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Canada at the Summer Olympics
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| NOC | CAN |
| NOCname | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| games | Summer Olympics |
| website | |
| rank | 19 |
| gold | 80 |
| silver | 117 |
| bronze | 156 |
| winterappearances | |
| seealso | 1906 Intercalated Games |
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Canada has competed at 28 Summer Olympic Games, missing only the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. This count includes the 1906 Olympic Games, deemed unofficial 43 years after they were held (Canada won gold and silver). The nation made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Canada competes under the IOC country code CAN.
Hosted games
Canada has hosted the Summer Olympic Games once, in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec.
| Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| title=Athletes, Medals & Results | website=Olympics.com | date=2018-04-24 | url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/montreal-1976 | access-date=2024-08-05}} | Montreal, Quebec | July 17–August 1 | 92 | 6,084 | 198 |
Medal tables
;Medals by year
Canada also won 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal at the 1906 Summer Olympics, which the IOC no longer recognizes as an official Olympic games, so those medals are not counted in this table.
;Medals by sport *One of Canada's ice hockey gold medals was won during the 1920 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 recent summer 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), and wrestling (Greco-Roman).
Aquatics
Artistic swimming
Main article: Artistic swimming at the Summer Olympics
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 | Total | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Diving
Main article: Diving at the Summer Olympics
Canada's only gold medal in diving was won by Sylvie Bernier in Los Angeles. At the 2012 Olympics, Émilie Heymans became the first Canadian Summer Olympian to win a medal in four straight Olympics.
Marathon swimming
Main article: Swimming at the Summer Olympics
Canada has only won an Olympic medal in marathon swimming once, a bronze by Richard Weinberger in 2012.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the Summer Olympics
After George Hodgson won two gold medals in the 1912 Stockholm games, it would be 72 years before Alex 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) and Summer 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 | Total | 12 | 20 | 30 | 62 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the Summer Olympics
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in water polo. Their best finish was fifth in the women's tournament at the 2000 games.
Archery
Main article: Archery at the Summer Olympics
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in archery. Their best finish was fifth in the women's individual competition at the 1976 games.
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the Summer Olympics
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 by Percy Williams in the 100m and 200m in the 1928 Amsterdam games, and the gold medals won in Atlanta (1996) by Donovan Bailey in the 100m (in world record time) and by the men's 4 × 100 m relay team.
Ben Johnson originally won gold in the men's 100m at the 1988 games. However, after a positive doping test he was disqualified and his medal stripped.
In 2008, Dylan Armstrong originally finished in fourth place in the men's shotput. However, following the third place finisher being disqualified for doping he was awarded the bronze medal.
In 2012, Derek Drouin originally won bronze at the men's high jump. After gold medalist Ivan Ukhov of Russia was disqualified for doping in 2019, he was upgraded to silver in 2021.
In 2020, Canada originally won bronze in the men's 4 × 100 m relay event. After a positive doping test by the silver medallist Great Britain, the IOC disqualified the team. As a result, Canada's result was upgraded to a silver medal.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 19 | 19 | 33 | 71 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Canada also won 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal in Athletics at the 1906 Summer Olympics, which are not counted in this table.
Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the Summer Olympics
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in badminton since its introduction to the Olympics in 1992. Their best finish was fourth in the women's doubles competition at the 2012 games.
Baseball and Softball
Baseball
Main article: Baseball at the Summer Olympics
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in baseball. Their best finish was fourth at the 2004 games.
Softball
Main article: Softball at the Summer Olympics
Canada has won one Olympic medal in softball, a bronze in the women's tournament at the 2020 games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Basketball
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Canada has only won an Olympic medal in basketball once, a silver in 1936.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Berlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3-on-3 basketball
Main article: 3x3 basketball at the Summer Olympics
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 the women's tournament at the 2024 games.
