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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
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Canada has competed at 28Summer Olympic Games, missing only the inaugural1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted1980 Summer Olympics. This count includes the1906 Olympic Games, deemed unofficial 43 years after they were held (Canada won gold and silver). The nation made its debut at the1900 Summer Olympics. Canada competes under theIOC country code CAN.
Canada has hosted theSummer Olympic Games once, in1976 inMontreal,Quebec.[1]
| Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer Olympics[2] | Montreal, Quebec | July 17–August 1 | 92 | 6,084 | 198 |
Host country
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold medal | Total medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1896 Athens | did not participate | ||||||
 1900 Paris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 |
 1904 St. Louis | 52 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 1908 London | 87 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 5 |
 1912 Stockholm | 37 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
 1920 Antwerp | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| 1924 Paris | 65 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 |
 1928 Amsterdam | 69 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 102 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
 1936 Berlin | 97 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 14 |
| 1948 London | 118 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 22 |
 1952 Helsinki | 107 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 25 |
 1956 Melbourne | 92 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 |
 1960 Rome | 85 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 34 |
 1964 Tokyo | 115 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 21 |
 1968 Mexico City | 138 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 21 |
 1972 Munich | 208 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 |
 1976 Montreal | 385 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 13 |
 1980 Moscow | boycotted | ||||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 408 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 6 | 4 |
 1988 Seoul | 328 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 19 |
 1992 Barcelona | 295 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 15 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 303 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 11 |
| 2000 Sydney | 294 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 24 |
 2004 Athens | 262 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 19 |
 2008 Beijing | 332 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 13 |
| 2012 London | 273 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 15 |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 314 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 381 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 11 |
 2024 Paris | 315 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 12 | 11 |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | ||||||
| 2032 Brisbane | |||||||
| Total (28/30) | 5,317 | 80 | 117 | 156 | 353 | 19 | 15 |
Canada also won1 gold medal and 1 silver medal at the1906 Summer Olympics, which theIOC no longer recognizes as an official Olympic games, so those medals are not counted in this table.
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 19 | 19 | 33 | 71 |
 Swimming | 12 | 20 | 30 | 62 |
 Rowing | 10 | 18 | 16 | 44 |
 Canoeing and kayaking (sprint) | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 |
 Shooting | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
 Boxing | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
 Freestyle wrestling | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
 Artistic swimming | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
 Trampoline gymnastics | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
 Weightlifting | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Track cycling | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
 Equestrian (jumping) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Football | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Lacrosse | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Diving | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
 Judo | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
 Triathlon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Artistic gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Breaking | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Golf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rhythmic gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sailing | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
 Mountain biking | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Road cycling | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Beach volleyball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Rugby sevens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Equestrian (dressage) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Equestrian (eventing) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Fencing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Marathon swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Softball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (34 entries) | 79 | 117 | 156 | 352 |
*One of Canada'sice hockey gold medals was won during the1920 Summer Olympics. This table does not include this medal, resulting in the discrepancy between the medals by games and medals by sports tables.
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in the following current or recentsummer sports or disciplines:aquatics (water polo),archery,badminton,baseball,basketball (3-on-3),canoeing and kayaking (slalom),cycling (BMX freestyle),cycling (BMX racing),field hockey,handball,karate,modern pentathlon,skateboarding,sport climbing,surfing,table tennis,volleyball (indoor), andwrestling (Greco-Roman).
