Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Canada
games=2008 Summer
competitors= 332
sports=25
flagbearer=Adam van Koeverden (opening)cite news|url=http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=244157&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main |title=van Koeverden Named Canada's Flag Bearer|accessdate=2008-07-24|date=2008-07-23|publisher=The Sports Network] Karen Cockburn (closing)
gold=3
silver=9
bronze=6
total=18
rank=19

Canada, which is represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to 24, 2008. Canadian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1900, except the 1980 Summer Olympics which they boycotted. Canada sent 332 athletes in 25 of 28 sports, the seventh largest team at the games and Canada's largest since 1988. [cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=c9c4470e-3da3-46cd-a0ec-cbf2b61c401d|title=Canada heads to Games with brash new strategy: Winning |author=Canadian Press|accessdate=2008-07-28|date=2008-08-13|publisher="Vancouver Sun"] Canada did not send a team in handball, volleyball or basketball. [cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/handball/story/2008/06/17/f-olympics-handball-groupings.html |title=Olympic handball groupings named |accessdate=2008-06-21|date=2008-06-17|publisher=CBC Sports] Kayaker and 2004 Summer Olympics gold medalist Adam van Koeverden was the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies; Karen Cockburn bore the flag at the closing. [cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/story.html?id=cba44809-211b-406f-b455-c6bc7715b90d|title=Karen Cockburn named Canada's closing flag-bearer|accessdate=2008-08-24]

The COC had set a goal of finishing in the top 16 in total medals [cite news|url=http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=244864&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main |title=Modest Gains Expected for Canada in Beijing |author=The Canadian Press |accessdate=2008-07-30|date=2008-07-30|publisher=The Sports Network] ; at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Canada finished 19th. Canada finished 19th in gold medals and 14th in total medals in Beijing.cite web|url=http://stats.cbc.ca/olympics_medals.asp?sort=gold|title=CBC Olympics | Medals|accessdate=2008-08-24] Equestrian show jumper Ian Millar competed at his ninth Summer Olympics, tying the record set by Hubert Raudaschl. He has been named to ten straight Olympic teams, but did not compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the Canadian boycott. [cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=7e1f1c40-5422-4725-931a-82821ec742df |title='The Olympics is not a young horse game' |author=Martin Cleary |accessdate=2008-08-13|date=2008-08-08|publisher="Ottawa Citizen"] For the first time, athletes were paid for medals earned. Gold medalists earned $20,000; silver medalists were paid $15,000; and bronze medalists $10,000. [cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Olympics/article/277748 |title=Canadian athletes to be paid for Olympic medals |author=The Canadian Press |accessdate=2008-08-17|date=2007-11-19|publisher="Toronto Star"]

Canada will be the next host of an Olympics, when Vancouver hosts the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Medalists

Athletics

Previous world champion hurdler Perdita Felicien officially announced on July 14 that she would not compete. This followed a foot fracture sustained during a February training session. [cite news|http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/athletics/story/2008/07/14/perdita-beijing.html |title=Perdita Felicien pulling out of Olympics: reports|accessdate=2008-07-15|date=2008-08-08|publisher=CBC Sports]

Men

Heptathlon

Mixed

Canoeing

Flatwater

For the first time ever, Canada had participants in all twelve flatwater races. [cite news|url=http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=238171&lid=sublink03&lpos=headlines_main |title=Canada to Race in All 12 Canoe/Kayak Sprints in Beijing|accessdate=2008-05-18|date=2008-05-18|author=Canadian Press|publisher=The Sports Network]

Men

Women

Mountain biking

Canada qualified its riders via the UCI ranking by nations.

