.[20][21][22] Ultimately, the final team was selected using various criteria set by Athletics Canada.[23] On February 7, 2024, Cameron Levins and Malindi Elmore were the first two athletes named to the team.[24][25] On May 14, 2024, a further four athletes were named to the team.[26][27] The final team of 48 athletes (23 men and 25 women) was named on July 2, 2024.[28][29][30] On July 5, 2024, a further three athletes (one man and two women) were added to the team as part of the reallocation process, bringing the team to 51 athletes (24 men and 27 women).[31] Originally, Malachi Murray and Madeline Price were named to the team. However, they were later confirmed as relay alternates.[2] On July 17, defending World Champion decathlete Pierce LePage withdrew from the team due to injury, which brought the team to 48 athletes.[32]Eliezer Adjibi and Duan Asemota did not compete.
Key
Note –Ranks given are within the athlete's heat.
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Canada qualified four badminton players (three men and one woman) through the BWF Race to Paris rankings as of April 30, 2024.[34][35][36] The final team was named on May 15, 2024.[37]
Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored. Notes:
Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored. (H) Hosts Notes:
1 2 3 France 3 Pts, +14 PD; Australia 3 Pts, −6 PD; Nigeria 3 Pts, −8 PD.
Canada qualified two boxers (one per gender).[51]Wyatt Sanford (men’s 63.5kg) and Tammara Thibeault (women’s 75kg) qualified by advancing to their respective gold medal matches at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[52][53] Both boxers were officially named to the team on July 2, 2024.[54][55]Wyatt Sanford went on to win the bronze medal, in the men's 63.5 kg event.[56] This marked Canada's first boxing medal since 1996.[56]
Canada qualified one male breakdancer. Philip Kim (Phil Wizard) qualified through his gold medal performance in the B-Boys event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[53][57] Philip Kim was named officially to the team on July 3, 2024.[58][59]
Canada qualified a total of 15 canoeists. Two qualified in slalom (one per gender) and 13 qualified in sprint (five men and eight women).
Slalom
Canada qualified two slalom canoeists through the 2024 Pan American Canoe Slalom Olympic Qualifiers, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[60][61] The team was officially named on May 8, 2024. Both canoeists will be making their Olympic debuts.[62]
Canada qualified six boats and thirteen athlete spots (four in men's kayak, one in men's canoe, five in women's kayak, and three in women's canoe).[63] All quota spots except the men's canoe quota was earned 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.[64][65] The men's canoe quota was earned at the 2024 Pan American Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifiers in Sarasota, United States.[66] The final team was named on June 24, 2024.[67][68]
Key
Note–Ranks given for sprint events are within the athlete's heat only
Qualification Legend: FA =Qualify to final (medal); FB =Qualify to final B (non-medal);FC =Qualify to final C (non-medal); QF =Qualify to quarterfinal; SF =Qualify to semifinal; WB =World's best time
Canada qualified 22 cyclists (11 per gender). An initial team of 21 cyclists was named on June 25, 2024.[69] The 22nd cyclist (BMX freestyle) was named on June 28, 2024.[70]
Canada entered a team of four road cyclists (two women and two men). Canada qualified two male athletes by finishing 18th and two women by finishing 11th in the UCI Nation Ranking for each respective gender.[71][72] The final team was named on June 25, 2024.[73]
Canada qualified a full team in the men's and women's track events (seven athletes per gender), following the release of the final UCI Olympic rankings on April 15, 2024.[74] The final team was named on June 25, 2024.[75]
Canadian qualified two mountain bikers (one per gender) through the UCI Olympic mountain biking rankings on May 28, 2024.[76][77] The team was officially name on June 25, 2024.[69][78]
Canada qualified one female BMX racer through the final Olympic BMX ranking on June 4, 2024.[80] On June 25, 2024, Molly Simpson was officially named to the team.[69]
Canada qualified a full team of nine (three men and six women) equestrians (three per discipline).[84][85][86] Canadian equestrians qualified a full team in dressage, eventing, and jumping through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[53][87][88][89]
Dressage
The dressage team was officially named on July 5, 2024.[90][91] On July 26, 2024, Jill Irving was replaced by Chris von Martels, due to fitness issues with the former's horse.[92]
The jumping team of three equestrians (one man and two women) was named on June 26, 2024.[94][95] On August 3, it was announced Amy Millar would be replaced by Tiffany Foster for the individual event.[96]
Canada qualified 12 fencers (seven men and five women).[97] The three teams: men's, women's foil and men's sabre teams, qualified as the highest ranked eligible Americas team, through the adjusted FIE Official Olympic rankings, and Pamela Brind'Amour qualified in the women's individual sabre as the highest ranked individual eligible from the Americas zone.[98]Nicholas Zhang qualified by winning the Americas Zonal Qualifying Tournament in San Jose, Costa Rica.[99][100][101] The official team was named on April 25, 2024.[102][103] In May 2024, Ruien Xiao received a reallocated spot in the women's épée event, bringing the team up to 12 fencers.[102] On July 28, 2024, Eleanor Harvey won the bronze medal in the women's individual foil event. This marked Canada's first ever Olympic medal in the sport of fencing.[104]