Canada has been very successful in synchronized swimming at the Olympics, winning medals at every games in which the sport was competed except for 2004 & 2008.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 Seoul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Canada's only gold medal in diving was won bySylvie Bernier in Los Angeles. At the2012 Olympics,Émilie Heymans became the first Canadian Summer Olympian to win a medal in four straight Olympics.[3]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
Canada has only won an Olympic medal in marathon swimming once, a bronze byRichard Weinberger in 2012.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
AfterGeorge Hodgson won two gold medals in the 1912 Stockholm games, it would be 72 years beforeAlex Baumann became the second Canadian swimmer to win Olympic gold, when he won both individual medley events in world record time in the 1984 Los Angeles games.Victor Davis (1984),Anne Ottenbrite (1984),Mark Tewksbury (1992),Penny Oleksiak (2016),Maggie Mac Neil (2020) andSummer McIntosh (2024) are the other Canadian swimmers to win gold medals. In 2004, Canada failed to win a medal of any colour in swimming for the first time in 40 years. At the Tokyo Olympics, Penny Oleksiak became the most decorated Canadian Olympian of all time, winning a total of 7 medals. At the Paris Olympics in 2024, Summer McIntosh became Canada's first three time Olympic gold medalist in swimming.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Stockholm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1920 Antwerp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 Paris | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | 12 | 20 | 30 | 62 |
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in water polo. Their best finish was fifth in thewomen's tournament at the 2000 games.
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in archery. Their best finish was fifth in thewomen's individual competition at the 1976 games.
Canada is not traditionally strong in athletics, but the nation has won medals in 15 of 23 games in which it has competed. Some memorable performances are the double gold byPercy Williams in the 100m and 200m in the 1928 Amsterdam games, and the gold medals won in Atlanta (1996) byDonovan Bailey in the 100m (in world record time) and by the men's 4 × 100 m relay team.
Ben Johnson originally won gold in themen's 100m at the 1988 games. However, after a positive doping test he was disqualified and his medalstripped.[4][5][6][7]
In 2008,Dylan Armstrong originally finished in fourth place in themen's shotput. However, following the third place finisher being disqualified for doping he was awarded the bronze medal.[8][9]
In 2012,Derek Drouin originally won bronze at themen's high jump. After gold medalistIvan Ukhov of Russia was disqualified for doping in 2019, he was upgraded to silver in 2021.[10]
In 2020, Canada originally won bronze in themen's4 × 100 m relay event. After a positive doping test by the silver medallist Great Britain, the IOC disqualified the team.[11] As a result, Canada's result was upgraded to a silver medal.[12][13]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1904 St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1908 London | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1912 Stockholm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1920 Antwerp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 1936 Berlin | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1948 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 Paris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 19 | 19 | 33 | 71 |
Canada also won 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal inAthletics at the 1906 Summer Olympics, which are not counted in this table.
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in badminton since its introduction to the Olympics in 1992. Their best finish was fourth in thewomen's doubles competition at the 2012 games.
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in baseball. Their best finish was fourth at the2004 games.
Canada has won one Olympic medal in softball, a bronze in thewomen's tournament at the 2020 games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Canada has only won an Olympic medal in basketball once, a silver in 1936.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Berlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in 3-on-3 basketball since its introduction to the Olympics in 2020. Their best was fourth in thewomen's tournament at the 2024 games.
Canada has enjoyed modest success in Olympic boxing, winning medals in eight games.Lennox Lewis won the super heavyweight gold medal in Seoul, before competing for his native Great Britain as a professional.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Antwerp | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1924 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1988 Seoul | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
Canada'sPhil Wizard won the gold medal in the first Olympicmen's breakdancing competition at the 2024 games.[14]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in a whitewater event. Their best finish was fourth in themen's K-1 competition at the 2004 games.
Adam van Koeverden andCaroline Brunet are recent multiple medal winners for Canada.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Berlin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1948 London | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 Paris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 |
Two Canadians have won gold medals in cycling:Lori-Ann Muenzer at the2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, andKelsey Mitchell at the2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Another Canadian cyclist of note isClara Hughes, double bronze medalist in Atlanta (1996). She has also won medals in the2002 and2006 Winter Olympics inspeed skating, and is the only Olympian to win multiple medals in both the summer and winter games.
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in a BMX racing event since its introduction to the Olympics in 2008. Their best finish was fifth in themen's competition at the 2016 games and thewomen's competition at the 2024 games.
