Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Canada at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors314 in 27 sports
Flag bearers Rosie MacLennan (opening)[1]
Penny Oleksiak (closing)
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
15
Total
22
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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.[2][3]

A total of 314 athletes, 128 men and 186 women over 27 sports (all of the Olympic sports except handball), represented the country, an increase of 37 athletes from 2012.[4] The team contained 98 coaches and 107 support staff (such as doctors and physiotherapists among others).[5] Originally, 312 athletes were named to the team, however two male athletes were added in kayaking on July 29, 2016 following the suspension of Russian athletes, thus bringing the total to 314.[6] Canada qualified five squads in team sports, matching the record high from 1984.[7] Canada's official goal (set by Own the Podium) for these games were at least 19 medals of any colour (an improvement of one or more from 2012), and a top 12 finish in terms of overall medals won.[8] Canada left the games with 22 medals (ranked in the top ten in terms of overall medals), which matched the total from the 1996 Games in Atlanta, the previous high for a non-boycotted games. Canadian athletes were paid for medals earned. Gold medallists earned $20,000; silver medallists were paid $15,000; and bronze medallists $10,000, coming from the Athlete Excellence Fund.[9]

Rosie MacLennan, trampoline gymnast who had left the 2012 Games as the sole Canadian to win gold, was honored as Canada's flagbearer at the opening ceremony.[1] Swimmer Penny Oleksiak broke the country's Olympic record for most medals (4) won by a single Canadian athlete in any Summer Olympic Games, as well as becoming the youngest ever Canadian gold medallist.[10] At the end of the Games, she was appointed as the flagbearer for the team at the closing ceremony, becoming Canada's youngest flag-bearer in Olympic history.[11]

Medallists[edit]

Competitors[edit]

Archery[edit]

One Canadian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one eight places available from the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[12][13] Meanwhile, another Canadian archer qualified securing one of three available spots in the women's individual recurve at the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Medellín, Colombia.[14] Georcy-Stéphanie Picard was named to the team on June 9, 2016.[15] Crispin Duenas was later named to the team officially on June 29, 2016.[16] The team was officially named on July 6, 2016.[17]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 69 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Crispin Duenas Men's individual 669 18  Galiazzo (ITA)
W 6–5
 Garrett (USA)
L 3–7
did not advance
Georcy-Stéphanie Picard Women's individual 585 61  Tan Y-t (TPE)
L 1–7
did not advance

Athletics (track and field)[edit]

Canadian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[18] The team was selected based on the results of the 2016 Canadian Olympic Track & Field Trials. The Canadian road events have standards that are different from the IAAF and are listed below.[19] On July 11, a team of 65 athletes (28 men and 37 women) was announced, marking the largest ever track and field team Canada has sent to the Olympics.[20] Athletes Oluwasegun Makinde, Marissa Kurtimah and Micha Powell who were named as relay alternates did not compete in any race.

The six medals won by Canadian athletes were the most won in athletics since the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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 & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Aaron Brown 100 m Bye 10.24 3 Did not advance
Andre De Grasse Bye 10.04 1 Q 9.92 2 Q 9.91 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Akeem Haynes Bye 10.22 6 Did not advance
Aaron Brown 200 m 20.23 3 q 20.37 7 Did not advance
Andre De Grasse 20.09 1 Q 19.80 NR 2 Q 20.02 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Brendon Rodney 20.34 3 Did not advance
Brandon McBride 800 m 1:45.99 1 Q 1:45.41 6 Did not advance
Anthony Romaniw 1:47.59 6 Did not advance
Nathan Brannen 1500 m 3:47.07 4 Q 3:40.20 7 q 3:51.45 10
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot 3:40.04 8 q 3:40.79 9 Did not advance
Mohammed Ahmed 5000 m 13:21.00 6 q 13:05.94 4
Lucas Bruchet 14:02.02 19 Did not advance
Mohammed Ahmed 10000 m 29:32.84 32
Johnathan Cabral 110 m hurdles 13.63 4 Q 13.41 4 q 13.41 6
Sekou Kaba 13.70 8 Did not advance
Matthew Hughes 3000 m steeplechase 8:26.27 4 q 8:36.83 10
Taylor Milne 8:34.38 9 Did not advance
Chris Winter 8:33.95 10 Did not advance
Aaron Brown
Andre De Grasse
Akeem Haynes
Brendon Rodney
Mobolade Ajomale[a]
4 × 100 m relay 37.89 3 Q 37.64 NR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Reid Coolsaet Marathon 2:14:58 23
Eric Gillis 2:12:29 10
Evan Dunfee 20 km walk 1:20:49 10
Inaki Gomez 1:21:12 12
Benjamin Thorne 1:22:28 27
Mathieu Bilodeau 50 km walk Did not finish
Evan Dunfee 3:41:38 NR 4

a Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Khamica Bingham 100 m Bye 11.41 3 Did not advance
Crystal Emmanuel Bye 11.43 4 Did not advance
Crystal Emmanuel 200 m 22.80 3 Q 23.05 8 Did not advance
Kimberly Hyacinthe DNS Did not advance
Alicia Brown 400 m 52.27 5 Did not advance
Kendra Clarke 53.61 6 Did not advance
Carline Muir 51.57 2 Q 51.11 5 Did not advance
Melissa Bishop 800 m 1:58.38 1 Q 1:59.05 2 Q 1:57.02 NR 4
Nicole Sifuentes 1500 m 4:07.43 7 q 4:08.53 7 Did not advance
Gabriela Stafford 4:09.45 9 Did not advance
Hilary Stellingwerff 4:12.00 7 Did not advance
Jessica O'Connell 5000 m 15:51.18 13 Did not advance
Andrea Seccafien 15:30.32 11 Did not advance
Lanni Marchant 10000 m 32:04.21 25
Natasha Wodak 31:53.14 22
Phylicia George 100 m hurdles 12.83 2 Q 12.77 2 Q 12.89 8
Nikkita Holder 12.92 4 q DSQ*
Angela Whyte 13.09 6 Did not advance
Chanice Chase-Taylor 400 m hurdles 1:02.83 8 Did not advance
Noelle Montcalm 56.07 2 Q 56.28 6 Did not advance
Sage Watson 55.93 2 Q 55.44 4 Did not advance
Maria Bernard 3000 m steeplechase 9:50.17 13 Did not advance
Geneviève Lalonde 9:30.24 NR 4 q 9:41.88 16
Erin Teschuk 9:53.70 16 Did not advance
Khamica Bingham
Crystal Emmanuel
Phylicia George
Farah Jacques
4 × 100 m relay 42.70 4 q 43.15 7
Alicia Brown
Noelle Montcalm
Carline Muir
Sage Watson
4 × 400 m relay 3:24.94 3 Q 3:26.43 4
Krista DuChene Marathon 2:35:29 35
Lanni Marchant 2:33:08 24
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Derek Drouin High jump 2.29 =1 q 2.38 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Michael Mason 2.26 =18 Did not advance
Shawnacy Barber Pole vault 5.70 7 q 5.50 10
Tim Nedow Shot put 20.00 16 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Christabel Nettey Long jump 6.37 12 Did not advance
Alyxandria Treasure High jump 1.94 10 Q 1.88 17
Kelsie Ahbe Pole vault 4.55 5 q 4.50 12
Annika Newell 4.15 =17 Did not advance
Alysha Newman 4.45 19 Did not advance
Brittany Crew Shot put 17.45 18 Did not advance
Taryn Suttie 16.74 28 Did not advance
Elizabeth Gleadle Javelin throw 60.28 9 Did not advance
Heather Steacy Hammer throw 66.01 23 Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Damian Warner Result 10.30 7.67 13.66 2.04 47.35 13.58 44.93 4.70 63.19 4:24.90 8666 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Points 1023 977 708 840 941 1029 765 819 786 778
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Brianne Theisen-Eaton Result 13.18 1.86 13.45 24.18 6.48 47.36 2:09.50 6653 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Points 1097 1054 757 963 1001 809 972
Road standards
Men's events Women's events
Event Entry mark Event Entry mark
Marathon 2:12:50 Marathon 2:29:50
20 km walk 1:21:55 20 km walk 1:31:35
50 km walk 3:54:20

Badminton[edit]

Canada qualified two badminton players. London 2012 Olympian Michelle Li was selected among the thirty-four individual shuttlers in the women's singles based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016, while Martin Giuffre picked up one of the spare athlete berths (from athletes starting in both singles and a double event) as the next highest-ranked eligible player in the men's singles.[21][22] The team was officially named on July 23, 2016.[23]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Martin Giuffre Men's singles  Ng K L (HKG)
L (11–21, 14–21)
 Martins (POR)
W (14–21, 24–22, 21–6)
2 Did not advance
Michelle Li Women's singles  Sárosi (HUN)
W (21–11, 21–8)
 Sindhu (IND)
L (21–19, 15–21, 17–21)
2 Did not advance

Basketball[edit]

Women's tournament[edit]

Canada's women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 FIBA Americas Championships in Edmonton.[24]

Team roster

The following was the Canada roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[25]

Canada women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Miah-Marie Langlois 24 – (1991-09-21)21 September 1991 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Dynamo Guvd Novosibirsk Russia
G 5 Kia Nurse 20 – (1996-02-22)22 February 1996 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Connecticut Huskies United States
G 6 Shona Thorburn 33 – (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Nantes Reze Basket France
F 7 Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe 25 – (1991-08-02)2 August 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Bendigo Spirit Australia
G 8 Kim Gaucher 32 – (1984-05-07)7 May 1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Basket Lattes France
F 9 Miranda Ayim 28 – (1988-05-06)6 May 1988 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Basket Landres France
G 10 Nirra Fields 22 – (1993-12-03)3 December 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Phoenix Mercury United States
F 11 Natalie Achonwa 23 – (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Indiana Fever United States
F 12 Lizanne Murphy 32 – (1984-03-15)15 March 1984 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) UF Angers Basket France
F 13 Tamara Tatham 30 – (1985-08-19)19 August 1985 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Dynamo Guvd Novosibirsk Russia
F 14 Katherine Plouffe 23 – (1992-09-15)15 September 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Nantes Reze Basket France
F 15 Michelle Plouffe 23 – (1992-09-15)15 September 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Basket Lattes France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 520 316 +204 10 Quarter-finals
2  Spain 5 4 1 387 333 +54 9
3  Canada 5 3 2 340 347 −7 8
4  Serbia 5 2 3 385 406 −21 7
5  China 5 1 4 371 428 −57 6
6  Senegal 5 0 5 309 482 −173 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
14:15
China  68–90  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 9–19, 17–18, 20–23, 22–30
Pts: Chen N. 13
Rebs: Sun Mengr. 5
Asts: Chen X., Sun Mengx. 3
Pts: Tatham 20
Rebs: Gaucher 10
Asts: Gaucher 7
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,314
Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Anne Panther (GER)

