IOC code CAN 30 40 | Competitors 492 in 35 sports | |
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NOC Canadian Olympic Committee Flag bearer Christine Sinclair (Opening)
Mary Spencer (Closing) Medals
Ranked 5th Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
30
40
49
119 | ||
Canada, which is represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), has competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. The Canadian team was made up of 492 athletes (256 men and 236 women), the most ever for a non-home Games. On the team all ten provinces and the Northwest Territories are represented. Some sports such as wrestling have sent their strongest team, however sports which offer the most medals (swimming and athletics) have sent for the most part a developmental team. Table Tennis player Anqi Luo (15 years old) was Canada's youngest athlete at the Games while Equestrian athlete Ian Millar (64 years old) was Canada's eldest athlete competing in Guadalajara. Canada has competed in 35 out of the 36 sports on the program (the exception being basque pelota). On October 4, 2011 women's football star Christine Sinclair was selected to carry the flag during the opening ceremony. The chef de mission was Jacques Cardyn and the assistant chef de mission was Curt Harnett.
Contents
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach volleyball
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Road cycling
- Track cycling
- Mountain biking
- BMX
- Diving
- Dressage
- Eventing
- Jumping
- Fencing
- Field hockey
- Football
- Artistic
- Rhythmic
- Trampoline
- Handball
- Judo
- Karate
- Modern pentathlon
- Racquetball
- Roller skating
- Rowing
- Rugby sevens
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Softball
- Squash
- Swimming
- Synchronized swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water polo
- Water skiing
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- References
Canada was the host of the next games in 2015 in Toronto.
Archery
Canada has qualified a full team of six athletes (three men and three women). The team was officially announced on September 15.
Athletics
Canada will be sending a team of seventeen athletes (six male and eleven female). According to the coach of the Canadian team Les Gramantik the team will not be the best available, "due to scheduling it is very difficult to send all of our best athletes."
Badminton
Canada as the top ranked nation in the Pan American Badminton Confederation, has qualified eight athletes (four men and four women. The official team was announced on September 26.
Baseball
By finishing sixth at the 2010 Pan American Games qualifying tournament Canada has qualified a baseball team, for the first time since 1999. The team will be made up of twenty-four athletes and was announced on September 16.
Group B
Basketball
Canada has automatically qualified a men's and women's basketball teams. Each team will be made up of twelve athletes for a total of twenty-four. The teams selected were from the national developmental team.
The roster was announced on October 4.
Group A
Fifth place match
The roster was announced on October 4.
Group B
Fifth place match
Beach volleyball
Canada has qualified a men's and's women's pairs, by virtue of being in the top ten in each gender of the NORCECA beach volleyball rankings. The Canadian team was announced on September 9, 2011.
Bowling
Canada has qualified a full team of two men and two women The team was announced on October 4, 2011.
Boxing
Canada has qualified seven boxers. The team was announced on October 4.
Canoeing
Canada has qualified a full team of sixteen athletes. The final team was announced on October 4.
Cycling
Canada has qualified to send seventeen athletes in all four disciplines.
Road cycling
Track cycling
Sprints & Pursuit
Omnium
Mountain biking
BMX
Diving
Canada will send eight divers to compete.
Dressage
Canada has qualified a full dressage team.
Eventing
Canada has named a squad of five athletes in eventing.
Jumping
Canada has named a squad of four athletes in jumping.
Fencing
Canada has qualified a team of sixteen athletes (nine men and seven women).
Field hockey
Canada has qualified a men's and women's field hockey team. Each team will be made up of sixteen athletes for a total of thirty-two.
Canada's men's field hockey team are the defending Pan American Games champion, and have been drawn to play against Chile, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. The team was announced on September 21.
Semi-finals
Gold medal match
Canada's women's field hockey have been drawn to play against defending Pan American Games champion Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. Canada's roster was named on August 19. The roster includes three returning members of the team that placed fifth at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Advanced to semifinals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Football
Canada has qualified a women's football team and it will consist of 18 athletes. Canada drew defending champions Brazil, Costa Rica and Argentina. The team was officially announced on September 26.