Canada qualified four golfers (two per gender).[115][116] All four golfers qualified based on their positions on the respective men's and women's IGF Olympic rankings. On June 16, 2024 both male golfers were confirmed.[117][118][119] Meanwhile, the women's team was named on June 24, 2024.[120][121]
Canada qualified 11 gymnasts (five men and six women).[122] Ten gymnasts (five per gender) competed in the artistic gymnastics events, while one female gymnast competed in trampoline.[122]
Artistic
Canada qualified a full team of ten artistic gymnasts.[123][124] The women's team qualified after winning the bronze medal in the team all-around at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, Great Britain.[125] The men's team qualified after finishing among the top nine unqualified nations at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.[126] This marks the first time since 2008 the Canadian men have qualified a full team.[127] The final team was named on June 28, 2024.[128]Ellie Black became the first Canadian artistic gymnast to qualify for four Olympic Games.[129]
Canada qualified seven judokas (three males and four females).[132] Five of the judoka qualified by being ranked in the top 17 spots of the IJF World Ranking List on June 25, 2024.[133] Meanwhile, Kelly Deguchi earned a continental quota spot as the highest ranked Canadian judoka not already qualified.[133] Finally, Ana Laura Portuondo Isasi earned a quota through a team invitation, and will also be allowed to start in her individual event.[133] The final team was named on June 27, 2024.[134][135] On July 29, 2024, Christa Deguchi became the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal in judo.[136]
Canada qualified three sport shooters (two men and one woman).[151] Two quota spots were earned at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[53][152][153] The third quota spot was earned at the 2024 Shooting Championships of the Americas in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[154] The team was officially named on May 31, 2024.[155]
Canada qualified four skateboarders (three men and one woman).[156] All four skateboarders qualified through their placements in the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings as of June 23, 2024. The final team was named on June 26, 2024.[157][158]
Canada qualified 29 swimmers (12 men and 17 women). Emma Finlin qualified for the team in the open water event at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[163] Finlin received an unused quota spot as the best ranked athlete not already qualified.[163] Pool swimmers were selected to the team based on results at the 2024 Canadian Swimming Trials held in Toronto.[164] The final team was announced by Swimming Canada at the conclusion of the trials on May 19, 2024.[165][166]
Canada qualified four table tennis athletes (three men and one woman).[167][168] The men's team of three male athletes qualified by winning the silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Table Tennis Championship in Havana, Cuba.[169] The men's team was finalized on March 31, 2024.[170] Meanwhile, Mo Zhang qualified for her fifth Olympics at the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Lima, Peru.[171] The final team was named on June 17, 2024.[172][173]
Canada qualified five tennis athletes (two men and three women).[177] The five athletes qualified through placements on the ATP/WTA singles and doubles rankings. Milos Raonic and Bianca Andreescu qualified using their protected rankings.[178] The final team was named on June 27, 2024.[179]
Canada qualified three triathletes (two men and one woman) based on the ITU Olympic Rankings as of May 27, 2024.[180] The final team was named on June 17, 2024.[181][182]
Canada qualified a total of 18 volleyball athletes (14 men and four women). The team consisted of a men's indoor team of 12 athletes and six volleyball athletes (two men and four women).
Canada qualified six beach volleyball athletes (two men and four women). Canadian qualified a women's pair based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Rankings of June 9, 2024.[183] The other two pairs qualified by winning the 2023–2024 NORCECA Continental Cup Final held in June 2024 in Tlaxcala, Mexico.[184] The team was named on June 28, 2024.[185][186]
Canada qualified two weightlifters (one per gender).[197]Maude Charron qualified by placing in the top ten in the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings, for the women's 59 kg event.[198] Meanwhile, Boady Santavy received a reallocated quota spot in the men's 89 kg event.[198] The final team was named on June 25, 2024.[199][200]
Canada competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1900, Canadian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for the United States-led boycott. The chef de mission was Curt Harnett, appointed in April 2016 after Jean-Luc Brassard, the original chef de mission, resigned his position.
