Canada_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics
Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Canada competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Canadian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1900, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for the US-led boycott.
| Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 263 in 28 sports |
| Flag bearer | Nicolas Gill[1] |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
The Canadian Olympic Committee sent a total of 263 athletes, 130 men and 133 women, to take part in 28 sports. This was the nation's smallest delegation to the Games, since the nation boycotted the games in 1980. This had become a result of the COC changing its qualification standards, after a reduced medal showing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, with the aim of sending fewer athletes but focusing its energy on those who have the best chance at winning medals. It has been suggested that the "logical response" of winning fewer medals was diverting funding away from sports where Canadians struggled (track and field) to ones where Canadians excelled (kayak and diving). Athletes that qualified for the Olympics would not be sent to Athens unless they had finished in the top twelve worldwide, a policy that was widely criticized as numerous Canadian Olympic medallists in past Games would have been excluded by such criteria. Over 50 Canadian athletes, including two-time Olympian marathoner Bruce Deacon, did not make the COC's "top 12" cutoff despite achieved the international qualifying standards in their respective sports. After 2004 the COC scrapped this policy but still maintains additional hurdles beyond international standards to ensure that athletes are in shape for the Olympics.[2]
Canada left Athens with a total of 12 medals (3 golds, 6 silver, and 3 bronze), the lowest in Summer Olympic history since 1988.[3] Canada's overall medal count had been dropping in the recent editions of the Summer Olympics, along with the totals for most developed countries as the developing nations capture comparatively more medals. Many expected Canada to win a similar number of medals as they did in 2000. Most of these medals were awarded to the athletes in canoeing, cycling, diving, and gymnastics. Sprint kayaker Adam van Koeverden became the most decorated athlete of the Games with two Olympic medals, including a gold in the men's K-1 500 m.[4]
The flag bearer was two-time Olympic medallist Nicolas Gill, a judoka. A mild controversy developed after it was revealed that Gill had made comments in favour of Quebec separatism, and had voted yes in the 1995 Quebec referendum.[1] Gill went on to lose his opening match and was eliminated from the tournament, which was seen as symbolic of Canada's 2004 Olympic woes.
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Two Canadian archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Jonathan Ohayon | Men's individual | 632 | 50 |  Ruban (UKR)L 140–157 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Marie-Pier Beaudet | Women's individual | 616 | 47 |  Pfohl (GER)L 128–146 |
Did not advance | |||||
Canadian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[5][6] The team was selected based on the results of the 2004 Canadian Olympic Trials.
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- 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
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Charles Allen | 110 m hurdles | 13.35 | 2 Q | 13.30 | 2 Q | 13.23 | 4 Q | 13.48 | 6 |
| Tim Berrett | 50 km walk | — | 4:10:31 | 31 | |||||
| Pierre Browne | 100 m | 10.32 | 5 Q | 10.21 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Nicolas Macrozonaris | 10.40 | 2 Q | 10.28 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gary Reed | 800 m | 1:46.74 | 1 Q | — | 1:47.38 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Kevin Sullivan | 1500 m | 3:39.30 | 6 Q | — | 3:42.86 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Achraf Tadili | 800 m | 1:46.63 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Pierre Browne Anson Henry Charles Henry Nicolas Macrozonaris |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.64 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Mark Boswell | High jump | 2.28 | =1 Q | 2.29 | 7 |
| Bradley Snyder | Shot put | 19.46 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Jason Tunks | Discus throw | 61.21 | 15 | Did not advance | |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Courtney Babcock | 1500 m | 4:08.18 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| 5000 m | 15:47.35 | 16 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Diane Cummins | 800 m | 2:01.19 | 5 Q | 2:00.30 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Carmen Douma-Hussar | 1500 m | 4:06.90 | 2 Q | 4:05.09 | 6 Q | 4:02.31 | 9 |
| Malindi Elmore | 1500 m | 4:09.81 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Perdita Felicien | 100 m hurdles | 12.73 | 2 Q | 12.49 | 1 Q | DNF | |
| Priscilla Lopes-Schliep | 13.08 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Émilie Mondor | 5000 m | 15:20.15 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Angela Whyte | 100 m hurdles | 13.01 | 3 Q | 12.69 | 4 Q | 12.81 | 6 |
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Dana Ellis | Pole vault | 4.40 | 8 Q | 4.40 | =6 |
| Stephanie McCann | 4.40 | 14 Q | 4.40 | 10 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Charmaine Reid | Singles |  Jun J-Y (KOR)L 4–11, 5–11 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Denyse Julien Anna Rice |
Doubles |  Chankrachangwong /Thungthongkam (THA) L 3–15, 4–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Helen Nichol Charmaine Reid |
 Cheng W-H /Chien Y-C (TPE) L 0–15, 10–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Mike Beres Jody Patrick |
Doubles |  Bergström /Persson (SWE) L 17–15, 11–15, 4–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Philippe Bourret Denyse Julien |
 Petersen /Shirley (NZL) L 4–15, 6–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
Canada's baseball team did very well in the initial stages of the round-robin winning their four first games. Despite losses to Japan and Cuba, they rebounded in their final game vs. Australia. Most notable has been the performance of second baseman Richard "Stubby" Clapp.