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Artistic
Canada has qualified a full team of six men and six women. Canada's men's team will be a B team.
Canada will send six women artistic gymnasts.
Rhythmic
Canada has qualified a full team of eight gymnasts (six in group and two in individual) in rhythmic gymnastics.
Trampoline
Canada has qualified a full team of four gymnasts in trampoline (two male and two female).
Handball
Canada has qualified a men's team of 15 athletes.
Canada has drawn defending champions, Brazil, Chile and Venezuela.
Group A
Fifth-Eighth place matches
Fifth place match
Judo
Canada had originally qualified 13 judokas, the only category not qualifying was the +100 kg men. However when the team was announced the 48 kg and +78 kg quotas for women were declined, therefore the team will be made up of eleven athletes.
Karate
Canada has qualified two male athletes and two female athletes.
Modern pentathlon
Canada has qualified a full team of 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women).
Racquetball
Canada has qualified a full racquetball team of 8 athletes (4 men and 4 women).
Roller skating
Canada has qualified a women's speed and artistic team, it will consist of 3 athletes.
Rowing
Canada has qualified 22 athletes. The team is considered a "B" team as the group includes young and upcoming athletes with potential.
Rugby sevens
Canada has qualified a team, it will consist of 12 athletes.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Sailing
Canada has qualified 7 boats and 13 athletes.
Shooting
The Canadian shooting federation named a team of 18 athletes (ten male and eight female) to compete at the 2011 Pan American Games.
Softball
Canada has qualified a softball team. The team will be made up of 17 athletes. The final roster was named on August 16, 2011. The team will also include seven officials.
Standings
The top four teams will advance to the semifinal round.
All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
Results Preliminary round
Semifinals
Gold Medal Match
Squash
Canada has qualified a full squash team. The team will be made up of six athletes (three men and three women).
Swimming
Canada's swim team will be made up of athletes who finish in the two in each event (and meet qualifying standards) at the 2011 Summer National Championships in Pointe-Claire, Quebec. Canada's swimming team is considered a 'B' or a developmental team, because the selection trials were held during the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China where most of Canada's top swimmers were competing.
Canada's team was announced on August 22, 2011 it will consist of 21 athletes (14 females and 7 males). Majority of the swimmers who won the races they competed in at the selection trials (including former world record holder Amanda Reason) declined to participate.
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Synchronized swimming
Canada has qualified a full team (a duet and a team) it will consist of nine athletes.
Table tennis
Canada has qualified a full team of 3 male and 3 female athletes.
Taekwondo
Canada has qualified a full team of eight athletes. The team was selected after selection trials held between July 30 and 31, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario. A notable exclusion is Karine Sergerie (lost her final bout at the qualification tournament) who was a silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
Tennis
Canada has qualified two tennis players (one male and one female), all two are ranked well below the top ranked athletes in Canada.
Triathlon
Canada had qualified a full triathlon team of six athletes, however only three athletes were announced to the team.
Volleyball
Canada has qualified a men's and's women's teams.
The men's team will consist of eleven athletes.
Fifth to eighth place classification
Fifth place match
The women's team will consist of twelve athletes.
Fifth to eighth place classification
Seventh place match
Water polo
Canada has qualified a men's and women's water polo team. Each team will be made up of 13 athletes for a total of 26.
Canada has been drawn into a group with Colombia, Cuba and hosts Mexico. Canada are the defending silver medalists from 2007.
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Canada has been drawn into a group with Brazil, Mexico and hosts Venezuela. Canada are the defending silver medalists from 2007.
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Water skiing
Canada has qualified a full team of 5 athletes (men, women and wakeboard). The team was officially announced on October 4.
Weightlifting
Canada has qualified a team of two male and one female athlete. The team was announced on October 4.
Wrestling
Canada has qualified full female team of four athletes and a full men's freestyle team of seven athletes, as well as three male Greco-Roman wrestlers. Canada's team will include five defending medalists including defending gold medalist and Olympic Champion, Carol Huynh.