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
14:15
Canada  71–67  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 11–19, 13–17, 26–10
Pts: Nurse 25
Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 9
Asts: Langolis, Nurse 5
Pts: Milovanović 19
Rebs: Page 6
Asts: A. Dabović 5
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,377
Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
17:45
Senegal  58–68  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 14–16, 17–22, 17–13
Pts: Traore 24
Rebs: Diarra 9
Asts: Diémé 6
Pts: Nurse 14
Rebs: Tatham 10
Asts: Langolis 6
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,640
Referees: Anne Panther (GER), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
15:30
Canada  51–81  United States
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 6–18, 14–24, 15–21
Pts: Ayim 8
Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 8
Asts: Langlois, Tatham 3
Pts: Moore, Taurasi 12
Rebs: Moore 8
Asts: Bird 9
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,138
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
17:45
Spain  73–60  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 16–13, 16–18, 24–13
Pts: Torrens 20
Rebs: Nicholls 12
Asts: Palau 6
Pts: Fields 13
Rebs: Achonwa, Raincock-Ekunwe 7
Asts: three players 2
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,026
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Natalia Cuello (DOM)
Quarterfinals
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
22:15
France  68–63  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 16–12, 18–13, 18–13
Pts: Gruda 14
Rebs: Gruda 10
Asts: Époupa 6
Pts: Gaucher 15
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Tatham 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

Boxing[edit]

Canada qulifieed three boxers. Arthur Biyarslanov, Mandy Bujold, and Ariane Fortin secured their spots on the team at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[26][27] The full team was officially nominated on July 14, 2016.[28]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Arthur Biyarslanov Men's light welterweight  Al-Kasbeh (JOR)
W 3–0
 Harutyunyan (GER)
L 0–2
Did not advance
Mandy Bujold Women's flyweight  Mirzaeva (UZB)
W 3–0
 Ren Cc (CHN)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Ariane Fortin Women's middleweight  Shakimova (KAZ)
L 1–2
Did not advance

Canoeing[edit]

Canada's canoeing and kayaking team consisted of eleven athletes (seven men and four women).[6][29]

Slalom[edit]

Two Canadian canoeists qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 Pan American Games.[30] The team was selected based on the slalom canoeists' performances from the National trials in May 2016 along with stages two and three of the ICF World Cup series in La Seu d'Urgell and Pau (both held on the second and third week of June 2016).[31] The team was officially named on June 10, 2016.[32]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Cameron Smedley Men's C-1 104.93 12 104.83 13 104.83 15 Did not advance
Michael Tayler Men's K-1 105.66 19 93.47 12 93.47 16 Did not advance

Sprint[edit]

Canadian canoeists/kayakers qualified two boats in the men's K-1 200 and women's K-1 500 m through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[33] Meanwhile, all other boats earned their spots at the 2016 Pan American Sprint Qualifier in Gainesville, Georgia, United States, either by winning their event or when the quota place for their event passed to the highest finisher not qualified.[34] Andréanne Langlois was officially nominated to the team on June 20, 2016.[35] The full team was officially nominated on June 27, 2016.[36] On July 29, 2016, Canoe Kayak Canada announced that it received two additional athlete quotas for the men's K-2 200 m event, following the suspension of the Russian kayakers.[6] On August 1, 2016, both Ryan Cochrane and Hugues Fournel were named to the team in the men's K-2 200 m event.[37][38]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mark de Jonge K-1 200 m 34.898 3 Q 34.775 4 FA 36.080 7
Mark Oldershaw C-1 200 m 42.972 4 Q 43.357 7 Did not advance
Ryan Cochrane
Hugues Fournel
K-2 200 m 32.749 4 Q 33.494 3 FA 33.767 8
Mark Oldershaw C-1 1000 m 4:13.600 3 Q 4:03.493 4 FB 4:06.972 11
Adam van Koeverden K-1 1000 m 3:37.212 3 Q 3:36.230 6 FB 3:31.872 9
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andréanne Langlois K-1 200 m 40.956 3 Q 41.350 5 FB 42.099 14
Émilie Fournel K-1 500 m 1:53.670 2 Q 1:59.638 7 Did not advance
Kathleen Fraser
Genevieve Orton
K-2 500 m 1:46.148 6 Q 1:45.351 5 FB 1:49.389 13
Émilie Fournel
Kathleen Fraser
Andréanne Langlois
Genevieve Orton
K-4 500 m 1:34.269 4 Q 1:36.254 =2 FA 1:40.733 8

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling[edit]

Canada qualified a total of 19 cyclists (7 men and 12 women). The full team was officially announced on June 29, 2016.[39]

Road[edit]

Canadian riders qualified six quota spots (3 per gender) with their top five national ranking in the 2015 UCI America Tour (for men) and top 12 in the UCI World Ranking (for women).[40][41]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Antoine Duchesne Road race Did not finish
Hugo Houle Road race Did not finish
Time trial 1:17:02.04 21
Michael Woods Road race 6:30:05 55
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Karol-Ann Canuel Road race 3:56:34 25
Time trial 46:30.93 13
Leah Kirchmann Road race 4:01:29 38
Tara Whitten Road race Did not finish
Time trial 45:01.16 7

Track[edit]

