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In 2008 he won his first medal, a silver medal in the team jumping event. [3] Clara Hughes is the inaugural and only Olympian of any country or gender, to win medals all Olympic Games: two Summer and four Winter medals. [4] Cindy Klassen and Charles Hamelin hold the record for most Winter medals won by a Canadian, with six apiece. [4]
The 24 medals won at the 2020 Summer Olympics mark the country's best-ever total medals result after the 1984 Games, surpassing the 22 medals won in 1996 and 2016, while also equalling the most number of gold medals won in 1992. [16] At the 1984 Summer Olympics, which were boycotted by the Soviet Bloc, Canada won 44 medals.
Host nation Japan won 27 gold medals, surpassing its gold medal tally of 16 at both the 1964 and 2004 summer editions. [9] Athletes from that nation also won 58 medals overall, which eclipsed its record of 41 overall medals won at the previous Summer Olympics. [10] American swimmer Caeleb Dressel won the most gold medals at the Games with five ...
Canada has claimed 23 medals at the 2020 Olympics, the most for the country at a non-boycotted Games. Tokyo Olympics 2021: Canada sets all-time medal record on Day 15 Skip to main content
A gold, silver, and bronze medal were added to Canada's count on Day 13 of the Games. Tokyo Olympics 2021: Canada adds 3 medals, including decathlon gold Skip to main content
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 ...
The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Japan from 23 July to 8 August 2021 after being postponed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic.In total, 2,402 medals were won by 2,175 athletes in 339 events at the Games.
The table does not count revoked medals (e.g., due to doping). A total of 162 current and historical NOCs have earned at least one medal. Medal totals in this table are current through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and all changes in medal standings due to doping cases and medal redistributions up to 11 August 2024 are taken into account.