Maximilien Van Haaster is a male foil fencer from Canada. He won the bronze medal at the 2013 Pan American Fencing Championships in Cartagena, and later competed at the 2015 Pan American Games, in Toronto, Ontario.
Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018. It was the nation's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympics, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1924. Canada competed in all sports disciplines, except Nordic combined. The chef de mission was Isabelle Charest, who was appointed in February 2017.
Canada competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1900, Canadian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for United States-led boycott.
Canada competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Canada competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The 2022 Winter Olympics were held in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. Canada has competed in all 24 editions of the Winter Olympics.
Germany competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, except for 1920 and 1924 due to the nation's role in World War I, and 1948 for the nation's role in World War II. From 1956 through 1964, Germans competed as part of the United Team of Germany (UTG); in 1968, the team was split into two teams West Germany and East Germany. West Germany boycotted the 1980 games as part of the American-led boycott, and then returned in 1984. East Germany boycotted the 1984 games as part of the Soviet-led boycott, and in 1988, East Germany returned for the last time. One year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, West and East Germany re-united as one country with their reunification in 1990, and it has participated in every Summer Olympics since 1992 games in Barcelona.
Canada competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Canada's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every Games since the second edition in 1955. In February 2023, Guadalajara 2011 and London 2012 weightlifting gold medallist Christine Girard was named as the country's Chef De Mission.
New Zealand competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the country's twenty-fifth appearance as an independent nation at the Summer Olympics, having made its debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and competed at every Games since. It is New Zealand's most successful Olympic Games, matching their previously highest medal total of 20 from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and breaking their previous Gold medal total of 8 from the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. However, China did not participate in the next seven games: 1956; the nation was absent in 1960 and 1964 over a dispute with Taiwan; 1968; 1972 due to issues with GANEFO; 1976 due to Republic of China boycott; and 1980, joining the US led boycott. The nation has participated in every Olympics since the 1984 Summer Olympics.
The 2024 Summer Olympics women's 3x3 basketball tournament in Paris, France, began on 30 July and ended on 5 August 2024. All games were played at the Place de la Concorde. It was the second time the 3x3 basketball women's event was held at the Olympic Games.
Antonia Lewin-LaFrance is a Canadian sailor competing in the 49erFX event. Lewin-LaFrance competes in the event with her sister, Georgia Lewin-LaFrance. Lewin-LaFrance was born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised in Chester, Nova Scotia.
Georgia Lewin-LaFrance is a Canadian sailor competing in the 49erFX event. Lewin-LaFrance competes in the event with her sister, Antonia Lewin-LaFrance. Lewin-LaFrance was born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised in Chester, Nova Scotia.
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↑ Campigotto, Jesse (22 April 2024). "Weekend recap: Track and field records and big basketball wins". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 22 April 2024. Canadian race walkers Evan Dunfee and Olivia Lundman earned one of the last qualifying spots for the mixed relay at this summer's Paris Olympics. In the process, they set a new national record in the 42.2km event.
↑ "Canada Earns Two Slalom Quota Spots for Paris 2024". www.canoekayak.ca. Canoe Kayak Canada. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024. Canadian slalom paddlers win the 2024 Olympic qualifier at COPAC Canoe Slalom Pan American Championships, securing an Olympic quota spot for Canada in both women's and men's canoe (C1 events).
↑ Steiner, Ben; Lafleur, François; McGoldrick, Hayley (29 April 2024). "Weekend Roundup: De Grasse wins first outdoor races of season, another Olympic canoe quota claimed". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 May 2024. Connor Fitzpatrick finished second in the men's C-1 1000m at the Americas Continental Olympic Qualifier on Wednesday in Sarasota, Florida, qualifying another quota spot for Canada in canoe/kayak sprint for Paris 2024. Canada had previously qualified in the men's K-4 500m, women's K-4 500m, women's K-1 500m, women's C-1 200m, and women's C-2 500m at the 2023 ICF World Championships.
↑ Rachini, Mouhamad (3 November 2023). "Riding the wave to history: B.C. teen first Canadian surfer to qualify for Olympics". www.cbc.ca/radio/. CBC Radio. Retrieved 3 March 2024. Surfing made its Olympic debut in the 2020 summer games in Tokyo; 20 men and 20 women from across all continents qualified for those games, but none of them were Canadian. Canada's surfing competition debut will come in 2024 though, thanks to Dempfle-Olin's performance in the 2023 Pan American Games.
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