A total of eight Canadian track cyclists qualified. Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Canadian riders accumulated spots in the women's team sprint and team pursuit, as well as the women's omnium. As a result of their place in the women's team sprint, Canada won the right to enter two riders in both women's sprint and women's keirin. Therefore, Canada were permitted to enter the maximum team size of 7 women. Although Canada failed to win a quota place in the men's team sprint, they managed to secure a single berth in the men's keirin, with their final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.[42]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Kate O'Brien Women's sprint 11.020
65.335
12 Q  Hansen (NZL)
L
 Sullivan (CAN)
 Welte (GER)
L
Did not advance
Monique Sullivan 11.143
64.614
17 Q  Marchant (GBR)
L
 O'Brien (CAN)
 Welte (GER)
L
Did not advance
Team sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Kate O'Brien
Monique Sullivan
Women's team sprint 33.735
53.357
7 Q  Russia (RUS)
L 33.684
53.437
7 Did not advance
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
results
Rank Opponent
results
Rank
Allison Beveridge
Jasmin Glaesser
Kirsti Lay
Georgia Simmerling
Laura Brown
Women's team pursuit 4:19.599 4 Q  Great Britain (GBR)
4:15.636 NR
3  New Zealand (NZL)
4:14.627 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Hugo Barrette Men's keirin 4 R 2 Did not advance
Kate O'Brien Women's keirin 6 R 2 Did not advance
Monique Sullivan 6 R 5 Did not advance
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Time Rank Points Rank Points Time Rank Points Time Rank Points Points Rank
Allison Beveridge Women's omnium 15 14 3:36.938 9 24 14 12 36.247 9 24 14.140 6 30 0 17 168 11

Mountain biking[edit]

Canadian mountain bikers qualified for two men's and two women's quota places, as result of the nation's tenth-place finish for men and third for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.[43][44]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Léandre Bouchard Men's cross-country 1:42:43 27
Raphaël Gagné LAP (2 laps) 43
Emily Batty Women's cross-country 1:31:43 4
Catharine Pendrel 1:31:41 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

BMX[edit]

Canadian riders qualified for one men's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's tenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 31, 2016.[44] BMX rider and London 2012 Olympian Tory Nyhaug was among the cyclists named to Canada's Olympic team on June 29, 2016.[45]

Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Tory Nyhaug Men's BMX 35.422 18 4 1 Q 12 4 Q 35.657 5

Diving[edit]

Canadian divers qualified for the following individual spots and the synchronized teams at the Olympics through the 2015 FINA World Championships, the 2015 Pan American Games, and the 2016 FINA World Cup series. The diving team was officially named to the Olympic roster on June 13, 2016, featuring London 2012 bronze medallists Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion.[46] Maxim Bouchard was added to the team on June 28, 2016, after Canada received an additional quota place from FINA.[47]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Philippe Gagné 3 m springboard 400.75 12 Q 445.40 5 Q 425.30 11
Maxim Bouchard 10 m platform 398.15 19 Did not advance
Vincent Riendeau 419.50 14 Q 436.30 14 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Jennifer Abel 3 m springboard 373.00 1 Q 343.45 3 Q 367.25 4
Pamela Ware 329.10 7 Q 318.25 9 Q 323.15 7
Meaghan Benfeito 10 m platform 329.15 7 Q 332.80 9 Q 389.20 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Roseline Filion 323.55 9 Q 336.80 7 Q 367.95 6
Jennifer Abel
Pamela Ware
3 m synchronized springboard 298.32 4
Meaghan Benfeito
Roseline Filion
10 m synchronized platform 336.18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Equestrian[edit]

Canadian equestrian riders qualified a full squad in the team eventing and jumping competitions through the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games and the 2015 Pan American Games respectively.[48][49] Two dressage riders also qualified with a top finish from each of the individual FEI Olympic rankings (for North America) and the 2015 Pan American Games.[50] The full team of 10 athletes was officially named on July 14, 2016.[51]

Dressage[edit]

The Canadian team was nominated using the average of the top four results from January 1, 2016 to July 3, 2016.[52]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Megan Lane Caravella Individual 71.286 32 Did not advance
Belinda Trussell Anton 72.214 28 Q 72.325 27 Did not advance

Eventing[edit]

On July 29, 2016, it was announced Selena O'Hanlon was withdrawn from the eventing team (due to an injury of her horse Foxwood High, and replaced with Kathryn Robinson and Let It Bee).[38][53]

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Rebecca Howard Riddle Master Individual 49.40 41 12.40 61.80 15 0.00 61.80 10 4.00 65.80 10 65.80 10
Colleen Loach Qorry Blue d'Argouges 56.50 # 57 85.20 141.70 45 4.00 145.70 42 Did not advance
Kathryn Robinson Let It Bee 49.40 41 Eliminated Did not advance
Jessica Phoenix A Little Romance 52.00 50 75.60 127.60 41 4.00 131.60 38 Did not advance
Rebecca Howard
Colleen Loach
Kathryn Robinson
Jessica Phoenix
See above Team 150.80 12 331.10 482.50 11 339.10 821 10 821 10

"#" 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.

Jumping[edit]

The team did not include Ian Millar, who was looking to make a record eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics. Millar's horse was injured earlier in the year and therefore could not compete. His daughter Amy, made her Olympic debut.[51]

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
Yann Candele First Choice 15 Individual 4 # =27 0 4 =15 4 8 =18 Q 12 =32 Did not advance 12 32
Tiffany Foster Tripple X III 4 =27 4 8 =30 0 8 =18 Q 4 =16 Q 17 21 26 21 26
Eric Lamaze Fine Lady 5 0 =1 0 0 =1 0 0 1 Q 0 =1 Q 0 0 =1 JO 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Amy Millar Heros 0 =1 5 # 5 =26 12 # 17 =38 Did not advance
Yann Candele
Tiffany Foster
Eric Lamaze
Amy Millar
See above Team 4* =3 4 4 6 4 8 =3 JO 8 4

"#" 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.
* penalties for the first day of team jumping will not be carried into the second round.