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the Summer Olympics
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 | Total | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Breakdancing
Main article: Breaking at the Summer Olympics
Canada's Phil Wizard won the gold medal in the first Olympic men's breakdancing competition at the 2024 games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Canoeing and kayaking
Main article: Canoeing and kayaking at the Summer Olympics
Slalom
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in a whitewater event. Their best finish was fourth in the men's K-1 competition at the 2004 games.
Sprint
Adam van Koeverden and Caroline Brunet are recent multiple medal winners for Canada.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the Summer Olympics
Two Canadians have won gold medals in cycling: Lori-Ann Muenzer at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and Kelsey Mitchell at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Another Canadian cyclist of note is Clara Hughes, double bronze medalist in Atlanta (1996). She has also won medals in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics in speed skating, and is the only Olympian to win multiple medals in both the summer and winter games.
BMX racing
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 the men's competition at the 2016 games and the women's competition at the 2024 games.
BMX freestyle
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 the men's competition at the 2024 games.
Mountain biking
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Road
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Track
Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics
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.
Dressage
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Eventing
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Stockholm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jumping
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the Summer Olympics
Canada has won one Olympic medal in fencing, a bronze by Eleanor Harvey in the women's individual foil at the 2024 games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Field hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the Summer Olympics
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in field hockey. Their best finish was fifth in the women's tournament at the 1984 games.
Football (Soccer)
Main article: Football at the Summer Olympics
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. The women'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 | Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Golf
Main article: Golf at the Summer Olympics
Golf was only included in the Olympic program for the 1900 and 1904 games, at which George Lyon won the individual gold medal.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics
Canada has only won a single medal in artistic gymnastics, a gold by Kyle Shewfelt in Athens. Lori Fung won a gold in rhythmic gymnastics in Los Angeles and Canadians have also won medals in trampolining.
Artistic
Main article: Artistic gymnastics at the Summer Olympics
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rhythmic
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Trampoline
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Handball
Main article: Handball at the Summer Olympics
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in handball. Their best finish was sixth in the women's tournament at the 1976 games.
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the Olympic 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 the Winter Olympics program for the first winter games in 1924.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Antwerp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Judo
Main article: Judo at the Summer Olympics
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 and Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard won bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Karate
Main article: Karate at the Summer Olympics
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in karate. Their best finish was tied for seventh at the men's +75 kg competition at the 2020 games.
Lacrosse
Main article: Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics
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 of Mohawk players, also won a bronze medal.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1908 London | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in modern pentathlon. Their best finish was eleventh in the men's team competition at the 1988 games and the women's competition at the 2012 games.
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the Summer Olympics
Rowing is one of Canada's most successful sports at the summer Olympics. The pair of Marnie McBean and Kathleen Heddle won gold in both the Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996) games. Canada has traditionally done well in the eight 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 | style="background-color:gold;" | Gold | style="background-color:silver;" | Silver | style="background-color:#c96;" | Bronze | Total | Ranking | Total | 599 | 264 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 11 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | Event wasn't held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900 Paris | 0 | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1904 St Louis | 9 | 1/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1908 London | 17 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912 Stockholm | 10 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1916 | Games Cancelled | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920 Antwerp | 5 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 Paris | 14 | 3/7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928 Amsterdam | 12 | 3/7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932 Los Angeles | 16 | 4/7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936 Berlin | 10 | 2/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940 | Games Cancelled | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944 | Games Cancelled | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948 London | 11 | 2/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 Helsinki | 15 | 3/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 Melbourne | 13 | 2/7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 Rome | 15 | 3/7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 Tokyo | 16 | 4/7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 Mexico City | 15 | 4/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 Munich | 16 | 5/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 Montreal | 47 | 11/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | 0 | 0/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 54 | 14/14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | 41 | 12/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 Barcelona | 33 | 8/14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 Atlanta | 36 | 10/14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 Sydney | 32 | 9/14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 Athens | 32 | 7/14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 Beijing | 34 | 8/14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 London | 30 | 7/14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 Rio | 26 | 7/14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 Tokyo | 29 | 10/14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 Paris | 11 | 2/14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rugby
Main article: Rugby at the Summer Olympics
Union
Main article: Rugby union at the Summer Olympics
Canada never qualified a rugby union team for an Olympic games prior to its removal from the program in 1924.