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in a BMX freestyle event since its introduction to the Olympics in 2020. Their best finish was tenth in themen's competition at the 2024 games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Canada's first gold medal in equestrian events was won by the show jumping team in Mexico City. A second gold medal, and the first in an individual event, went to Eric Lamaze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Stockholm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Mexico City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Beijing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Canada has won one Olympic medal in fencing, a bronze byEleanor Harvey in thewomen's individual foil at the 2024 games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in field hockey. Their best finish was fifth in thewomen's tournament at the 1984 games.
Canada first competed in Olympic football at the second tournament, 1904. One club team from Canada went to St. Louis to compete against two American teams, winning the gold medal.Canada's men's soccer team is considered unlikely to qualify for the Olympics. Thewomen's national team won the bronze medal in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won the gold at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Golf was only included in the Olympic program for the 1900 and 1904 games, at whichGeorge Lyon won the individual gold medal.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Canada has only won a single medal inartistic gymnastics, a gold byKyle Shewfelt in Athens.Lori Fung won a gold inrhythmic gymnastics in Los Angeles and Canadians have also won medals intrampolining.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 London | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in handball. Their best finish was sixth in thewomen's tournament at the 1976 games.
Canada won the gold medal when ice hockey was introduced in the program of the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp. The sport was moved to theWinter Olympics program for the first winter games in 1924.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Antwerp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Canada has won 7 medals in judo at the Olympics.Doug Rogers won silver at the sport's inaugural event in 1964 in Tokyo. Most recently,Jessica Klimkait andCatherine Beauchemin-Pinard won bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Tokyo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 Paris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in karate. Their best finish was tied for seventh at themen's +75 kg competition at the 2020 games.
Lacrosse was only part of the Olympic program in the 1904 and 1908 games; Canadian teams won the gold medal each time. In 1904, a second Canadian team, composed only ofMohawk players, also won a bronze medal.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1908 London | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in modern pentathlon. Their best finish was eleventh in themen's team competition at the 1988 games and thewomen's competition at the 2012 games.
Rowing is one of Canada's most successful sports at the summer Olympics. The pair ofMarnie McBean andKathleen Heddle won gold in both the Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996) games. Canada has traditionally done well in theeight events, with the men's team winning a medal 9 times and the women's team winning a medal 4 times.
| Games | No. Sailors | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | Event wasn't held | ||||||
| 1900 Paris | 0 | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904 St Louis | 9 | 1/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1908 London | 17 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1912 Stockholm | 10 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7= |
| 1916 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
| 1920 Antwerp | 5 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1924 Paris | 14 | 3/7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 12 | 3/7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 16 | 4/7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1936 Berlin | 10 | 2/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1940 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
| 1944 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
| 1948 London | 11 | 2/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Helsinki | 15 | 3/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 Melbourne | 13 | 2/7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1960 Rome | 15 | 3/7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6= |
| 1964 Tokyo | 16 | 4/7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4= |
| 1968 Mexico City | 15 | 4/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Munich | 16 | 5/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Montreal | 47 | 11/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 0 | 0/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 54 | 14/14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 1988 | 41 | 12/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Barcelona | 33 | 8/14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 36 | 10/14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2000 Sydney | 32 | 9/14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16= |
| 2004 Athens | 32 | 7/14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14= |
| 2008 Beijing | 34 | 8/14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2012 London | 30 | 7/14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2016 Rio | 26 | 7/14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 29 | 10/14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8= |
| 2024 Paris | 11 | 2/14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10= |
| Total | 599 | 264 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 11 |
Canada never qualified a rugby union team for an Olympic games prior to its removal from the program in 1924.