Fencing[edit]

Canada qualified five fencers. Joseph Polossifakis and Eleanor Harvey secured a spot on the Canadian team with a top two placement from the America region outside the world's top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings, while Maxime Brinck-Croteau, Leonora MacKinnon, and Maximilien van Haaster were one of the two highest-ranked fencers from the America zone, not already qualified.[54] The team was officially named on May 24, 2016.[55]

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
Maxime Brinck-Croteau Men's épée Bye  Anokhin (RUS)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Maximilien van Haaster Men's foil  Leal (VEN)
W 15–7
 Meinhardt (USA)
L 4–15
Did not advance
Joseph Polossifakis Men's sabre Bye  Buikevich (BLR)
L 6–15
Did not advance
Leonora MacKinnon Women's épée  Pop (ROU)
W 15–10
 Fiamingo (ITA)
L 8–15
Did not advance
Eleanor Harvey Women's foil Bye  Khelfaoui (ALG)
W 15–6
 Errigo (ITA)
W 15–11
 Boubakri (TUN)
L 13–15
Did not advance

Field hockey[edit]

Men's tournament[edit]

Canada men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top four finish at the 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.[56]

Team roster

The following was the Canada roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The roster consisted of 16 athletes.[57]

Head coach: Anthony Farry

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 5 4 1 0 17 10 +7 13 Quarter-finals
2  Netherlands 5 3 1 1 18 6 +12 10
3  Argentina 5 2 2 1 14 12 +2 8
4  India 5 2 1 2 9 9 0 7
5  Ireland 5 1 0 4 10 16 −6 3
6  Canada 5 0 1 4 7 22 −15 1
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.[58]


6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
18:00
Canada  2–6  Germany
Pearson field hockey ball 11'
Pereira field hockey ball 39'
Report Fürste field hockey ball 4'33'
Wellen field hockey ball 6'46'
Müller field hockey ball 14'
Butt field hockey ball 26'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
12:30
Canada  1–3  Argentina
Tupper field hockey ball 55' Report Paredes field hockey ball 13'
Peillat field hockey ball 46'51'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
13:30
Netherlands  7–0  Canada
Van Ass field hockey ball 9'
Van der Weerden field hockey ball 25'52'60'
Hertzberger field hockey ball 29'36'
Kemperman field hockey ball 58'
Report
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Nathan Stagno (GBR)

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
11:00
Ireland  4–2  Canada
O'Donoghue field hockey ball 1'28'
Caruth field hockey ball 29'
Darling field hockey ball 57'
Report Tupper field hockey ball 37'50'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Nathan Stagno (GBR)

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
12:30
India  2–2  Canada
A. Singh field hockey ball 33'
Ra. Singh field hockey ball 41'
Report Tupper field hockey ball 33'52'
Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GBR)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Canada men's Men's tournament  Germany
L 2–6
 Argentina
L 1–3
 Netherlands
L 0–7
 Ireland
L 2–4
 India
D 2–2
6 Did not advance 11

Football (soccer)[edit]

Women's tournament[edit]

Canada women's football team qualified for the Olympics with second-place finish at the 2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship in Houston, Texas.[59][60]

Team roster

Head coach: United Kingdom John Herdman

Canada named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament, which was announced on 20 June 2016.[61]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Stephanie Labbé (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 (aged 29) 34 0 United States Washington Spirit
2 2DF Allysha Chapman (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 27) 32 1 United States Houston Dash
3 2DF Kadeisha Buchanan (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 20) 60 3 United States West Virginia University
4 2DF Shelina Zadorsky (1992-08-24)24 August 1992 (aged 23) 20 3 United States Washington Spirit
5 3MF Quinn[note 1] (1995-08-11)11 August 1995 (aged 20) 25 3 United States Duke University
6 4FW Deanne Rose (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 17) 12 3 Canada Scarborough GS United
7 2DF Rhian Wilkinson (1982-05-12)12 May 1982 (aged 34) 175 7 Unattached
8 3MF Diana Matheson (1984-04-06)6 April 1984 (aged 32) 183 17 United States Washington Spirit
9 2DF Josée Bélanger (1986-05-14)14 May 1986 (aged 30) 50 7 United States Orlando Pride
10 2DF Ashley Lawrence (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 21) 42 4 United States West Virginia University
11 3MF Desiree Scott (1987-07-31)31 July 1987 (aged 29) 110 0 United States FC Kansas City
12 4FW Christine Sinclair (captain) (1983-06-12)12 June 1983 (aged 33) 243 162 United States Portland Thorns
13 3MF Sophie Schmidt (1988-06-28)28 June 1988 (aged 28) 149 16 Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt
14 4FW Melissa Tancredi (1981-12-27)27 December 1981 (aged 34) 118 25 Sweden KIF Örebro
15 4FW Nichelle Prince (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 21) 16 6 United States Ohio State University
16 4FW Janine Beckie (1994-08-20)20 August 1994 (aged 21) 23 10 United States Houston Dash
17 3MF Jessie Fleming (1998-03-11)11 March 1998 (aged 18) 33 3 United States University of California, Los Angeles
18 1GK Sabrina D'Angelo (1993-05-11)11 May 1993 (aged 23) 2 0 United States Western New York Flash
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Quarter-finals
2  Germany 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
3  Australia 3 1 1 1 8 5 +3 4
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Canada 2–0 Australia
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)

Canada 3–1 Zimbabwe
Beckie 7', 35'
Sinclair 19' (pen.)
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Chirandu 86'
Attendance: 30,295[63]
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)

Germany 1–2 Canada
Behringer 13' (pen.) Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Tancredi 26', 60'
Attendance: 8,227[64]
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
Quarterfinal
Canada 1–0 France
Schmidt 56' Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 38,688[65]
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
Semifinal
Canada 0–2 Germany
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Behringer 21' (pen.)
Däbritz 59'
Attendance: 5,641[66]
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
Bronze medal match
Brazil 1–2 Canada
Beatriz 79' Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)

Golf[edit]

