Canadian Athletes
The most decorated Canadian Olympian in history.
Penny Oleksiak
Which year did Canada first compete in the Olympic Games.
1900
This is the sport in which Canada won the most medals at the Winter Olympics.
Ice Hockey
This athlete won Canada’s first gold medal in the Summer Olympics.
Summer McIntosh
This Canadian athlete is known for winning a gold medal while wearing a cast on her wrist.
Maëlle Ricker
This Canadian sprinter won the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Donovan Bailey
The number of gold medals Canada won at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
14
This athlete won Canada’s first gold medal at the 2020 Winter Olympics.
Max Parrot
The number of gold medals Canada won at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
7
This Canadian athlete famously held up the Canadian flag during the closing ceremony of the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Robert Haigh
This Canadian figure skater is a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic silver medalist.
Elvis Stojko
This Canadian city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1976.
Montreal
This Canadian city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1988.
Calgary
This Canadian swimmer won two gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Alex Baumann
This is the nickname of the Canadian women's ice hockey team.
The Golden Girls/ Team Canada
This is the first Canadian to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.
Anne Heggtveit
This event saw Canada win its first gold medal in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Mens Cross Skii
The amount of medals Canada won at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
25
This was the first Canadian man to win a gold medal in swimming.
Ilya Kharun
This Canadian athlete was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Clara Hughes
This Canadian ice hockey player won four consecutive gold medals from 2002 to 2014.
Hayley Wickenheiser
The first Canadian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport.
Summer McIntosh
This athlete is the most decorated Canadian Winter Olympian.
Cindy Klassen (6 medals)
This Canadian athlete who came third in decathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
David Steen
This was the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in judo.
Christa Deguchi