With a 5-2 record in the preliminary round, Canada finished in 3rd position, behind Japan and Cuba and ahead of Australia. In the semi-finals on August 24, Canada lost 8-5 to Cuba. Canada was leading Cuba 3-2 going into the bottom of the eighth inning but then gave up 6 runs. The game ended in dramatic fashion when Canadian Kevin Nicholson almost hit a game tying homer in the 9th. However, a heavy wind was blowing in from left field that night, which caused the ball to come down inches from the wall and was caught. Japan lost 1-0 to Australia in a surprising result in the other semifinal, almost ruining Canada's hopes for a medal in Baseball, which would later prove true as Canada lost to Japan on August 25 in the Bronze medal game, thereby finishing fourth.
- Roster
Manager: 12 – Ernie Whitt
Coaches: 42 – Denis Boucher, 7 – Marty Lehn, 10 – Greg Hamilton, 21 – Tim Leiper.
| Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
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| OF | 2 | Rob Ducey | (1965-05-24)24 May 1965 (aged 39) | |||
| IF | 4 | Peter Orr | (1979-06-08)8 June 1979 (aged 25) |  Richmond Braves
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| IF | 11 | Richard Clapp | (1973-02-24)24 February 1973 (aged 31) | Syracuse Sky Chiefs
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| P | 13 | Phil Devey | (1977-05-31)31 May 1977 (aged 27) | Long Island Ducks
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| P | 14 | Thomas Whitty | (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 22) | Durham Bulls
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| IF | 16 | Kevin Nicholson | (1976-03-29)29 March 1976 (aged 28) | Altoona Curve
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| IF | 17 | Danny Klassen | (1975-09-22)22 September 1975 (aged 28) | Toledo Mud Hens
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| OF | 19 | Adam Stern | (1980-02-12)12 February 1980 (aged 24) | Greenville Braves
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| IF | 20 | Todd Betts | (1973-06-24)24 June 1973 (aged 31) | Columbus Clippers
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| P | 24 | Shawn Hill | (1981-04-28)28 April 1981 (aged 23) | Harrisburg Senators
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| P | 25 | Mike Johnson | (1975-10-03)3 October 1975 (aged 28) |  Edmonton Trappers
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| OF | 26 | Jeremy Ware | (1975-10-23)23 October 1975 (aged 28) | Harrisburg Senators
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| OF | 27 | Jeff Guiel | (1974-01-12)12 January 1974 (aged 30) | Syracuse Sky Chiefs
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| C | 28 | Andy Stewart | (1970-12-05)5 December 1970 (aged 33) | |||
| P | 29 | Jason Dickson | (1973-03-30)30 March 1973 (aged 31) | Omaha Royals
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| C | 30 | Pierre-Luc Laforest | (1978-01-27)27 January 1978 (aged 26) | Durham Bulls
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| P | 31 | Aaron Myette | (1977-09-26)26 September 1977 (aged 26) | Louisville Bats
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| P | 32 | Mike Kusiewicz | (1976-11-01)1 November 1976 (aged 27) | Indianapolis Indians
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| IF | 33 | Simon Pond | (1976-10-27)27 October 1976 (aged 27) | Syracuse Sky Chiefs
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| P | 34 | Chris Begg | (1974-07-08)8 July 1974 (aged 30) | San Jose Giants
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| OF | 35 | Ryan Radmanovich | (1971-08-09)9 August 1971 (aged 33) | Somerset Patriots
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| P | 36 | Paul Spoljaric | (1970-09-24)24 September 1970 (aged 33) | |||
| P | 37 | Éric Cyr | (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 25) | Salt Lake Stingers
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| P | 38 | John Ogiltree | (1978-06-03)3 June 1978 (aged 26) | New Hampshire Fisher Cats
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| P | 40 | Chris Mears | (1978-01-20)20 January 1978 (aged 26) | Toledo Mud Hens
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- Round robin
| Team | W | L | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
6 | 1 | 1-0 |
 Cuba |
6 | 1 | 0-1 |
| Canada |
5 | 2 | - |
 Australia |
4 | 3 | - |
 Chinese Taipei |
3 | 4 | - |
 Netherlands |
2 | 5 | - |
 Greece |
1 | 6 | 1-0 |
 Italy |
1 | 6 | 0-1 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Mike Johnson (1–0) LP: Chang Chih-Chia (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jason Dickson (1–0) LP: David Rollandini (0–1) Home runs: ITA: None CAN: Pete Laforest (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Shawn Hill (1–0) LP: Patrick Beljaards (0–1) Home runs: CAN: Stubby Clapp (1), Pete Orr (1), Pete Laforest (2) NED: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Paul Spoljaric (1–0) LP: Meleti Ross Melehes (0–1) Sv: Aaron Myette (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Tsuyoshi Wada (1–0) LP: Mike Johnson (1–1) Home runs: CAN: None JPN: Yoshitomo Tani (1), Yoshinobu Takahashi (1), Kazuhiro Wada (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cuba | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Norberto González (1–0) LP: Jason Dickson (1–1) Sv: Pedro Luis Lazo (2) Home runs: CUB: Antonio Scull (1) CAN: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Phil Devey (1–0) LP: Adrian Burnside (0–1) Home runs: CAN: Jeremy Ware (1), Ryan Radmanovich (1) AUS: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Semifinal