Canada qualified four golfers (two per gender). Graham DeLaet (world no. 148), David Hearn (world no. 127), Brooke Henderson (world no. 2), and Alena Sharp (world no. 91) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[68][69][70]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Graham DeLaet Men's 66 71 74 69 280 −4 20
David Hearn 73 70 74 66 283 −1 =30
Brooke Henderson Women's 70 64 75 67 276 −8 =7
Alena Sharp 72 69 75 69 285 +1 30

Gymnastics[edit]

Artistic[edit]

Canada fielded a team of six artistic gymnasts (one man and five women). The women's team qualified through a top eight finish at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[71] Meanwhile, Canada claimed one male quota place in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[72] The team was officially unveiled on June 30, 2016.[73]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Scott Morgan Floor 14.966 14.966 18 did not advance
Rings 14.533 14.533 27 did not advance
Vault 14.470 14.470 14 did not advance
Women
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Ellie Black Team 14.499 14.500 13.566 14.133 56.965 13 Q did not advance
Shallon Olsen 14.950 Q 13.866
Isabela Onyshko 14.000 14.733 14.533 Q 13.966 57.232 10 Q
Brittany Rogers 14.666 14.266 13.466
Rose-Kaying Woo 13.733 13.233 13.566
Total 44.732 43.499 41.565 41.965 171.761 9
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Ellie Black All-around 14.866 14.500 14.566 14.366 58.298 5
Isabela Onyshko 13.933 14.166 14.366 13.900 56.365 18
Isabela Onyshko Balance beam 13.400 8
Shallon Olsen Vault 14.816 8

Trampoline[edit]

Canada qualified one gymnast in the women's trampoline with a top eight finish at the 2015 World Championships in Odense, Denmark.[74] Meanwhile, an additional Olympic berth was awarded to Jason Burnett, who finished in the top six at the 2016 Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[75] The team was officially unveiled on June 30, 2016.[73]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Jason Burnett Men's 103.715 14 did not advance
Rosannagh MacLennan Women's 103.130 3 Q 56.465 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Judo[edit]

Canada qualified a total of seven judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Six of them (four men and two women), including London 2012 bronze medallist Antoine Valois-Fortier, were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Ecaterina Guica at women's half-lightweight (52 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region as Canada's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.[76] The team was officially unveiled on June 28, 2016.[77] Arthur Margelidon (73 kg) also qualified as being part of the top 22 eligible judokas in the world rankings, however had to withdraw after breaking his forearm in training.[78]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sérgio Pessoa −60 kg Bye  Papinashvili (GEO)
L 000–001 UMA
did not advance
Antoine Bouchard −66 kg  Ovinou (PNG)
W 100–000 UMA
 Pulyaev (RUS)
W 001–000 SGA
 Bassou (MAR)
W 001–000 SGA
 Gomboč (SLO)
L 000–100
Did not advance  Davaadorj (MGL)
W 010–000
 Ebinuma (JPN)
L 000–101
5
Antoine Valois-Fortier −81 kg Bye  Pietri (FRA)
W 100–001 SOT
 Lucenti (ARG)
W 010–010 S
 Khalmurzaev (RUS)
L 000–010 KGA
Did not advance  Nagase (JPN)
L 000–100 SOT
Did not advance 7
Kyle Reyes −100 kg Bye  Grol (NED)
L 000–101 KGA
did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ecaterina Guica −52 kg Bye  Kuziutina (RUS)
L 000–000 S
did not advance
Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard −57 kg Bye  Karakas (HUN)
L 000–000 S
did not advance
Kelita Zupancic −70 kg Bye  Stam (GEO)
W 000–000 S
 Tachimoto (JPN)
L 000–010
Did not advance  Graf (AUT)
L 001–010
Did not advance 7

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Canadian athletes qualified two quota spots in the women's event. Donna Vakalis secured a selection in the women's event after obtaining a top five finish at the 2015 Pan American Games.[79] Melanie McCann qualified through the world rankings as one of the top 8 athletes not yet qualified as of June 1, 2016.[80]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Melanie McCann Women's 23–12 2 3 240 2:20.81 26 278 0 3 300 13:42.43 32 478 1296 16
Donna Vakalis 22–13 1 5 233 2:22.12 31 274 EL =31 0 13:36.19 31 484 991 33

Rowing[edit]

Canada qualified a total of seven boats (26 rowers). Six rowing crews confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the rowers competing in the men's quadruple sculls were further added to the Canadian roster with their top two finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.[81] The full team was announced on June 28, 2016.[82]

Rowing Canada decided not to enter a men's eight boat (the defending Olympic silver medallist and current world record holder) in the hopes of qualifying more competitive boats (and winning more medals).[83]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Will Crothers
Kai Langerfeld
Conlin McCabe
Tim Schrijver
Four 5:58.26 2 SA/B Bye 6:20.66 2 FA 6:15.93 6
Brendan Hodge
Maxwell Lattimer
Nicolas Pratt
Eric Woelfl
Lightweight four 6:19.44 4 R 6:05.35 4 did not advance
Julien Bahain
Will Dean
Robert Gibson
Pascal Lussier
Quadruple sculls 6:34.55 5 R 5:56.28 5 FB 6:13.55 8
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Carling Zeeman Single sculls 8:41.12 1 QF Bye 7:34.52 3 SA/B 7:54.07 4 FB 7:28.62 10
Nicole Hare
Jennifer Martins
Pair 7:22.99 4 R 8:01.09 4 FC Bye 8:26.03 14
Lindsay Jennerich
Patricia Obee
Lightweight double sculls 7:03.51 1 SA/B Bye 7:16.35 2 FA 7:05.88 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Caileigh Filmer
Susanne Grainger
Natalie Mastracci
Cristy Nurse
Lisa Roman
Christine Roper
Antje von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
Lauren Wilkinson
Lesley Thompson-Willie (cox)
Eight 6:12.44 3 R 6:28.07 1 FA 6:06.04 5
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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
  • Results given are within the heat.

