| Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| in Guadalajara 14–30 October 2011 | |
| Competitors | 492[1] in 35 sports |
| Flag bearers | Christine Sinclair (Opening)[1] Mary Spencer (Closing)[2] |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Canada, which is represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), has competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. The Canadian team was made up of 492 athletes (256 men and 236 women), the most ever for a non-home Games. On the team all ten provinces and the Northwest Territories are represented. Some sports such as wrestling have sent their strongest team, however sports which offer the most medals (badminton and athletics) have sent for the most part a developmental team. Table Tennis player Anqi Luo (15 years old) was Canada's youngest athlete at the Games while Equestrian athlete Ian Millar (64 years old) was Canada's eldest athlete competing in Guadalajara. Canada has competed in 35 out of the 36 sports on the program (the exception being basque pelota).[3] On October 4, 2011, women's football star Christine Sinclair was selected to carry the flag during the opening ceremony. The chef de mission was Jacques Cardyn and the assistant chef de mission was Curt Harnett.[4]
Canada was the host of the next games in 2015 in Toronto.
- ^ a b Jesse Campigotto (October 4, 2011). "Soccer star Sinclair to carry flag at Pan Am Games". CBC Sports.ca. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ "Boxer Spencer named Canada's flag-bearer for Pan Am Games". CBC Sports.ca. October 30, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee Taps Christine Sinclair to Lead Canada into Guadalajara 2011". Canadian Olympic Committee. October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Curt Harnett Appointed as Assistant Chef de Mission for Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games". Canadian Olympic Committee. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.