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | X | 8 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Danny Betancourt (1–0) LP: Chris Begg (0–1) Sv: Norberto González (1) Home runs: CAN: Ryan Radmanovich (2) CUB: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Bronze Medal Game
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Japan | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Tsuyoshi Wada (2–0) LP: Mike Johnson (1–2) Home runs: JPN: Kenji Johjima (2) CAN: Jeremy Ware (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing had witnessed much controversy over the COC higher qualifying standards. After an appeal it was decided that three more boxers could go to Athens. Canada's most notable success was Benoit Gaudet defeat of Thai former champion Somluck Kamsing and Andrew Kooner who made it to the quarter-final in the Bantamweight class.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Andrew Kooner | Bantamweight | Bye |  Espinoza (VEN)W 37–20 |
 Sultonov (UZB)L 32–44 |
Did not advance | ||
| Benoit Gaudet | Featherweight | Kamsing (THA) W 32–17 |
Jo S-H (KOR) L 16–28 |
Did not advance | |||
| Adam Trupish | Welterweight |  Khairov (AZE)L RSC |
Did not advance | ||||
| Jean Pascal | Middleweight |  Despaigne (CUB)L 24–36 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Trevor Stewardson | Light heavyweight |  Furtado (CPV)W 36–20 |
 El Shamy (EGY)L 22–38 |
Did not advance | |||
Slalom
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| James Cartwright | Men's C-1 | 105.79 | 11 | 105.17 | 10 | 210.96 | 10 Q | 100.45 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| David Ford | Men's K-1 | 101.30 | 18 | 98.57 | 14 | 199.87 | 16 Q | 95.83 | 7 Q | 96.75 | 4 | 192.58 | 4 |
| Margaret Langford | Women's K-1 | 123.02 | 16 | 121.89 | 17 | 244.91 | 16 | Did not advance | |||||
Sprint
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Richard Dalton | C-1 500 m | 1:50.005 | 3 q | 1:51.027 | 3 Q | 1:48.103 | 6 |
| Thomas Hall | C-1 1000 m | 3:52.451 | 2 q | 3:51.720 | 1 Q | 3:51.457 | 5 |
| Adam van Koeverden | K-1 500 m | 1:37.591 | 1 q | 1:38.907 | 1 Q | 1:37.919 |  |
| K-1 1000 m | 3:24.984 | 2 q | 3:27.502 | 1 Q | 3:28.218 |  | |
| Attila Buday Tamas Buday, Jr. |
C-2 500 m | 1:40.488 | 2 Q | Bye | 1:41.210 | 8 | |
| Richard Dalton Michael Scarola |
C-2 1000 m | 3:31.123 | 4 q | 3:32.280 | 2 Q | 3:45.638 | 6 |
| Richard Dober, Jr. Steven Jorens |
K-2 500 m | 1:31.985 | 5 q | 1:34.318 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Ryan Cuthbert Richard Dober, Jr. Steven Jorens Andrew Willows |
K-4 1000 m | 2:56.336 | 5 q | 2:55.926 | 3 Q | 3:07.714 | 9 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Caroline Brunet | K-1 500 m | 1:50.366 | 1 Q | Bye | 1:50.601 | | |
| Mylanie Barre Caroline Brunet |
K-2 500 m | 1:43.434 | 3 Q | Bye | 1:42.833 | 7 | |
| Jillian D'Alessio Karen Furneaux Kamini Jain Carrie Lightbound |
K-4 500 m | 1:36.877 | 5 q | 1:35.465 | 3 Q | 1:39.952 | 8 |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Road
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Michael Barry | Road race | 5:41:56 | 32 |
| Gord Fraser | Did not finish | ||
| Eric Wohlberg | Road race | Did not finish | |
| Time trial | 1:00:31.49 | 18 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Lyne Bessette | Road race | Did not finish | |
| Time trial | 33:24.19 | 16 | |
| Manon Jutras | Road race | 3:25:42 | 30 |
| Sue Palmer-Komar | Road race | 3:25:37 | 11 |
| Time trial | 33:26.01 | 17 | |
Track
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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| Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
| Lori-Ann Muenzer | Women's sprint | 11.380 63.268 |
4 |  Reed (USA)W 11.881 60.600 |
Bye | Larreal (VEN) W 12.064, W 11.888 |
 Meares (AUS)L, W 12.101, W 12.085 |
 Abassova (RUS)W 12.126, W 11.822 |
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- Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Lori-Ann Muenzer | Women's time trial | 34.268 | 7 |
Mountain biking
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Ryder Hesjedal | Men's cross-country | Did not finish | |
| Seamus McGrath | 2:20:33 | 9 | |
| Kiara Bisaro | Women's cross-country | 2:09:50 | 15 |
| Marie-Hélène Prémont | 1:57:50 |  | |
| Alison Sydor | 1:59:47 | 4 | |
Canadian divers qualified for seven individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||||
| Philippe Comtois | 3 m springboard | 418.32 | 12 Q | 629.22 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| Alexandre Despatie | 517.59 | 1 Q | 772.32 | 1 Q | 755.97 | | |||
| Alexandre Despatie | 10 m platform | 436.86 | 8 Q | 625.14 | 8 Q | 652.35 | 4 | ||
| Christopher Kalec | 429.72 | 12 Q | 606.84 | 14 | Did not advance | ||||
| Philippe Comtois Alexandre Despatie |