Men

Women

;Women

how jumping

Individual

Reserve rider: Jonathan Asselin. First alternate: Mario Deslauriers [cite news|url=http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=240928&lid=sublink02&lpos=headlines_main |title=Millar Among Four Named to Olympic Show Jump Team|accessdate=2008-06-17|date=2008-06-17|author=The Canadian Press|publisher=The Sports Network]

Fencing

Canada qualified all of its current quota places via the world ranking (Pan-Am zone). Philippe Beaudry qualified for the Sabre individual event at the last chance continental qualifier held in Queretaro, Mexico. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/fencing/story/2008/06/26/fencing-team-canada.html Schalm leads Canada's largest fencing team since 1992] ]

Men
Wendy Saschenbrecker was a reserve for the women's sabre team.

Field hockey

Canada's men field hockey team qualified for Beijing by defeating Argentina 2-2 (5-4 on penalties) in the final of the 2007 Pan-American games.

Men's Field Hockey
*Ranjeev Deol
*Wayne Fernandes
*Connor Grimes
*Ravi Kahlon
*Bindi Kullar
*Mike Mahood
*Mark Pearson
*Ken Pereira
*Scott Sandison
*Marian Schole
*Peter Short
*Rob Short - Captain
*Sukhwinder "Gabbar" Singh
*Scott Tupper
*Paul Wettlaufer
*Anthony Wright Reserves:
*Philip Wright
*David Carter

Results

Round Robin / Preliminary Round

;Women

Women

Modern pentathlon

Josh Riker-Fox and Monica Pinette qualified for Beijing by respectively finishing third and second at the 2007 Pan-American Games and Kara Grant qualified via the world rankings. [ [http://www.pentathlon.org/index.php?id=155 (UIPM): Who's Qualified ] ] [ [http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/modern-pentathlon/story/2008/06/02/f-olympics-news-modern-pentathlon.html CBC Olympics | Three Canadians to Beijing in modern pentathlon ] ]

Men

Women

Open

Softball

Women's Softball
*Lauren Bay Regula
*Alison Bradley
*Erin Cumpstone
*Danielle Lawrie
*Sheena Lawrick
*Caitlin Lever
*Robin Mackin
*Noemie Marin
*Melanie Matthews
*Erin McLean
*Dione Meier
*Kaleigh Rafter
*Jennifer Salling
*Megan Timpf
*Jennifer Yee

Results

Round Robin
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

ynchronized swimming

Canada qualified for both events by finishing third in the team event at the "Good Luck Beijing" 2008 Olympic Games Synchronized Swimming Qualification Tournament. [cite news|url=http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=238457&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_olympics |title=Canadian Synchro Team Confident Ahead of Beijing|accessdate=2008-05-22|date=2008-05-22|author=Canadian Press|publisher=The Sports Network]

August 14

Taekwondo

Canada's Sebastien Michaud and Ivett Gonda qualified Canada in the men's -80kg and the women's -49kg by respectively finishing first and third at the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament in Manchester, United Kingdoms. World champion Karine Sergerie secured an additional berth for Canada, this time in the women's -67kg, by finishing second at the Pan American Taekwondo Qualification Tournament in Cali, Colombia. In Beijing 2008, Sergerie made Silver after advancing to the finals opposite to Kyungseon of Korea who secured the gold.

Men

Triathlon

Canada is one of five nations sending a full complement of six triathletes to Beijing.cite news|url=http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=240172&lid=sublink05&lpos=headlines_main |title=Whitfield headlines trio named to triathlon team|accessdate=2008-06-09|date=2008-06-09|author=The Canadian Press|publisher=The Sports Network] cite news|url=http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=240172&lid=sublink05&lpos=headlines_main |title=Murray, Tremblay named to Olympic triathlon team|accessdate=2008-06-13|date=2008-06-13|author=The Canadian Press|publisher=The Sports Network]