Rugby sevens[edit]

Women's tournament[edit]

The Canadian women's rugby sevens team (12 athletes) qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top four of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.[84]

Team roster

The following was the Canada roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[85]

Head coach: John Tait

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 91 3 +88 9 Quarter-finals
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 83 22 +61 7
3  Brazil (H) 3 1 0 2 29 77 −48 5
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 10 111 −101 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
6 August 2016
12:30
Canada 45–0 Japan
Try: Landry (2) 1' c, 6' c
Moleschi 3' c
Farella (2) 4' m, 9' m
Benn 13' c
Watcham-Roy 14' c
Con: Landry (3/4)
Russell (2/3)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)

6 August 2016
17:30
Canada 38–0 Brazil
Try: Paquin (2) 1' c, 7' c
Kish 5' m
Moleschi 6' c
Farella (2) 12' c, 17' m
Con: Russell (3/4)
Landry (1/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)

7 August 2016
12:30
Canada 0–22 Great Britain
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Richardson 4' m
Wilson-Hardy 6' m
Scarratt (2) 10' m, 12' c
Con: Richardson (1/2)
McLean (0/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand)
Quarter-final
7 August 2016
17:30
Canada 15–5 France
Try: Moleschi 6' m
Farella 12' m
Landry 14' m
Con: Landry (0/2)
Russell (0/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Le Pesq 3' m
Con: Le Pesq (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
Semi-final
8 August 2016
14:30
Australia 17–5 Canada
Try: Cherry (2) 2' c, 7' m
Dalton 10' m
Con: Dalton (1/3)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Williams 13' m
Con: Landry (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Bronze medal game
8 August 2016
18:30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Canada 33–10 Great Britain
Try: Paquin 3' c
Landry (2) 6' c, 16' c
Farella 9' m
Russell 10' c
Con: Landry (4/5)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Waterman 4' m
Joyce 13' m
Con: McLean (0/1)
Richardson (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)

Sailing[edit]

Canadian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and North American qualifying regattas.[86]

Olympic veterans Luke Ramsay and Nikola Girke (Nacra 17), as well as the skiff crew Danielle Boyd and Erin Rafuse (49erFX), were the first Canadian sailors to be selected for Rio on March 8, 2016, while the entire nation's Olympic sailing squad will be named by June 2016.[87] Laser Radial sailor Brenda Bowskill was named to the team on May 9, 2016, and was followed by Finn yachtsman Tom Ramshaw a week later and 470 crew brothers Graeme and Jacob Saunders in the first week of June 2016.[88][89][90] The team was officially unveiled on July 4, 2016.[91]

Citing the sailors' performances and downward trend throughout the qualifying period, the Canadian Yachting Association decided to reject quota places earned in both windsurfing and 49er classes.[92]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Lee Parkhill Laser 43 37 33 9 19 20 14 23 4 13 EL 215 23
Tom Ramshaw Finn 19 12 22 13 9 17 22 20 20 19 EL 173 21
Graeme Saunders
Jacob Saunders
470 26 20 22 19 12 14 17 21 13 21 EL 185 22
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Brenda Bowskill Laser Radial 9 30 15 20 10 19 9 20 10 15 EL 157 16
Danielle Boyd
Erin Rafuse
49erFX 5 4 11 16 16 16 18 17 12 18 16 14 EL 163 16
Mixed
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Luke Ramsay
Nikola Girke
Nacra 17 4 15 8 10 16 9 18 21 15 12 17 9 EL 154 15

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting[edit]

Canadian shooters achieved quota places for the following events with gold medal finishes at the 2015 Pan American Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[93] Three-time Olympic trap shooter Cynthia Meyer and two-time Pan American Games pistol champion Lynda Kiejko were officially named to the Canadian team on May 5, 2016.[94]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Lynda Kiejko Women's 10 m air pistol 374 38 did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 552 38 did not advance
Cynthia Meyer Women's trap 67 7 did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming[edit]

A total of 30 swimmers (10 men and 20 women) were selected to the Canadian roster for the Olympics.[95][96][97][98] To secure their nomination to the Olympic team, swimmers needed to have attained a top two finish under the FINA Olympic qualifying A standard in each of the individual pool events at the Canadian Olympic Trials (April 5 to 10) in Toronto.[97] Richard Weinberger qualified for the open water race by finishing in the top 10 at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.[99] Meanwhile, Stephanie Horner qualified at the 2016 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier in Setubal, Portugal.[100]