10 m synchronized platform | — | 351.90 | 5 | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Blythe Hartley | 3 m springboard | 321.33 | 2 Q | 550.95 | 3 Q | 573.00 | 5 |
| Émilie Heymans | 305.04 | 7 Q | 531.00 | 8 Q | 530.73 | 10 | |
| Myriam Boileau | 10 m platform | 329.64 | 9 Q | 517.56 | 9 Q | 530.25 | 7 |
| Émilie Heymans | 351.12 | 3 Q | 538.17 | 5 Q | 555.03 | 4 | |
| Blythe Hartley Émilie Heymans |
3 m synchronized springboard | — | 276.90 | 7 | |||
| 10 m synchronized platform | — | 327.78 | | ||||
Dressage
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Ashley Holzer | Individual | Imperioso | 64.667 | 42 | Did not advance | |||||
| Cindy Neale-Ishoy | Proton | 66.583 | 31 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Leslie Reid | Mark | 66.083 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Belinda Trussell | Royan II | 66.000 | 36 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Ashley Holzer Cindy Neale-Ishoy Leslie Reid Belinda Trussell |
See above | Team | — | 66.222 | 9 | |||||
Eventing
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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| Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Hawley Bennett | Livingstone | Individual | 61.20 | 47 | 94.80 # | 156.00 # | 32 | 12.00 | 168.00 # | 39 | Did not advance | 168.00 | 39 | ||
| Bruce Mandeville | Larissa | 66.40 # | 59 | 10.80 | 77.20 | 40 | 12.00 | 89.20 | 39 | Did not advance | 89.20 | 39 | |||
| Ian Roberts | Mata-Riki | 70.60 # | 67 | 137.00 # | 207.60 # | 69 | 22.00 # | 229.60 # | 60 | Did not advance | 229.60 | 60 | |||
| Garry Roque | Waikura | 63.40 | 51 | 45.60 | 109.00 | 58 | 15.00 # | 124.00 | 54 | Did not advance | 124.00 | 54 | |||
| Mike Winter | Balista | 63.20 | 50 | 16.80 | 80.00 | 47 | 8.00 | 88.00 | 25 | Did not advance | 88.00 | 25 | |||
| Hawley Bennett Bruce Mandeville Ian Roberts Garry Roque Mike Winter |
See above | Team | 187.80 | 12 | 73.20 | 266.20 | 11 | 32.00 | 301.20 | 12 | — | 301.20 | 12 | ||
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Show jumping
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Ian Millar | Promise Me | Individual | 11 | 57 | 10 | 21 | 46 Q | 10 | 31 | 42 Q | 30 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Josh McGuire | Individual foil |  Lau K K (HKG)W 15–14 |
 Vanni (ITA)L 10–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Michel Boulos | Individual sabre | Bye |  Ferjancsik (HUN)L 8–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Catherine Dunnette | Individual épée | Gómez (CUB) L 9–11 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Monique Kavelaars |  Barlow (RSA)W 14–8 |
 Li N (CHN)L 11–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Sherraine Schalm-MacKay | Bye |  Khristou (GRE)L 13–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Catherine Dunnette Monique Kavelaars Julie Leprohon Sherraine Schalm-MacKay |
Team épée | — | Hungary (HUN) W 38–37 |
Russia (RUS) L 18–25 |
 France (FRA)L 37–45 |
4 | ||
Artistic
Prior to 2004, Canada had never won an Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics, and hopes for a first seemed to be dashed when the main medal threat, double World Championships bronze medallist Kyle Shewfelt suffered an ankle injury in March. By the Games, though, Shewfelt's injury had healed to the point where it did not adversely affect his performance.
- Men
- Team
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Grant Golding | Team | 9.512 | 9.262 | 9.650 | 9.125 | 8.962 | 8.500 | 55.011 | 31 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Ken Ikeda | — | 8.900 | — | 8.937 | 8.687 | — | |||||||||||
| Sasha Jeltkov | 9.175 | 7.600 | 8.562 | 8.900 | 8.787 | 9.625 | 52.649 | 45 | |||||||||
| David Kikuchi | 8.825 | 9.412 | 9.500 | — | 9.625 | 9.075 | — | ||||||||||
| Kyle Shewfelt | 9.737 Q | — | 8.112 | 9.687 Q | — | 9.212 | — | ||||||||||
| Adam Wong | 9.325 | 9.237 | 9.112 | 9.137 | 9.262 | 9.087 | 55.160 | 29 | |||||||||
| Total | 37.749 | 36.811 | 36.824 | 36.886 | 36.636 | 36.999 | 221.905 | 11 | |||||||||
- Individual finals
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
| Kyle Shewfelt | Floor | 9.787 | — | 9.787 | | ||||
| Vault | — | 9.599 | — | 9.599 | 4 | ||||
- Women
- Team
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| Melanie Banville | Team | 9.200 | 9.062 | 9.025 | 9.362 | 36.649 | 22 Q | Did not advance | |||||
| Gael Mackie | — | 9.100 | — | ||||||||||
| Amelie Plante | 9.112 | 9.475 | 8.075 | 9.287 | 35.949 | 38 | |||||||
| Heather Mary Purnell | 9.200 | 8.712 | 8.500 | 9.287 | 35.812 | 40 | |||||||
| Kate Richardson | 9.212 | 9.275 | 9.175 | 9.562 Q | 37.224 | 14 Q | |||||||
| Kylie Stone | 9.137 | — | 8.975 | 8.912 | — | ||||||||
| Total | 36.749 | 36.912 | 35.675 | 37.611 | 146.947 | 10 | |||||||
- Individual finals
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | V | UB | BB | ||||
| Melanie Banville | All-around | 9.200 | 8.025 | 8.787 | 8.462 | 34.474 | 24 |
| Kate Richardson | All-around | 9.262 | 8.087 | 9.037 | 9.400 | 35.786 | 18 |
| Floor | 9.312 | — | 9.312 | 7 | |||
Trampoline
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Mathieu Turgeon | Men's | 63.40 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Karen Cockburn | Women's | 65.10 | 5 Q | 39.20 | |