Sevens
The Canadian rugby sevens team won a bronze in the women's tournament at the 2016 games, which was the sport's first time being included on the program, and silver in the women's tournament at the 2024 games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the Summer Olympics
Canada's most notable event in Olympic sailing competition was from the 1988 Seoul games, where Lawrence 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 president Juan Antonio Samaranch to honor his act of bravery.
| Games | No. Sailors | Events | style="background-color:gold;" | Gold | style="background-color:silver;" | Silver | style="background-color:#c96;" | Bronze | Total | Ranking | Total | 227 | 124 / 205 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | Scheduled but event wasn't held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900 Paris | 0 | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1916 St Louis | Not Scheduled | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1908 London | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912 Stockholm | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1916 | Games Cancelled | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920 Antwerp | 0 | 0/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 Paris | 1 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928 Amsterdam | 0 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932 Los Angeles | 13 | 4/4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936 Berlin | 1 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940 | Games Cancelled | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944 | Games Cancelled | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948 London | 5 | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 Helsinki | 11 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 Melbourne | 8 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 Rome | 11 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 Tokyo | 11 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 Mexico City | 11 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 Munich | 13 | 6/6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 Montreal | 12 | 6/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 Tallinn | 0 | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 13 | 7/7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 Busan | 15 | 8/8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 Barcelona | 17 | 10/10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 Atlanta | 16 | 10/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 Sydney | 9 | 6/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 Athens | 11 | 6/11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 Qingdoa | 14 | 9/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 Weymouth | 11 | 8/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 Rio | 9 | 6/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 Tokyo | 9 | 6/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 Paris | 6 | 4/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the Summer Olympics
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 | Total | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Skateboarding
Main article: Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in skateboarding. Their best finish was seventh by Cordano Russell in the men's street competition at the 2024 games.
Sport climbing
Main article: Sport climbing at the Summer Olympics
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in sport climbing. Their best finish was 14th in the women's combined competition at the 2020 games.
Surfing
Main article: Surfing at the Summer Olympics
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in surfing. Their best finish was tied for 17th in the women's shortboard competition at the 2024 games.
Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the Summer Olympics
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 the men's singles tournament at the 1996 games.
Taekwondo
Main article: Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics
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 | Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the Summer Olympics
Canada's first medal in Olympic tennis was the surprising victory by Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor in the men's double competition of the 2000 Sydney games, beating the home favourite Australian team. Gabriela Dabrowski and Félix Auger-Aliassime won bronze in the mixed doubles competition at the 2024 games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Triathlon
Main article: Triathlon at the Summer Olympics
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 | Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Volleyball
Canada's lone medal in volleyball was won by the beach volleyball team of John Child and Mark Heese when the event was introduced as a medal sport at the 1996 Atlanta games.
Beach
Main article: Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Indoor
Main article: Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in indoor volleyball. Their best finish was fourth in the men's tournament at the 1984 games.
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics
Canada's medals in weightlifting were won by Gerald Gratton in 1952, Jacques Demers in 1984, and Christine Girard in 2008 and 2012.
In 2008 Christine Girard originally took fourth place in the women's 63 kg event. After a positive doping test by the silver medallist the IOC disqualified her, and Girard's result was retroactively upgraded to a bronze. In 2012 Christine Girard originally won the bronze medal in the women's 63 kg event. After a positive doping tests by the gold and silver medallists the IOC disqualified them, and Girard's result was retroactively upgraded to a gold.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the Summer Olympics
Canada's three gold medals in wrestling were won by Daniel Igali in the 2000 Sydney games, Carol Huynh in the 2008 Beijing games in freestyle and Erica Wiebe in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro games in freestyle.
Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Total | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Greco-Roman
Canada has never won an Olympic medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. Their best finish was fourth in the men's light heavyweight competition at the 1956 games.
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