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The orders, decorations, and medals of Canada comprise a complex system by which Canadians are honoured by the country's sovereign for actions or deeds that benefit their community or the country at large. Modelled on its British predecessor, the structure originated in the 1930s, but began to come to full fruition at the time of Canada's ...
Order of Canada. This audio file was created from a revision of this article dated 21 January 2012, and does not reflect subsequent edits. The Order of Canada (French: Ordre du Canada) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit .
In 2008 he won his first medal, a silver medal in the team jumping event. [2] 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. [3] Cindy Klassen and Charles Hamelin hold the record for most Winter medals won by a Canadian, with six apiece. [3]
Although Medals of Honor can be awarded only to members of the U.S. armed forces, being a U.S. citizen is not a prerequisite for eligibility to receive the medal. Since the American Civil War, hundreds of people born outside the United States have received the medal, the most recent of these recipients being Pedro Cano and Jesus S. Duran who ...
Sixty-one Canadians who were serving in the United States Armed Forces have received the Medal of Honor; most received it for actions in the American Civil War. Since 1900, only four have been awarded to Canadians. [10] In the Vietnam War, Peter C. Lemon was the only Canadian-born recipient of the Medal of Honor.
Michael M. McCarthy. James McIntosh (Medal of Honor) John P. McVeane. Harry Herbert Miller. Willard Miller. Philip Moore (Medal of Honor) George H. Morgan. Douglas Albert Munro.
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.
Archibald MacKinnon, Lorne Loomer, Walter D'Hondt, and Donald Arnold – Rowing, Men's Coxless Four. Raymond Ouellette – Shooting, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone. 1952. George Genereux – Shooting, Men's Trap. 1948. Canada did not win any gold medals at the London games.