The six medals won by Canadian swimmers is the most since the 1984 Summer Olympics and the most in a fully contested Olympic swimming competition since the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for swimming events are the round's ranking
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • AM = Americas record
  • NR = National record
  • OR = Olympic Record
  • WJR = World Junior Record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Santo Condorelli 50 m freestyle 21.83 7 Q 21.97 12 did not advance
Yuri Kisil 22.50 35 did not advance
Santo Condorelli 100 m freestyle 48.22 5 Q 47.93 =3 Q 47.88 4
Yuri Kisil 48.49 11 Q 48.28 =10 did not advance
Ryan Cochrane 400 m freestyle 3:45.83 11 did not advance
1500 m freestyle 14:53.44 7 Q 14:49.61 6
Javier Acevedo 100 m backstroke 54.11 17 did not advance
Jason Block 100 m breaststroke 1:00.71 24 did not advance
Ashton Baumann 200 m breaststroke 2:12.61 24 did not advance
Santo Condorelli 100 m butterfly 51.99 14 Q 51.83 NR 12 did not advance
Santo Condorelli
Yuri Kisil
Markus Thormeyer
Evan van Moerkerke
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:14.06 5 Q 3:14.35 7
Javier Acevedo
Jason Block
Mackenzie Darragh
Yuri Kisil
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:36.92 16 did not advance
Richard Weinberger 10 km open water 1:53:16.4 17
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chantal Van Landeghem 50 m freestyle 24.57 =8 Q 24.61 10 did not advance
Michelle Williams 24.91 =18 did not advance
Penny Oleksiak 100 m freestyle 53.53 =5 Q 52.72 WJR, AM 2 Q 52.70 OR, WJR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chantal Van Landeghem 53.89 9 Q 54.00 10 did not advance
Brittany MacLean 200 m freestyle 1:57.74 16 Q 1:57.36 10 did not advance
Katerine Savard 1:57.15 13 Q 1:57.80 15 did not advance
Brittany MacLean 400 m freestyle 4:03.43 5 Q 4:04.69 5
Emily Overholt 4:16.24 25 did not advance
Brittany MacLean 800 m freestyle 8:26.43 10 did not advance
Dominique Bouchard 100 m backstroke 1:00.18 12 Q 1:00.54 12 did not advance
Kylie Masse 59.07 3 Q 59.06 =NR 5 Q 58.76 NR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dominique Bouchard 200 m backstroke 2:08.87 7 Q 2:09.07 =9 did not advance
Hilary Caldwell 2:07.40 2 Q 2:07.17 2 2:07.54 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Rachel Nicol 100 m breaststroke 1:06.85 11 Q 1:06.73 8 Q 1:06.68 5
Kierra Smith 1:07.41 18 did not advance
Martha McCabe 200 m breaststroke 2:28.62 23 did not advance
Kierra Smith 2:23.69 6 Q 2:22.87 8 Q 2:23.19 7
Penny Oleksiak 100 m butterfly 56.73 NR, WJR 3 Q 57.10 5 Q 56.46 NR, WJR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Noemie Thomas 58.27 17 did not advance
Audrey Lacroix 200 m butterfly 2:09.21 16 Q 2:09.95 16 did not advance
Sydney Pickrem 200 m individual medley 2:11.06 8 Q 2:10.57 7 2:11.22 6
Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson 2:12.56 14 Q 2:12.53 15 did not advance
Emily Overholt 400 m individual medley 4:36.54 8 Q 4:34.70 5
Sydney Pickrem 4:38.06 12 did not advance
Sandrine Mainville
Penny Oleksiak
Chantal Van Landeghem
Taylor Ruck
Michelle Williams[a]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:33.84 NR 3 Q 3:32.89 NR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Brittany MacLean
Penny Oleksiak
Katerine Savard
Taylor Ruck
Kennedy Goss[a]
Emily Overholt[a]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:51.99 6 Q 7:45.39 NR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kylie Masse
Rachel Nicol
Penny Oleksiak
Taylor Ruck
Noemie Thomas
Chantal van Landeghem
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:56.80 NR 2 Q 3:55.49 NR 5
Stephanie Horner 10 km open water 1:59:22.1 23

a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Synchronized swimming[edit]

Canada fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete in the women's duet, by claiming the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[101] The team was officially named on May 18, 2016.[102]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Jacqueline Simoneau
Karine Thomas
Duet 89.2916 7 90.0667 179.3583 7 Q 90.6000 179.8916 7

Table tennis[edit]

Canada qualified two table tennis players. Pan American Games silver medallist Eugene Wang and two-time Olympian Zhang Mo secured an Olympic spot in the men's and women's singles, respectively, with a top three finish at the North American Qualification Tournament in Toronto.[103] The team was officially named on June 1, 2016.[104]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Eugene Wang Men's singles Bye  Campos (CUB)
W 4–2
 Li (TUR)
W 4–0
 Wong C T (HKG)
L 4–0
did not advance
Zhang Mo Women's singles Bye  Matelová (CZE)
W 4–3
 Pota (HUN)
L 4–1
did not advance

Taekwondo[edit]

Canada qualified one taekwondo athlete. 2011 Pan American Games champion Melissa Pagnotta made her Olympic debut in the women's welterweight category (67 kg) with a top two finish at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes, Mexico.[105][106] In May 2016, Pagnotta was officially named to the Olympic team.[107]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Melissa Pagnotta Women's −67 kg  Oh H-r (KOR)
L 3–9
did not advance  Chuang C-c (TPE)
L 1–4
Did not advance 7

Tennis[edit]

Canada qualified four tennis players. Milos Raonic (world no. 9), Vasek Pospisil (world no. 46), and Eugenie Bouchard (world no. 48) qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for their respective singles events based on the ATP and WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.[108] Bouchard's doubles partner Gabriela Dabrowski was added to the team on June 30, 2016.[109] On July 15, 2016, Raonic withdrew from the games, citing the Zika virus.[110] Daniel Nestor was chosen to replace him in the men's doubles event.[111]

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
Vasek Pospisil Men's singles  Monfils (FRA)
L 1–6, 3–6
did not advance
Daniel Nestor
Vasek Pospisil
Men's doubles  Daniell /
Venus (NZL)
W 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
 Elias /
Sousa (POR)
W 6–1, 6–4
 Fognini /
Seppi (ITA)
W 6–3, 6–1
 López /
Nadal (ESP)
L 6–7(1–7), 6–7(4–7)
 Johnson /
Sock (USA)
L 2–6, 4–6
4
Eugenie Bouchard Women's singles  Stephens