Canada at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Canada at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Canada
CGF codeCAN
CGACommonwealth Sport Canada
Websitecommonwealthsport.ca
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors269 (127 men and 142 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Josh Cassidy
Maude Charron
Flag bearer (closing)Hollie Naughton
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
26
Silver
32
Bronze
34
Total
92
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Newfoundland (1930, 1934)

Canada competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[1] This was Canada's 22nd appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.

Benoît Huot was the original Chef de Mission.[2][3] However, after Huot stepped down due to family commitments, 2018 Chef de Mission, Claire Carver-Dias and former sprinter and Commonwealth Games athlete Sam Effah were named as co-Chefs de Mission in April 2022.[4][5]

On July 21, 2022 para-athlete Josh Cassidy and weightlifter Maude Charron were named as flagbearers for the opening ceremony.[6] Meanwhile, the first Canadian female squash medalist at the Commonwealth Games, Hollie Naughton was the closing ceremony flagbearer.[7]

Canada's team consisted of 268 athletes (126 men and 142 women) competing in 17 sports,, which consisted of a mix of top and next-gen athletes.[8] Carson Miles was added to the team during the games, increasing the team size to 127 men and 269 total. Canada did not compete in cricket, netball and para-powerlifting.

Canada finished the games with 26 gold medals, placing it third on the medal table.[9] This was 12 more gold medals then four years ago at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[9] Canada met its goals of placing third in the overall medal table with 92 medals (26 gold, 32 silver and 34 bronze), which was the most medals won by the country since the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.[9] A total of 22 athletes won two or more medals, including 15 year old swimmer Summer McIntosh, who won six medals.[9]

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  2. ^ "Swimmer Benoit Huot named Canada's chef de mission for Commonwealth Games". CBC. 28 July 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ "ANNOUNCING CANADA'S CHEF DE MISSION FOR THE BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES: BENOIT HUOT!". CSC. 28 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Swimmer Claire Carver-Dias, sprinter Sam Effah to lead Canada at Commonwealth Games". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  5. ^ Pavitt, Michael (22 April 2022). "Carver-Dias and Effah named Canada's Birmingham 2022 Chefs de Mission". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Maude Charron, Josh Cassidy named Canada's flag-bearers for Commonwealth Games". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Hollie Naughton named Canada's flag-bearer for Commonwealth Games closing ceremony". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Team Canada Set to Compete Starting Tomorrow at 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.commonwealthsport.ca. Commonwealth Sport Canada. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d "Team Canada Wins 92 Medals at the Commonwealth Games". www.commonwealthsport.ca. Commonwealth Sport Canada. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.