Daily Recap: Canada’s results at the Tokyo Olympics 2020

The Tokyo Olympics 2020 have come to an end. Over the course of 16 days, Canadian athletes won seven gold, six silver and 11 bronze medals and setting a new standard for Canada in a non-boycotted Olympics. The seven gold medals tied the nation’s output at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

On this page, you can find all the details of Canada’s medal wins, as well as their performances over the past two weeks.

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Olympics Day 16 – Sunday, August 8

Kelsey Mitchell gave Canada its second medal at the cycling track, winning the women’s sprint race and closing out Canada’s most successful Summer Games in a non-boycotted year. The seven gold medals won were the most since the 1992 Games in Barcelona and the 24 overall medals are its second-best since the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.


Olympics Day 15 – Saturday, August 7

Katharine Vincent and Laurence Vincent-Lapointe won bronze in the first ever women’s C2 500 metre Sprint race, pushing Canada’s medal total to 23 which surpasses their haul from five years ago in Rio and is its most ever in a non-boycotted Summer Games. Malindi Elmore, competing in just her second Olympics – but her first in 17 years – finished ninth in the women’s marathon.


Olympics Day 14 – Friday, August 6

Women’s Soccer captured the gold medal in a nail biter against Sweden. After timing things up 1-1 in the second half, Canada eventually won 3-2 in a penalty shootout. The country also added three more medals in Track and Field, a silver in the men’s 5,000 metre, a bronze in men’s 50km race walk and a repeat of bronze in the men’s 4x100m relay.

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Olympics Day 13 – Thursday, August 5

Another golden day for Canada in men’s Track and Field as Damian Warner captures first place in the Decathlon and the title of “world’s greatest athlete.” The country also added an historic silver in women’s canoeing from Laurence Vincent-Lapointe and a bronze in Track Cycling. Canada will also be playing for gold tomorrow in Soccer.


Olympics Day 12 – Wednesday, August 4

Sprinter Andre De Grasse struck gold in the men’s 200m, finishing first place and setting a Canadian record with a time of 19.62 seconds. The other Canadian in the race, Aaron Brown, finished 6th. In other Track and Field news, Damien Warner is leading the pack after five events in the men’s Decathlon. Pierre Lepage sits in third.


Olympics Day 11 – Tuesday, August 3

Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown qualified first and third in the men’s 200m semi-final for Canada. De Grasse broke the Canadian record in the process. Both will race in the final on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Ellie Black finished just off the podium in fourth in the Women’s Gymnastics Balance Beam final.


Olympics Day 10 – Monday, August 2

Canada’s top-ranked beach volleyball duo of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan remained perfect at the Tokyo Olympics after winning their round-of-16 match. The second Canadian duo of Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson have also advanced, leaving Canada as the only country with two teams left in the tournament. Meanwhile, Canada is set to upgrade the colour of its medal in women’s soccer from five years ago. Jessie Fleming scored on a penalty in the 74th minute to lead Canada to a 1-0 win over the United States, sending them through to the gold medal match.

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Olympics Day 9 – Sunday, August 1

Penny Oleksiak became the most decorated Olympian in Canadian history, winning bronze in the women’s 4×100 medley relay. That gives her a historic seven career Olympic medals as Canadian women’s swim team amassed six medals in Tokyo to equal its Rio count of five years ago. Andre De Grasse became the first Canadian male to win a medal in Tokyo after finishing third in the men’s 100 metre final. He’s the first Canadian to win multiple medals in the event.


Olympics Day 8 – Saturday, July 31

Kylie Masse won her second silver medal of the Tokyo Olympics, finishing second in the women’s 200-metre backstroke. Edmonton’s Marco Arop led from start to finish to win his heat in the 800 metres and move onto the semifinals while Andre De Grasse posted the fastest qualifying time in the men’s 100-metre sprint.

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Olympics Day 7 – Friday, July 30

Canada won its first gold medal in Women’s Eights rowing since 1992 while Swimmer Penny Oleksiak and Trampolinist Rosie MacLennan both missed the podium in an attempt to defend their Rio titles. The highly anticipated Men’s 100m competition kicks off tomorrow with Andre de Grasse looking for a spot on the podium for the second Olympics in a row.


Olympics Day 6 – Thursday, July 29

Canada picked up it’s first rowing medal with a bronze in Women Pairs, adding a 10th medal. Canadian women have still won all of the medals in the Games so far.

 


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Olympics Day 5 – Wednesday, July 28

Penny Oleksiak made history with her bronze medal in the 200m Freestyle, becoming Canada’s most decorated Summer Olympian. Canadian women are also dominating the medal board, with all nine medals for Canada won by women.


Olympic Day 4: Tuesday, July 27

Canada added four medals to their total on Tuesday including a gold in weightlifting, a silver from the women’s swim team, and two bronze in Judo and Softball, the first ever for Canada in Softball. Keep an eye out for swimmer Penny Oleksiak on Wednesday in the 200m Freestyle final. She can set the record for the most medals won by a single Canadian athlete during the Summer Games.


Olympic Day 3: Monday, July 26

Margaret Mac Neil won the women’s 100 metre butterfly event to capture Canada’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics.

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Olympic Day 2: Sunday, July 25

China leads the medal count at the Tokyo Games with 11, including six gold.

Canada captured two silver medals today — one courtesy of the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay team and the other in the three-metre synchronized springboard event.

Twenty-one-year-old relay team member Penny Oleksiak is now one medal away from setting a record for the most medals won by a Canadian athlete in the Summer Olympics.

She’ll be swimming in a women’s 200-metre freestyle heat at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Monday.

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Olympic Day 1: Saturday, July 24

China won the first Gold medal of the Olympic games in the 10m Air Rifle event and Canada qualified 3rd for the 4x100m Women’s Freestyle Relay in swimming, an event they won bronze in 2016. The final will be held on Day 2.


Olympic Day 0: Friday, July 23

The Opening Ceremonies were held today in front of a mostly spectator-free crowd and reduced teams due to earlier competitions and the risk of COVID-19.