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Canada did not win any gold medals at the Montreal games; this was the only time that a host country for the summer Olympics failed to win at least one gold medal. 1972 [ edit ]
During the 2016 Summer Olympics, swimmer Penny Oleksiak became the inaugural Canadian of either gender to win four medals at a single Summer Games and the distinction of the country's youngest Olympic multiple medalist at the age of 16: a gold in the 100 m freestyle, a silver in the 100 m butterfly, and two bronzes in the women's freestyle ...
Pages in category "Olympic gold medalists for Canada" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 492 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 Canadian with the most Winter medals is Cindy Klassen, who has 6 medals; 1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze. [5] While Canadian Winter Olympian Clara Hughes also has 6, her medals are split across Winter (4 medals) and Summer (2 medals) Games. [6] The Canadian with the most medals at a single Winter Games is Cindy Klassen, who won 5 at the 2006 ...
This meant Canada finished 12th in the medal table, and 11th in overall medals won. The 27 medals won marked the country's second best-ever total medals result (after the boycotted 1984 Summer Olympics), surpassing the 24 medals won in 2020. The nine gold medals won was also the country's second best-ever total (after the boycotted 1984 Games). [8]
Canada was the first host nation to win the gold medal count at a Winter Olympics since Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics. [4] Brian McKeever became the first Canadian athlete to be named to both Paralympic and Olympic teams, although he did not compete in the Olympic Games. [5] [6]
Canada finished first in gold medal wins and became the first host nation since Norway in 1952 to lead the gold medal count, with 14. [4] Canada also broke the record for the most golds won at a single Winter Olympics, which was previously 13, set by the Soviet Union in 1976 and Norway in 2002. [5]