Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Canada
games=1996 Summer
competitors=303 (152 men and 151 women)
sports=25
flagbearer=Charmaine Crooks
gold=3
silver=11
bronze=8
total=22
rank=21

Canada competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

The best performance by a Canadian athlete was the gold medal won by Donovan Bailey in the men's 100 metres race. He ran a world record in the final, clocking 9.84 seconds. The previous record was set in July 1994 by American Leroy Burrell at 9.85 seconds.Many Canadians felt his victory restored the image of Canadian athletes.

Medalists

Gold

* Donovan Bailey — Athletics, Men's 100 m
* Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey, and Carlton Chambers (heats) — Athletics, Men's 4x100 m Relay
* Kathleen Heddle and Marnie McBean — Rowing, Women's Double Sculls

Silver

* David Defiagbon — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
* Caroline Brunet — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m Kayak Singles
* Brian Walton — Cycling, Men's Points Race
* Alison Sydor — Cycling, Women's Cross-Country Mountain Bike
* Derek Porter — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
* Brian Peaker, Dave Boyes, Gavin Hassett, and Jeffrey Lay — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours
* Silken Laumann — Rowing, Women's Single Sculls
* Lesley Thompson, Tosha Tsang, Anna van der Kamp, Heather McDermid, Jessica Monroe, Emma Robinson, Alison Korn, Theresa Luke and Maria Maunder — Rowing, Women's Eights
* Marianne Limpert — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
* Erin Woodley, Kasia Kulesza, Cari Read, Janice Bremner, Lisa Alexander, Sylvie Fréchette, Valerie Hould-Marchand, Karen Clark, Christine Larsen, and Karen Fonteyne — Synchronized swimming, Women's Team Competition
* Guivi Sissaouri — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight (57 kg)

Bronze

* Curtis Harnett — Cycling, Men's Sprint
* Clara Hughes — Cycling, Women's Road Race
* Clara Hughes — Cycling, Women's Time Trial
* Annie Pelletier — Diving, Women's 3 m Springboard
* Diane O'Grady, Laryssa Biesenthal, Kathleen Heddle, and Marnie McBean — Rowing, Women's Quadruple Sculls
* Curtis Myden — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
* Curtis Myden — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
* John Child and Mark Heese — Volleyball, Men's Beach Volleyball Team Competition

Results by event

=Archery=

Canada sent three men to Atlanta for archery. All were defeated in the first round of individual competition, as well as losing the first match of the team round together.

Men's Individual Competition:
* Jeannot Robitaille - round of 64, 37th place (0-1)
* Rob Rusnov - round of 64, 38th place (0-1)
* Kevin Sally - round of 64, 49th place (0-1)

Men's Team Competition:
* Robitaille, Rusnov, and Sally - round of 16, 15th place (0-1)

=Athletics=

Men's 100 metres
* Donovan Bailey:* Heat — 10.24:* Quarterfinals — 10.05:* Semifinals — 10.00:* Final — 9.84 (→ Gold Medal and World Record)

* Bruny Surin:* Heat — 10.18:* Quarterfinals — 10.13:* Semifinals — 10.13 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres
* O'Brian Gibbons:* Heat — 20.79:* Quarterfinals — did not start (→ did not advance)

* Peter Ogilvie:* Heat — 22.00 (→ did not advance)

* Carlton Chambers:* Heat — 21.32 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres
* Graham Hood:* Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres
* Jeff Schiebler:* Heat — 29:47.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon
* Peter Fonseca :* Final — 2:17.28 (→ 21st place)

* Carey Nelson:* Final — 2:19.39 (→ 35th place)

Men's Long Jump
* Richard Duncan:* Qualification — 7.61m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw
* Jason Tunks:* Qualification — 55.58m (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump
* Charles Lefrançois:* Qualification — 2.26m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon
* Michael Smith:* Final Result — 8271 points (→ 13th place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
* Rosey Edeh:* Qualification — 55.64:* Semifinals — 54.49:* Final — 54.39 (→ 6th place)

Women's Long Jump
*Nicole Devonish:* Qualification — 5.74m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon
* Catherine Bond-Mills:* Final Result — 5235 points (→ 25th place)

Women's Marathon
* Danuta Bartoszec — 2:37.06 (→ 32nd place)
* May Allison — 2:44.38 (→ 52nd place)

Women's 10 km Walk
* Janice McCaffrey — 45:47 (→ 25th place)

* Tina Poitras — 46:51 (→ 32nd place)

=Boxing=

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
*Domenic Figliomeni:* First Round — Lost to Beibis Mendoza (Colombia) on points (1-12)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
*Claude Lambert:* First Round — Lost to Vichairachanon Khadpo (Thailand) on points (2-12)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
*Casey Patton:* First Round — Lost to Phillip Ndou (South Africa), referee stopped contest

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
*Michael Strange:* First Round — Defeated Francisco Martinez (Mexico), 15-1 :* Second Round — Defeated Mekhak Ghazaryan (Armenia), 16-7 :* Quarterfinals — Lost to Tontcho Tontchev (Bulgaria), 10-16