The Canadian rugby sevens team won a bronze in thewomen's tournament at the 2016 games, which was the sport's first time being included on the program, and silver in thewomen's tournament at the 2024 games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Canada's most notable event in Olympic sailing competition was from the 1988 Seoul games, whereLawrence Lemieux was racing towards a certain medal finish, but stopped to help two Singaporean sailors whose boat had capsized during the race. Lemieux was later presented an award from IOC presidentJuan Antonio Samaranch to honor his act of bravery.
| Games | No. Sailors | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | Scheduled but event wasn't held | ||||||
| 1900 Paris | 0 | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1916 St Louis | Not Scheduled | ||||||
| 1908 London | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1912 Stockholm | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1916 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
| 1920 Antwerp | 0 | 0/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1924 Paris | 1 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 0 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 13 | 4/4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1936 Berlin | 1 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1940 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
| 1944 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
| 1948 London | 5 | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Helsinki | 11 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 Melbourne | 8 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Rome | 11 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Tokyo | 11 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 Mexico City | 11 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Munich | 13 | 6/6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1976 Montreal | 12 | 6/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Tallinn | 0 | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 13 | 7/7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1988 Busan | 15 | 8/8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 17 | 10/10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9= |
| 1996 Atlanta | 16 | 10/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Sydney | 9 | 6/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Athens | 11 | 6/11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11= |
| 2008 Qingdoa | 14 | 9/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Weymouth | 11 | 8/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Rio | 9 | 6/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Tokyo | 9 | 6/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Paris | 6 | 4/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 227 | 124 / 205 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
Linda Thom's gold medal in the 1984 Los Angeles games was the first summer Olympic gold medal for Canada in 16 years, having been shut out in Munich (1972) and Montreal (1976), and boycotting the Moscow (1980) games. Since her victory was unexpected, and the sport is not very popular, the event was not broadcast live and Canadian television crews had to scramble to put taped images on the air.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 London | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1924 Paris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1956 Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in skateboarding. Their best finish was seventh byCordano Russell in themen's street competition at the 2024 games.
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in sport climbing. Their best finish was 14th in thewomen's combined competition at the 2020 games.
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in surfing. Their best finish was tied for 17th in thewomen's shortboard competition at the 2024 games.
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in table tennis since its introduction in the 1988 games. Their best finish was tied for fifth in themen's singles tournament at the 1996 games.
Dominique Bosshart won a bronze medal when the sport of taekwondo was introduced at the 2000 Sydney games. Karine Sergerie won silver in the 67 kilogram event, achieving Canada's best-ever finish in taekwondo at the Olympic Games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Canada's first medal in Olympic tennis was the surprising victory bySébastien Lareau andDaniel Nestor in themen's double competition of the 2000 Sydney games, beating the home favourite Australian team.Gabriela Dabrowski andFélix Auger-Aliassime won bronze in themixed doubles competition at the 2024 games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Simon Whitfield won the gold medal when triathlon was introduced at the 2000 Sydney games. After an 11th-place finish at the 2004 Athens games, Whitfield returned to take the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing games. Whitfield was nudged out at the end of the race for the gold medal.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Canada's lone medal in volleyball was won by thebeach volleyball team ofJohn Child andMark Heese when the event was introduced as a medal sport at the 1996 Atlanta games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in indoor volleyball. Their best finish was fourth in themen's tournament at the 1984 games.
Canada's medals in weightlifting were won byGerald Gratton in 1952,Jacques Demers in 1984, andChristine Girard in 2008 and 2012.
In 2008Christine Girard originally took fourth place in thewomen's 63 kg event. After a positive doping test by the silver medallist the IOC disqualified her,[15] and Girard's result was retroactively upgraded to a bronze.[16] In 2012Christine Girard originally won the bronze medal in thewomen's 63 kg event. After a positive doping tests by the gold and silver medallists the IOC disqualified them,[17][18] and Girard's result was retroactively upgraded to a gold.[19]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Helsinki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 London | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Canada's three gold medals in wrestling were won byDaniel Igali in the 2000 Sydney games,Carol Huynh in the 2008 Beijing games infreestyle andErica Wiebe in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro games infreestyle.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1936 Berlin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Beijing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Canada has never won an Olympic medal inGreco-Roman wrestling. Their best finish was fourth in themen's light heavyweight competition at the 1956 games.
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