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Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, held from 19 July to 4 August 1996. 303 competitors, 152 men and 151 women, took part in 189 events in 25 sports.

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

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

Athletics

Men
Track and road events

Field events

Combined events – Decathlon

Women
Track and road events

Field events

Combined events – Heptathlon

Badminton

Basketball

Women's tournament

Team roster

Bev Smith
Karla Karch-Gailus
Camille Thompson
Sue Stewart
Shawna Molcak
Jodi Evans
Cynthia Johnston
Dianne Norman
Martina Jerant
Kelly Boucher
Andrea Blackwell
Marlelynn Lange-Harris

Preliminary round

Classification match 9th-12th place

11th place match

Boxing

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

Men

Women

Cycling

Road

Men

Women

Track

Sprints

Points races

Mountain biking

Diving

Men

Women

Equestrian

Dressage

Eventing

Jumping

Fencing

Seven fencers, all men, represented Canada in 1996.

Gymnastics

Artistic

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

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Women's Mistral One Design

Caroll-Ann Alie
- Final – 57.0 (→ 12th place)

Shooting

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
- Sandy 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
- Carmie 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 4 × 100 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

Nikki 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 4 × 100 m freestyle Relay

Shannon Shakespeare, Julie Howard, Andrea Moody, and Marianne Limpert
- Heat – 3:45.66
- Final – 3:46.27 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4 × 200 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 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Julie Howard, Guylaine Cloutier, Sarah Evanetz, and Shannon Shakespeare
- Heat – 4:09.50
- Final – 4:08.29 (→ 5th place)

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Doubles Competition

Grant Connell and Daniel Nestor
- First round – defeated Ján Krošlák and Karol Kučera (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

Weightlifting

Men's Light-Heavyweight

Serge Tremblay
- Final – 150.0 + 177.5 = 327.5 (→ 13th place)

Wrestling

References

External links

(ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-13. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
"Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.

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