Men----waterpolobox
date= Aug 10, 2008
time= 9:30
report= Game 1
team1= wp-rt|ESP
score1= 16
team2= wp|CAN
score2= 6
location= Ying Tung Natatorium
attendance=
referees= Ciric (SRB), Ni (CHN)
Q1= 5-2
Q2= 4-2
Q3= 3-1
Q4= 4-1
OT=
goals1= Garcia & Molina 3
goals2= Feltham 2----waterpolobox
date= Aug 12, 2008
time= 9:30
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/WP/C73/WPM400A04.shtml#WPM400A04 Game 7]
team1= wp-rt|CAN
score1= 0
team2= wp|MNE
score2= 12
location= Ying Tung Natatorium
attendance=
referees= Knights (NZL), Pinker (RSA)
Q1= 0-3
Q2= 0-4
Q3= 0-4
Q4= 0-1
OT=
goals1= -
goals2= Vukcevic, Janovic M., Gojkovic 2----waterpolobox
date= Aug 14, 2008
time= 15:20
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/WP/C73/WPM400A09.shtml#WPM400A09 Game 17]
team1= wp-rt|AUS
score1= 8
team2= wp|CAN
score2= 5
location= Ying Tung Natatorium
attendance=
referees= Bock (GER), Klopper (NED)
Q1= 2-3
Q2= 2-1
Q3= 3-1
Q4= 1-0
goals1= Figlioli 3
goals2= Feltham 2----waterpolobox
date= Aug 16, 2008
time= 10:50
report= Game 20
team1= wp-rt|CAN
score1= 7
team2= wp|GRE
score2= 13
location= Ying Tung Natatorium
attendance=
referees= Hart (AUS), Ni (CHN)
Q1= 1-6
Q2= 4-5
Q3= 2-1
Q4= 0-1
OT=
goals1= Feltham, Graham 3
goals2= Ntoskas 4----waterpolobox
date= Aug 18, 2008
time= 10:50
report= Game 26
team1= wp-rt|HUN
score1= 12
team2= wp|CAN
score2= 3
location= Ying Tung Natatorium
attendance=
referees= Ciric (SRB), Littlejohn (GBR)
Q1= 3-1
Q2= 3-0
Q3= 1-2
Q4= 5-0
OT=
goals1= Biros, Kasas, Madaras, Molnar 2
goals2= Graham 2

;Quarterfinalwaterpolobox
date= Aug 20, 2008
time= 9:30
report= Game 31
team1= wp-rt|CAN
score1= 11
team2= wp|ITA
score2= 13
location= Ying Tung Natatorium
attendance=
referees= Rak (CRO), Ni (CHN)
Q1= 1-4
Q2= 3-2
Q3= 3-3
Q4= 4-4
OT=
goals1= Graham 4
goals2= Sottani 3

;Classification 11th-12thwaterpolobox
date= Aug 22, 2008
time= 9:30
report= Game 35
team1= wp-rt|CAN
score1= 8
team2= wp|CHN
score2= 7
location= Ying Tung Natatorium
attendance=
referees= Koryzna (POL), Argyros (GRE)
Q1= 1-1
Q2= 3-1
Q3= 1-2
Q4= 3-3
OT=
goals1= Boyd, Sayegh 2
goals2= Yu, Han 2

Weightlifting

Canada qualified three female Weightlifters by finishing fourteenth in the combined country ranking of the 2006 and 2007 World Weightlifting Championships. [http://www.iwf.net/doc/WTeamQualification_Final.pdf] Canada then qualified two men's weightlifters by finishing second among non-qualified teams at the 2008 Pan American Championships held in Callao, Peru. [ [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/24/content_7848730.htm U.S. weightlifting men's team qualifies for two Olympic slots _English_Xinhua ] ]

Men

;Women's Freestyle

;Greco-Roman

ee also

* Canada at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

References

* [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/feature/?fid=11153 List of Canadian qualifiers] at TSN.ca
* [http://www.ctv.ca/beijing2008/ CTV.ca Beijing 2008]
*Day by day results: [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=245726 Day 2] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=245853 Day 3] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=245964 Day 4] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246064 Day 5] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246167 Day 6] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246279 Day 7] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246386 Day 8] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246514 Day 9] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246651 Day 10] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246757 Day 11] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246851 Day 12] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246973 Day 13] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=247117 Day 14] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=247220 Day 15] , [http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=247342 Day 16] at TSN.ca