Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Canada at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 142 in 17 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Olympic history (summary)
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Intercalated Games
1906

Canada is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1900, Canadian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the United States-led boycott.

Canadian athletes will be paid for medals earned. Gold medalists will earn $50,000; silver medalists will be paid $20,000; and bronze medalists $10,000, coming from the Athlete Excellence Fund.[1]

Archery

One Canadian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2][3]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 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

 Men's individual

Athletics

Canadian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4][5] The team must be selected based on the results of the 2016 Canadian Olympic Track & Field Trials.

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank




 4×100 m relay N/A




4×400 m relay N/A

Basketball

Women's tournament

Canada women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 FIBA Americas Championships in Edmonton.[6]

Team roster

Canoeing

Slalom

Canadian canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 Pan American Games.[7]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Men's C-1
Men's K-1
Women's K-1

Sprint

Canadian canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[8]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Men's K-1 200 m
Women's K-1 500 m

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

Cycling

Road

Canadian riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their 1st place final national ranking in the 2015 UCI America Tour (for men) and top 12 in the UCI World Ranking (for women).[9]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
  Road race
Time trial
  Road race
 
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Road race
Time trial
Road race
Time trial
Road race

Mountain biking

Athlete Event Time Rank
Catharine Pendrel Women's cross-country

Diving

Canadian divers qualified for the following individual spots at the 2016 Olympic Games. Canada's synchronized teams also secured quota places through the 2015 World Championships, and the rest of the divers qualified through the Pan American Games and the FINA World Cup.

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Jennifer Abel 3 m springboard
Pamela Ware
Meaghan Benfeito 10 m platform
Jennifer Abel
Pamela Ware		 3 m synchronized springboard N/A
Meaghan Benfeito
Roseline Filion		 10 m synchronized platform N/A

Equestrian

Canadian equestrians have qualified a full squad in the team eventing and jumping competitions through the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games and the 2015 Pan American Games.[10][11]

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Individual

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank

 Individual







See above Team N/A

"#" 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

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

 Individual







See above Team N/A

Field hockey

Men's tournament

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 and by reaching the final at the 2015 Pan American Games.[12]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SF
2  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 8 August 2016. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Gymnastics

Artistic

Canada fielded a full squad of five gymnasts in the women's artistic gymnastics events. The women's team qualified through a top eight finish at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[13]

Women
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
  Team
 
 
 
 
Total

Trampoline

Canada has qualified one gymnast in the women's trampoline by virtue of a top eight finish at the 2015 World Championships in Odense, Denmark.[14]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Rosannagh MacLennan Women's

Modern pentathlon

Canadian athletes have qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Donna Vakalis secured a selection in the women's event after obtaining a top five finish at the 2015 Pan American Games.[15]

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
Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Donna Vakalis Women's

Rowing

Canadian rowers have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 FISA World Championships.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank




 Four N/A




Lightweight four N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Single sculls


Pair N/A


Lightweight double sculls N/A








Eight N/A

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

Rugby sevens

Women's tournament

The Canadian women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places at the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.[16]

Team roster

Sailing

Canadian sailors have 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.[17]

Men
Athlete Event– Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
RS:X
Laser N/A
Finn N/A
 
 		 470 N/A
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
RS:X
Laser Radial N/A
 
 		 470 N/A
 
 		 49erFX
Mixed
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
 
 		 Nacra 17

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

Shooting

Canadian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 Pan American Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[18]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
10 m air pistol N/A
Trap

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

Swimming

Canadian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[19][20]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Richard Weinberger 10 km open water N/A




4×100 m freestyle relay N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank




 4×100 m freestyle relay N/A




4×200 m freestyle relay N/A




4×100 m medley relay N/A
Olympic Qualifying Time

Synchronized swimming

Canada has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete in the women's duet, by having achieved its berth and claiming the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[21]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank


 Duet

Wrestling

Canadian wrestlers qualified to compete in each the following weight classes for the Games through the 2015 UWW World Championships.[22][23]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Jasmine Mian −48 kg
Danielle Lappage −63 kg

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Canadian Press (11 October 2008). "COC rewards Canadian medal winners from Beijing". Toronto: The Sports Network. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  2. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (30 July 2015). "Eleven more Rio 2016 quota places secured at World Archery Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ten nations awarded individual spots to Rio 2016". World Archery Federation. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ↑ O'Leary, Chris (16 August 2015). "Canada’s women’s basketball team earns berth in 2016 Olympic Games". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Slalom Powerhouses Comfortably Qualify for Rio". International Canoe Federation. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Olympics 2016: French eventing team banned from Rio for doping". BBC Sport. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Ralph, Dan (23 July 2015). "Canadian team earns equestrian gold medal". The Canadian Press (Kingston Region). Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Canada clinches Olympics berth in men’s field hockey with Pan Am win". Toronto Star. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  13. ↑ Hall, Vicki (24 October 2015). "Pan Am Games star Ellie Black helps Canadian gymnasts book ticket to Rio 2016 Games". National Post. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Trampoline Gymnastics: 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Test Event and The World Games 2017 qualifiers confirmed". FIG. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Canada’s Donna Vakalis earns modern pentathlon berth in Rio Olympics". Toronto Star. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "New Zealand women's sevens team qualify for 2016 Olympics despite shock loss". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic Laser Spots Snapped Up At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Canada racks up 8 medals, including 4 gold, at Pan Am Games". CTV News. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  23. ↑ "Wrestling worlds: Canada's Genevieve Morrison secures Olympic berth". CBC Sports. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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