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
*Phillip Boudreault:* First Round — Defeated Haji Matumla (Tanzania), 16-12 :* Second Round — Lost to Edward Zakharov (Russia), 9-11

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
*Hercules Kyvelos:* First Round — Lost to Kamel Charter (Tunisia), 4-4 won by tie break

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
*Nick Farrell:* First Round — Lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan), 4-15

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
*Randall Thompson:* First Round — Lost to Brian Magee (Ireland), 5-13

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
*Troy Amos-Ross:* First Round — Defeated Roland Raforme (Seychelles), knock-out in third round:* Second Round — Defeated Paul Mbongo (Cameroon), 7-3 :* Quarterfinals — Lost to Vassili Jirov (Kazakhstan), 8-14

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
*David Defiagbon → Silver Medal:* First Round — Bye:* Second Round — Defeated Ahmed Omar (Kenya), 15-4:* Quarterfinals — Defeated Christophe Mendy (France), diskwalification in third round:* Semifinals — Defeated Nate Jones (United States), 16-10 :* Final — Lost to Félix Savón (Cuba), 2-20

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
*Jean-François Bergeron:* First Round — Bye:* Second Round — Lost to Attila Levin (Sweden), referee stopped contest in first round

=Cycling=

Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial
*Eric Wolhberg:* Final — 1:10:36 (→ 26th place)

Women's Individual Road Race
*Clara Hughes :* Final — 02:36:44 (→ Bronze Medal)

*Susan Palmer :* Final — 02:37:06 (→ 10th place)

*Linda Jackson :* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Individual Time Trial
*Clara Hughes :* Final — 37:13 (→ Bronze Medal)

*Linda Jackson :* Final — 38:50 (→ 9th place)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race
* Brian Walton:* Final — 29 points (→ Silver Medal)

Mountain Bike

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's cross-country
* Warren Sallenback:* Final — 2:29:57 (→ 13th place)

* Andreas Hestler:* Final — 2:46:45 (→ 31st place)

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's cross-country
* Alison Sydor:* Final — 1:51.58 (→ Silver Medal)

* Lesley Tomlinson:* Final — 2:01.04 (→ 13th place)

=Diving=

Men's 3m Springboard
*Philippe Comtois:* Preliminary Heat — 357.75:* Semi Final — 193.53 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

*David Bédard:* Preliminary Heat — 342.33 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 3m Springboard
*Annie Pelletier:* Preliminary Heat — 236.58:* Semi Final — 218.76:* Final — 290.88 (→ Bronze Medal)

*Eryn Bulmer:* Preliminary Heat — 226.74 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 10m Platform
*Paige Gordon:* Preliminary Heat — 242.13 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

*Anne Montminy:* Preliminary Heat — 229.32 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

=Judo=

Men's Competition

Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg)
* Ewan Beaton

Half-Lightweight (– 66 kg)
* Taro Tan

Half-Middleweight (– 81 kg)
* Colin Morgan

Middleweight (– 90 kg)
* Nicolas Gill

Half-Heavyweight (– 100 kg)
* Keith Morgan

Women's Competition

Half-Lightweight (– 52 kg)
* Nathalie Gosselin

Lightweight (– 57 kg)
* Marie-Josée Morneau

Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg)
* Carolyne Lepage

Half-Middleweight (– 63 kg)
* Michelle Buckingham

Half-Heavyweight (– 78 kg)
* Niki Jenkins

Heavyweight (+ 78 kg)
* Nancy Filteau

=Softball=

Women's Team Competition

*Preliminary Round Robin:*Defeated Chinese Taipei (2:1):*Defeated Puerto Rico (0:4):*Lost to PR China (1:2):*Lost to Japan (0:4):*Lost to United States (2:4):*Defeated Netherlands (4:1):*Lost to Australia (2:5)
*Semifinals:* Did not advance → Fifth place
*Team Roster:*Colleen Thorburn-Smith:*Sandra Beasley:*Juanita Clayton:*Karen Doell:*Carrie Flemmer:*Kelly Kelland:*Kara McGaw:*Pauline Maurice:*Candace Murray:*Christine Parris:*Lori Sippel:*Karen Snelgrove:*Debbie Sonnenberg:*Alecia Stephenson:*Carmelina Vairo
*Head Coach: Lesle Kennedy

=Swimming=

Men's 50 m Freestyle
* Hugues Legault:* Heat – 23.63 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle
* Stephen Clarke:* Heat – 50.14:* B-Final – 50.45 (→ 15th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke
* Robert Braknis:* Heat – 56.14:* B-Final – 57.00 (→ 16th place)

* Chris Renaud:* Heat – 56.52 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke
* Chris Renaud:* Heat – 2:02.48:* B-Final – 2:01.70 (→ 10th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke
* Jonathan Cleveland:* Heat – 1:03.14 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke
* Jonathan Cleveland:* Heat – 2:16.08:* B-Final – 2:16.39 (→ 15th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly
* Stephen Clarke:* Heat – 53.41:* Final – 53.33 (→ 7th place)

