Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Canada at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors315 (123 men and 192 women) in 28 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Andre De Grasse & Maude Charron
Flag bearer (closing)Ethan Katzberg & Summer McIntosh
CoachesTBD
OfficialsBruny Surin (chef de mission)
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
9
Silver
7
Bronze
11
Total
27
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Canada competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from July 26 to August 11, 2024. Since Canada's debut in 1900, Canadian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for the United States-led boycott.[1]

Canada's final team consisted of 315 (123 men and 192 women) athletes. On July 16, 2024 a final team of 316 athletes, along with 22 alternates, were confirmed by the Canadian Olympic Committee.[2] Athletes from nine of the country's provinces and territories are represented on the team.[3] The following day, decathlete Pierce LePage withdrew from the team due to injury, which brought the team to 315 athletes.[4] On July 24, 2024, sprinter Andre De Grasse and weightlifter Maude Charron were named as the country's flagbearers for the opening ceremony.[5][6] Meanwhile, on August 11, 2024 Olympic champion hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg and multiple time gold medalist Summer McIntosh were named as Canada's closing ceremony flagbearers.[7]

Canadian athletes won 27 medals (nine gold, seven silver and 11 bronze). 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]

  1. ^ Doder, Dusko (23 April 1980). "Canada Supports Boycott of Games Held in Moscow". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C, United States. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ Fenton, Caela (16 July 2024). "By the Numbers: Team Canada heading into the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Canada sending 338 athletes to Paris Olympics". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ Barnes, Dan (17 July 2024). "Canadian decathlete Pierce LePage out of Paris Olympics due to back injury". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  5. ^ Dichter, Myles (24 July 2024). "De Grasse, Charron chosen as Canada's flag-bearers for Paris Olympics opening ceremony". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Paris 2024 Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). www.olympics.com. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ Lowrie, Morgan (11 August 2024). "Summer McIntosh, Ethan Katzberg named flag-bearers". Global News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  8. ^ Donkin, Karissa (12 August 2024). "From the pool to the track and beyond, Canada made history at the Paris Olympics". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2024.