| Heather Ross-McManus | 63.80 | 6 Q | 37.40 | 6 | |
Six Canadian judoka (two men and four women) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Keith Morgan | −90 kg |  Fallah (IRI)W 1002–0111 |
Mesbah (EGY) W 0011–0001 |
Hwang H-T (KOR) L 0000–0200 |
Did not advance | Bye |  Huizinga (NED)L 0000–1012 |
Did not advance | ||
| Nicolas Gill | −100 kg | Monti (ITA) L 0001–1003 |
Did not advance | |||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Carolyne Lepage | −48 kg | Bye | Matijass (GER) L 0010–0000 |
Did not advance | Ye G-R (KOR) L 0000–0011 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Marie-Hélène Chisholm | −63 kg | von Harnier (GER) W 1000–0001 |
Li Sf (CHN) W 0010–0000 |
 Tanimoto (JPN)L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance | Bye |  Dhahri (TUN)W 1000–0000 |
Décosse (FRA) W 1010–0001 |
 Žolnir (SLO)L 01002–01003 |
5 |
| Catherine Roberge | −70 kg | Bye |  Howey (GBR)W 0010–0001 |
Böhm (GER) L 0000–0011 |
Did not advance | Bye | Qin Dy (CHN) L 0000–1001 |
Did not advance | ||
| Amy Cotton | −78 kg |  Engoang (GAB)W 1000–0000 |
Morico (ITA) L 0000–1010 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Two Canadian athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event.
| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) |
Fencing (épée one touch) |
Swimming (200 m freestyle) |
Riding (show jumping) |
Running (3000 m) |
Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Kara Grant | Women's | 169 | 20 | 964 | 16–15 | =12 | 832 | 2:43.37 | 32 | 960 | 104 | 18 | 1096 | 11:01.57 | 5 | 1076 | 4928 | 22 |
| Monica Pinette | 178 | 10 | 1072 | 20–11 | 4 | 944 | 2:32.62 | 30 | 1092 | 168 | 21 | 1032 | 11:30.55 | 22 | 960 | 5100 | 13 | |
Canada's most heralded team going into Athens was its rowers, and there was considerable hope for success by Canadians with expectations of three medals or more. While the Canadians did well, with a number of finals appearances, only one group won medals the men's fours of Cam Baerg, Jake Wetzel, Thomas Herschmiller and Barney Williams won the silver medal in the men's four rowing final, losing to Great Britain by only 0.08 seconds.
Most disappointing was the men's eights who had been undefeated for two years before the Olympics, but to the surprise of many finished fifth in their event.
Controversy broke out over the rowing team of Dave Calder and Chris Jarvis who were disqualified from the men's pairs semifinal race for entering another team's lane, and thus failed to qualify for the final. The COC appealed the decision, but it was upheld.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dave Calder Chris Jarvis |
Pair | 6:56.23 | 2 SA/B | Bye | DSQ | DNS | |||
| Cameron Baerg Thomas Herschmiller Jake Wetzel Barney Williams |
Four | 6:28.36 | 1 SA/B | Bye | 5:50.68 | 1 FA | 6:07.06 | | |
| Jon Beare Iain Brambell Gavin Hassett Jon Mandick |
Lightweight four | 5:51.18 | 2 SA/B | Bye | 5:57.44 | 3 FA | 6:05.10 | 5 | |
| Scott Frandsen Kyle Hamilton Andrew Hoskins Adam Kreek Kevin Light Jeff Powell Brian Price (cox) Ben Rutledge Joe Stankevicius |
Eight | 5:20.46 | 1 R | 5:32.51 | 1 FA | — | 5:51.66 | 5 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Buffy Alexander-Williams Darcy Marquardt |
Pair | 7:42.36 | 2 R | 7:08.32 | 1 FA | — | 7:13.33 | 4 | |
| Mara Jones Fiona Milne |
Lightweight double sculls | 6:53.47 | 2 R | 6:54.04 | 2 SA/B | 6:56.64 | 4 FB | 7:26.07 | 8 |
| Karen Clark Jacqui Cook Anna-Marie de Zwager Sabrina Kolker Roslyn McLeod Andréanne Morin Sarah Pape (cox) Romina Stefancic Pauline van Roessel |
Eight | 6:12:40 | 3 R | 6:15.18 | 5 | — | Did not advance | 7 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Canadian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Richard Clarke | Finn | 10 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 134 | 18 | |
| Ross MacDonald Mike Wolfs |
Star | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | RDG | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 51.2 | | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Nikola Girke Jen Provan |
470 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 103 | 13 | |
| Deirdre Crampton Chantal Léger Lisa Ross |
Yngling | 13 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 116 | 17 | |
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Bernard Luttmer | Laser | 15 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 245 | 29 | |
| John Curtis Oskar Johansson |
Tornado | 14 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 114 | 15 | |
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Two Canadian shooters qualified to compete in the following events:
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Cynthia Meyer | Trap | 52 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Double trap | 101 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Susan Nattrass | Trap | 61 | 5 Q | 76 | 6 |
| Double trap | 88 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
The Canadian softball team finished the preliminary round with the same record as China, but had lost to China 4-2 in head-to-head play and therefore received 5th place and did not advance to the semifinals while China placed 4th and moved on.
