Canada_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics

Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation


Canada is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from July 26 to August 11, 2024. Since Canada's debut in 1900, Canadian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for United States-led boycott.[1]

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Administration

In May 2022, Atlanta 1996 gold medalist Bruny Surin was named as the country's Chef De Mission.[2][3] Surin was chosen for his athletic accomplishments, philanthropy, motivational speaking skills and for being a role model for young athletes.[4]

Competitors

The following list is the number of competitors who will compete at the Games.

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Archery

Canada qualified one male archer through a top three finish in the individual recurve event at the 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany.[5] Canada qualified a female archer through a first place finish in the individual recurve event at the Pan American continental qualifier in Medellin, Colombia.[6]

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Artistic swimming

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.[7] By qualifying a team, Canada was also allowed to enter a pair into the duet event.[7]

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Athletics (track and field)

20 (14 men and six women) track and field athletes achieved entry standards either by meeting the entry standard or through the world rankings (a maximum of 3 athletes or one relay per event). Meanwhile the mixed marathon relay team qualified through the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[8] Ultimately, the final team will be selected using various criteria set by Athletics Canada.[9] The following athletes and relays have qualified so far through meeting the entry standard.[10]

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
Track and road events
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Mixed
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Field events
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Women
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Combined events – Men's decathlon
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Basketball

Canada qualified two basketball teams, for a total of 24 athletes (12 per team).

Summary

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Men's tournament

For the first time since 2000, Canada men's basketball team qualified as one of the two highest ranked nations from the Americas at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[11]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – one team of 12 players
Group play
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First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. 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.
27 July 2024
21:00
v
OQT (GRE) vs.  Canada

30 July 2024
13:30
v
Canada  vs.  Australia

2 August 2024
17:15
v
Canada  vs. OQT (ESP)

Women's tournament

Canada’s women's basketball team qualified by finishing in the top three at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Sopron, Hungary.[12]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – one team of 12 players
Group play
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First match(es) will be played: 29 July 2024. 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
29 July 2024
17:15
v
Canada  vs.  France

1 August 2024
13:30
v
Australia  vs.  Canada

4 August 2024
13:30
v
Canada  vs.  Nigeria

Boxing

Canada qualified two boxers (one per gender). 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.[13][14]

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Breaking

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.[14][15]

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Canoeing

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.[16]

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Sprint

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) at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.[17][18]

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); QF =Qualify to quarterfinal; SF =Qualify to semifinal
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Cycling

Road

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.[19][20]

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Track

Canada entered a full squads of men's and women's track events, following the release of the final UCI Olympic rankings.

Sprint
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Team sprint
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Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final

Pursuit
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Keirin
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Omnium
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Madison
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Mountain biking

Canadian mountain bikers secured a men's quota place through the 2023 Pan American Championships in Congonhas, Brazil.

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Diving

Canadian divers qualified the following individual spots through the 2023 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan; and 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. A total of five divers (three women and two men) have qualified to compete.

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Equestrian

Canada qualified a full team of nine equestrians (three per disicipline). Canadian equestrians qualified a full team in dressage, eventing, and jumping through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[21][22][23][14]

Dressage

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Eventing

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Jumping

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Qualification Legend: Q =Qualified for the final; q =Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Fencing

Canada qualified 11 fencers (seven men and four women). 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.[24] Nicholas Zhang qualified by winning the Americas Zonal Qualifying Tournament in San Jose, Costa Rica.[25][26]

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Women
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Football (soccer)

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Key:

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Women's tournament

Canada women's soccer team qualified after defeating Jamaica in a two-legged CONCACAF play-off, in Kingston, Jamaica and Toronto, Canada.[27]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – one team of 18 players
Group play
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First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
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Gymnastics

Artistic

Canada qualified a full team of ten artistic gymnasts. The women's team qualified after winning the bronze medal in the team all-around at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, Great Britain.[28] The men's team qualified after finishing among the top nine unqualified nations at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.[29] This marks the first time since 2008 the Canadian men have qualified a full team.[30]

Men
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Women
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Trampoline

Canada qualified one female trampolinist through the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham, Great Britain.[31]

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Rowing

Canada qualified two boats and 11 rowers (women's lightweight double sculls and eights) through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[32]

Women
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Rugby sevens

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Women's tournament

Canada women's national rugby sevens team qualified by winning the 2023 RAN Women's Sevens tournament in Langford, British Columbia.[33]

Squad
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Sailing

Canada qualified six sailors (two men and four women). Canada secured boat quotas through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands and the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[34][14] Antonia Lewin-LaFrance and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance were nominated to the team after a top eight finish at the 2024 World Championships.[35] Meanwhile Will Jones and Justin Barnes along with Sarah Douglas were nominated after the results of the 2024 Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta.[36]

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Shooting

Canada qualified three sport shooters (one per gender). Two quota spots were earned at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[14][37][38] The third quota spot was earned at the 2024 Shooting Championships of the Americas in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[39]

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Surfing

Canada qualified one female surfer. Sanoa Dempfle-Olin qualified as the highest ranked unqualified athlete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[40] This will mark Canada's debut appearance in surfing at the Olympics.[41]

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Table tennis

Canada qualified a team of three male athletes by winning the silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Table Tennis Championship in Havana, Cuba.[42] The men's team was finalized on March 31, 2024.[43]

Men
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Taekwondo

Canada qualified two female taekwondoists. Skylar Park qualified as the third ranked athlete in the World Taekwondo Olympic Rankings.[6] Josipa Kafadar qualified with a top two finish at the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[44]

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Volleyball

Indoor

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Men's tournament

Canada men's volleyball team qualified by finishing in the top two at the 2023 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Xi'an, China.[45][46]

Team roster
  • Men’s team event – one team of 12 players

Water polo

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Women's tournament

After South Africa declined their continental quota, Canada women's national water polo team qualified as the highest-placing unqualified nation at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.[47]

Team roster
  • Women’s team event – one team of 12 players
Group play
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First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
20:05
v
Hungary   Canada Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)
15:35
v
Canada   China Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
14:00
v
Australia   Canada Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

4 August 2024 (2024-08-04)
18:30
v
Canada   Netherlands Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

Weightlifting

Canada qualified one female weightlifter. Maude Charron secured one of ten slots in the women's 59 kg event based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

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Wrestling

Canada qualified five wrestlers (two men and three women), all of whom finished in the top two positions at the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.[48]

Key:

  • VT – Victory by fall.
  • VB – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
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See also


References

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