* Edward Parenti:* Heat – 54.03:* B-Final – 54.19 (→ 15th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly
* Casey Barrett:* Heat – 2:00.28:* B-Final – 1:59.72 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley
* Curtis Myden:* Heat – 2:01.50:* Final – 2:01.13 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley
* Curtis Myden:* Heat – 4:18.43:* Final – 4:16.28 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
* Robert Braknis, Jonathan Cleveland, Edward Parenti, and Stephen Clarke:* Heat – 3:42.95 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle
* Martine Dessureault:* Heat – 26.44 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

* Laura Nicholls:* Heat – 26.52 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle
* Shannon Shakespeare:* Heat – 56.63 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle
* Joanne Malar:* Heat – 2:03.53:* B-Final – 2:03.79 (→ 16th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle
* Andrea Schwartz:* Heat – 4:19.46 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle
* Nicole Dryden:* Heat – 8:47.19 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

* Stephanie Richardson:* Heat – 8:52.61 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke
* Julie Howard:* Heat – 1:03.84:* B-Final – 1:04.01 (→ 15th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke
* Julie Howard:* Heat – 2:17.25 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke
* Guylaine Cloutier:* Heat – 1:09.72:* Final – 1:09.40 (→ 6th place)

* Lisa Flood:* Heat – 1:10.26:* B-Final – 1:10.21 (→ 10th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke
* Christin Petelski:* Heat – 2:30.30:* Final – 2:31.45 (→ 8th place)

* Riley Mants:* Heat – 2:31.97:* B-Final – scratched

Women's 100 m Butterfly
* Sarah Evanetz:* Heat – 1:01.32:* B-Final – 1:01.44 (→ 15th place)

* Jessica Amey:* Heat – 1:02.81 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly
* Jessica Deglau:* Heat – 2:12.48:* Final – 2:11.40 (→ 6th place)

* Andrea Schwartz:* Heat – 2:13.33:* B-Final – 2:14.07 (→ 15th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley
* Marianne Limpert:* Heat – 2:15.12:* Final – 2:14.35 (→ Silver Medal)

* Joanne Malar:* Heat – 2:16.34:* Final – 2:15.30 (→ 4th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley
* Joanne Malar:* Heat – 4:47.85:* B-Final – 4:46.34 (→ 9th place)

* Nancy Sweetnam:* Heat – 4:48.56:* B-Final – 4:47.55 (→ 11th place)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
* Shannon Shakespeare, Julie Howard, Andrea Moody, and Marianne Limpert:* Heat – 3:45.66:* Final – 3:46.27 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
* Joanne Malar, Sophie Simard, Marianne Limpert, and Jessica Deglau:* Heat – 8:12.03
* Marianne Limpert, Shannon Shakespeare, Andrea Schwartz, and Jessica Deglau:* Final – 8:08.16 (→ 5th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay
* Julie Howard, Guylaine Cloutier, Sarah Evanetz, and Shannon Shakespeare:* Heat – 4:09.50:* Final – 4:08.29 (→ 5th place)

=Tennis=

Men's Doubles Competition
* Grant Connell and Daniel Nestor:* First round — Defeated Jan Kroslak and Karol Kucera (Slovakia) 6-3, 6-3:* Second round — Lost to Neil Broad and Tim Henman (Great Britain) 6-7, 6-4, 4-6

Women's Singles Competition
* Patricia Hy-Boulais:* First round — Defeated Rita Grande (Italy) 6-4 6-4:* Second round — Lost to Monica Seles (United States) 3-6 2-6

=Volleyball=

Women's Indoor Team Competition

*Preliminary Round (Group B):* Lost to Cuba (0-3):* Lost to Russia (0-3):* Lost to Germany (0-3):* Lost to Brazil (0-3):* Defeated Peru (3-2)
*Quarterfinals:* did not advance (→ Ninth place)
*Team Roster:*Kerri Buchberger :*Josee Corbeil :*Wanda Guenette :*Janis Kelly :*Lori Ann Mundt :*Diane Ratnik :*Erminia Russo :*Michelle Sawatzky :*Brigitte Soucy :*Christine Stark :*Kathy Tough :*Katrina Von Sass
*Head Coach: Mike Burchuk

Men's Beach Competition

*John Child and Mark Heese → Bronze Medal

*Eddie Drakich and Marc Dunn — 17th place overall

=Weightlifting=

Men's Light-Heavyweight
*Serge Tremblay:* Final — 150.0 + 177.5 = 327.5 (→ 13th place)

References

*cite book |title=The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results |author=(ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. |publisher=Peachtree Publishers |location=Atlanta |year=1997 |isbn=1-56145-150-9 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-02-13
*cite web |title=Olympic Medal Winners |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp |accessdate=2008-02-13
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/summer/1996/ sports-reference]