- Team Roster
| Position | No. | Player | Birth | Club in 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IF | 2 | Erin White | OCT/27/1977 | Team Canada |
| P | 3 | Lauren Bay | AUG/09/1981 | White Rock Renegades (British Columbia) |
| IF | 4 | Sheena Lawrick | JUN/22/1983 | Calgary Double Diamonds Renegades |
| OF | 6 | Rachel Schill | JUN/09/1982 | Simon Fraser University |
| OF | 7 | Sasha Olson | SEP/23/1976 | Delta Heat (British Columbia) |
| IF | 9 | Cindy Eadie | SEP/21/1982 | Markham Tigers |
| IF | 10 | Kristy Odamura | OCT/03/1977 | Team Canada |
| IF | 11 | Angela Lichty | DEC/30/1979 | Delta Heat (British Columbia) |
| P | 15 | Ani Nyhus | AUG/18/1983 | White Rock Renegades (British Columbia) |
| OF | 17 | Alison Bradley | APR/27/1979 | Brampton Blazers (Ontario) |
| C | 18 | Erin Cumpstone | NOV/04/1980 | Burnaby (British Columbia) |
| C | 22 | Kim Sarrazin | SEP/17/1977 | Team Canada |
| P | 24 | Auburn Sigurdson | APR/06/1981 | White Rock Renegades (British Columbia) |
| P | 27 | Kaila Holtz | SEP/26/1981 | Team Canada |
| OF | 32 | Jackie Lance | MAY/09/1974 | White Rock Renegades (British Columbia) |
| Bench Coaches | ||||
| Team Manager | Mike Renney | SEP/10/1964 | ||
| Coach | Glenn Boles | MAR/24/1951 | ||
| Coach | Patrick Murphy | NOV/28/1965 | ||
- Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
7 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Australia |
7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 0.857 |
| Japan |
7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 0.571 |
| China |
7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0.429 |
 Canada |
7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 |
| Chinese Taipei |
7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0.286 |
| Greece |
7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 0.286 |
| Italy |
7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 0.143 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Lauren Bay (1–0) LP: Wu Chia-Yen (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Sarah Farnworth (1–0) LP: Kaila Holtz (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Zhang Lixia (1–0) LP: Lauren Bay (1–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Lauren Bay (2–1) LP: Yukiko Ueno (0-2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jenny Finch (2–0) LP: Auburn Sigurdson (0–1) Home runs: CAN: None USA: Crystl Bustos (2), Lisa Fernandez (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Melanie Roche (3–0) LP: Lauren Bay (2–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Lauren Bay (3–2) LP: Susan Bugliarello (0–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the first time in decades Canada did not win a single medal in swimming. This led to calls for the resignation of head coach Dave Johnson by a number of former swimmers, most notably Barcelona gold medallist Mark Tewksbury. Swim Canada focused on personal bests rather than medals, but even by that measure Canada fared poorly. This lack of medals also stood in sharp contrast to Canada's sibling dominion Australia which won many medals in swimming, as they did in Sydney. There were a few bright spots, including Rick Say making it to the finals of the 200 m freestyle, considered by many to be the premier event of the 2004 Olympics, and a number of Canadian records were set. Generally though, performances by the swim team were slower than the times they had swum at Canadian Olympic trials 2 weeks before.
Rick Say created a minor controversy after the 4×200-metre freestyle relay immediately in the post-race interview which was aired live on national television, when he said that he was "pissed off at not being able to make up for my teammates' mistakes". The other three team members - Brent Hayden, Brian Johns, and Andrew Hurd - expressed disappointment not in the effort, which broke the Canadian record by over 3.5 seconds, but only in the 5th-place finish which was out of the medals.[7]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Keith Beavers | 200 m backstroke | 2:00.97 | 13 Q | 1:59.98 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:21.47 | 16 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Mike Brown | 200 m breaststroke | 2:12.69 | 4 Q | 2:12.14 | 6 Q | 2:11.94 | 6 |
| Scott Dickens | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.16 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Brent Hayden | 100 m freestyle | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:49.56 | 14 Q | 1:50.00 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Andrew Hurd | 400 m freestyle | 3:50.81 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:28.71 | 18 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Brian Johns | 200 m individual medley | 2:03.95 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:21.10 | 15 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Mark Johnston | 400 m freestyle | 3:54.27 | 22 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Morgan Knabe | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.13 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.20 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
| Mike Mintenko | 100 m butterfly | 52.96 | 14 Q | 52.89 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Nathaniel O'Brien | 200 m backstroke | 2:00.49 | 10 Q | 2:00.13 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m butterfly | 2:00.12 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| Matthew Rose | 50 m freestyle | 23.01 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m backstroke | 56.62 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rick Say | 100 m freestyle | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:49.32 | 10 Q | 1:48.16 | 8 Q | 1:47.55 | 6 | |
| Brent Hayden Riley Janes Yannick Lupien Mike Mintenko |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:18.35 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Brent Hayden Andrew Hurd Brian Johns Mark Johnston* Rick Say |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:18.05 | 5 Q | — | 7:13.33 | 5 | |
| Mike Brown Brent Hayden Riley Janes Mike Mintenko |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:39.36 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jennifer Fratesi | 200 m backstroke | 2:13.00 | 6 Q | 2:12.64 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Erin Gammel | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.47 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Rhiannon Leier | 100 m breaststroke | 1:09.38 | 9 Q | 1:09.46 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Brittany Reimer | 200 m freestyle | 2:01.39 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:12.33 | 16 | — | Did not advance | |||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:41.55 | 17 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Lauren van Oosten | 100 m breaststroke | 1:09.93 | 13 Q | 1:09.45 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:30.44 | 14 Q | 2:30.39 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Elizabeth Warden | 200 m backstroke | 2:15.77 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:17.12 | 15 Q | 2:17.32 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:46.27 | 11 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Jennifer Fratesi Erin Gammel Lauren van Oosten Brittany Reimer |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:09.84 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||
Nine Canadian synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's team.
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Fanny Létourneau Courtenay Stewart |
Duet | 47.500 | 6 | 46.667 | 95.251 | 5 Q | 47.834 | 95.334 | 6 |
| Erin Chan Jessica Chase Jessika Dubuc Marie-Pierre Gagné Fanny Létourneau Shayna Nackoney Anouk Renière-Lafrenière Courtenay Stewart |
Team | 47.584 | 5 | — | 47.667 | 95.251 | 5 | ||
Four Canadian table tennis players qualified for the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Wenguan Johnny Huang | Men's singles | Bye |  Karakašević (SCG)L 2–4 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Wenguan Johnny Huang Faazil Kassam |
Men's doubles | — | Brown / Lavale (AUS) W 4–0 |
Persson / Waldner (SWE) L 2–4 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Petra Cada | Women's singles | Guenni (TUN) W 4–0 |
Bátorfi (HUN) W 4–3 |
 Li Jw (SIN)L 0–4 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Petra Cada Marie-Christine Roussy |
Women's doubles | Bye | Mirou / Volakaki (GRE) W 4–1 |
Ganina / Palina (RUS) L 0–4 |
Did not advance | ||||
Two Canadian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ivett Gonda | Women's −49 kg | Anwar (EGY) W 3–2 |
Contreras (VEN) W 3–2 |
Chen S-H (TPE) L 2–3 |
Bye | Boorapolchai (THA) L −1–2 |
Did not advance | 5 |
| Dominique Bosshart | Women's +67 kg | Baverel (FRA) L 5–7 |
Did not advance | Castrignano (ITA) L 3–6 |
Did not advance | |||
Canadian Tennis Association nominated two male tennis players to compete in the tennis tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Frédéric Niemeyer | Men's singles | Dent (USA) L 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Daniel Nestor Frédéric Niemeyer |
Men's doubles | — |  Beck /Hrbatý (SVK) W 6–2, 7–5 |
Llodra / Santoro (FRA) L 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
Did not advance | |||
Canada had a strong triathlon program, including the defending men's gold medallist Simon Whitfield, who won surprisingly in Sydney. The women's race was something of a disappointment, as top-ranked Canadian Jill Savege, who came out of the water in fifth place, crashed in the bicycle stage and only finished 39th. The two other Canadian women did not fare much better. In the men's triathlon a day later Whitfield finished a respectable 11th.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent McMahon | Men's | 18:30 | 0:17 | 1:05:08 | 0:19 | 35:30 | 1:59:44.57 | 39 |
| Simon Whitfield | 18:21 | 0:20 | 1:02:15 | 0:20 | 31:59 | 1:53:15.81 | 11 | |
| Samantha McGlone | Women's | 21:27 | 0:18 | 1:11:41 | 0:23 | 36:25 | 2:10:14.24 | 27 |
| Carol Montgomery | 19:52 | 0:23 | 1:15:11 | 0:26 | 39:33 | 2:15:25.62 | 35 | |
| Jill Savege | 18:44 | 0:20 | 1:19:52 | 0:26 | 38:48 | 2:18:10.99 | 39 |
Beach
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
| John Child Mark Heese |
Men's | Pool E Heuscher – Kobel (SUI)L 0 – 2 (26–28, 18–21) Blanton – Nygaard (USA)W 2 – 0 (21–16, 21–10) Prosser – Williams (AUS)L 1 – 2 (13–21, 21–15, 12–15) |
3 Q |  Baracetti – Conde (ARG) W 2 – 0 (21–17, 21–17) |
 Bosma – Herrera (ESP) L 1 – 2 (24–22, 19–21, 16–18) |
Did not advance | ||
| Guylaine Dumont Annie Martin |
Women's | Pool D Kuhn – Schnyder (SUI) W 2 – 0 (21–16, 21–13) McPeak – Youngs (USA)L 1 – 2 (13–21, 21–12, 9–15)  Glesnes – Maaseide (NOR)W 2 – 0 (21–19, 29–27) |
2 Q | Fernández – Larrea (CUB) W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–19) |
May – Walsh (USA) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 14–21) |
Did not advance | ||
Canada's women's water polo team fared poorly, despite beating the number one ranked team from the United States during the round robin. Losing the other two games in the preliminary round put Canada in last place in the pool and eliminated the team from medal contention. They would end up finishing seventh.
Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Canadian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[8]
Head coach: Patrick Oaten
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2004 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whynter Lamarre | GK | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 14 January 1979 | Dollard Water Polo Club |
| 2 | Rachel Riddell | GK | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 5 September 1984 | Pacific Storm Water Polo |
| 3 | Marianne Illing | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 12 February 1974 | Ottawa Titans |
| 4 | Susan Gardiner | CF | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 13 April 1980 | Pacific Storm Water Polo |
| 5 | Andrea Dewar | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 9 July 1979 | Dollard Water Polo Club |
| 6 | Marie Luc Arpin | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 4 July 1978 | Sainte-Foy |
| 7 | Cora Campbell | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 28 May 1974 | Calgary Renegades |
| 8 | Melissa Collins | D | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 25 September 1976 | Dollard Water Polo Club |
| 9 | Ann Dow (C) | CB | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 1 May 1971 | Club Aquatique de Montreal |
| 10 | Jana Salat | CB | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 6 April 1979 | Sainte-Foy |
| 11 | Valérie Dionne | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 29 July 1980 | Sainte-Foy |
| 12 | Christine Robinson | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 17 May 1984 | Dollard Water Polo Club |
| 13 | Johanne Bégin | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 21 October 1971 | Sainte-Foy |
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 4 | Qualified for the Semifinals |
| 2 |  Russia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 4 | Qualified for the Quarterfinals |
| 3 |  Hungary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 2 |
| 16 August 2004 16:30 |
Report[9] | Russia |
8–6 | Canada |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Erhan Tulga (TUR) Torsten Bock (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–0, 2–3, 2–1 | |||||
| Konukh 3 Yaina 2 Salimova 1 Smurova 1 Turova 1 |
Goals | Gardiner 2 Arpin 1 Bégin 1 Dow 1 Robinson 1 | |||
| 18 August 2004 10:45 |
Report[10] | United States |
5–6 | Canada |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Nikolaos Stavropoulos (GRE) Noel Harrod (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 0–0, 1–0, 3–1, 1–5 | |||||
| Beauregard 1 Dingeldein 1 Lorenz 1 Moody 1 Rulon 1 |
Goals | Bégin 3 Dow 2 Campbell 1 | |||
| 20 August 2004 16:45 |
Report[11] | Hungary |
5–4 | Canada |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: R adu Matache (ROU) Roberto Pentronilli (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–0, 2–1, 0–1 | |||||
| Stieber 2 Kisteleki 1 Primász 1 Valkay 1 |
Goals | Bégin 1 Dionne 1 Gardiner 1 Salat 1 | |||
- Classification 7th–8th
| 22 August 2004 10:45 |
Report[12] | Kazakhstan  |
4–10 | Canada |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL) Elizabeth Burman (NZL) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–4, 3–3, 0–1 | |||||
| Koroleva 4 | Goals | Arpin 2 Bégin 2 Campbell 2 Gardiner 2 Dow 1 Illing 1 | |||
Two Canadian weightlifters qualified for the following events:
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Akos Sandor | Men's −105 kg | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | |
| Maryse Turcotte | Women's −58 kg | 90 | =11 | 120 | =9 | 210 | 11 |
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Guivi Sissaouri | −60 kg | Umakhanov (RUS) W 3–1 PP |
 Odabasi (TUR)W 3–1 PP |
1 Q | Fedoryshyn (UKR) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance |  Pogosian (GEO)L 0–5 VB |
6 |
| Evan MacDonald | −66 kg |  Spiridonov (KAZ)L 1–3 PP |
 Barzakov (BUL)L 0–4 ST |
3 | Did not advance | 17 | ||
| Daniel Igali | −74 kg | Aslanov (AZE) W 3–1 PP |
 Abdusalomov (TJK)W 3–1 PP |
1 Q | Fundora (CUB) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 6 | |
- Women's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Classification | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Lyndsay Belisle | −48 kg | C Icho (JPN) L 0–4 ST |
Wagner (GER) L 1–3 PP |
3 | Did not advance | 11 | ||
| Tonya Verbeek | −55 kg | O'Donnell (USA) W 4–1 SP |
Smirnova (RUS) W 4–1 SP |
1 Q | Bye | Karlsson (SWE) W 3–1 PP |
Yoshida (JPN) L 0–3 PO |
|
| Viola Yanik | −63 kg | McMann (USA) W 3–1 PP |
Meng Ll (CHN) L 1–3 PP |
2 | Groß (GER) W 3–1 PP |
Did not advance |  Khilko (BLR)W 3–1 PP |
5 |
| Christine Nordhagen | −72 kg | Wang X (CHN) L 1–3 PP |
Juszczak (ITA) W 3–1 PP |
2 | Montgomery (USA) W 3–1 PP |
Did not advance | Schätzle (GER) W 5–0 VB |
5 |
The main network for Olympic coverage in Canada is the CBC which covers events live, and then replays highlights in prime time. Both the French and English CBC and Radio-Canada are covering different events. The cable channels TSN & RDS won the rights to broadcast some parts of the games, mostly team sports that CBC and Radio-Canada decided not to cover. The digital channel CBC Country Canada, only available to a minority of Canadians, covered equestrian events.
Roots Canada was the official outfitter of clothing for members of the Canadian Olympic team. The same clothing was also sold at Roots stores in Canada. This was the last year for Roots, thereafter HBC was given the contract for official Olympic clothing.
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