Was Tokyo Olympics A Successful For Canada?

Olympic games are the biggest sports event for athletes in most disciplines. Outside international soccer and the American NFL, the Olympics are the pinnacle of a sporting career. Tokyo summer games attracted thousands of best global athletes, and Canada sent a massive delegation of 381 competitors for 30 sports.

Compared to former Rio games, Canada had 56 more athletes, and the significant number was a good indicator of success.

Something to Cheer in Summer

Canada sent 381 athletes and 131 coaches to battle the competition in Tokyo. Miranda Ayim from the women’s basketball team and rugby player Nathan Hirayama was flag carriers at the opening ceremony in Japan. Olympic games got huge TV ratings with more than 28 million viewers. CBC was the official broadcaster and was the most-watched network for the whole 17-day stretch.

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What did Canadians Have to Watch?

For Canada, Tokyo Olympics matched the best Olympic medals output from Barcelona Olympics held in 1992 with 24 medals. In addition, Canadians won seven gold medals, six silver and 11 bronze. Canada had more awards in 1984 in Los Angeles, but 14 communist countries from the European Eastern bloc, including the Soviet Union and East Germany, were not participating.

Canada was 11th on the final medals standings, which is a huge success considering the population. The United States was on top of the medal battle with 112 and 39 gold ones; China was second.

Who Won the Medals

Swimmer Penny Oleksiak became Canada’s athlete with the most medals. With three won in Tokyo, she now has seven in her career. Sprinter Andre De Grasse leads this list on the men’s side with three medals and six overall.

Swimmer Maggie Mac Neil topped the competition in women’s 100 m butterfly, Maude Charron was the best weightlifter in women’s 64 kg category. Women’s eight won gold in rowing, and National Soccer Team won gold on the football pitch. In Athletics, Andre De Grasse was dominant in 200 m, and Damian Warner in the decathlon. Cyclists Kelsey Mitchell won the women’s sprint event on the last day of the games.

Women’s 4×100 m freestyle relay swimmers came in second, and women’s synchronized 3-metre springboard had the same outcome. Kylie Masse won two swimming silvers in 100 and 200 meters backstroke. Canoeists Laurence Vincent Lapointe and Mohammed Ahmed in Athletics 5000 meter race also won silver medals.

The Canadian softball team won the bronze medal in the tournament, like Jessica Klimkait and Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard in the women’s Judo tournament. Swimmer Penny Oleksiak brought bronze in the women’s 200m freestyle race. Women’s 4 x 100 medley relay were also third, the same as women’s coxless pair in rowing, and Andre De Grasse in men premium 100 m sprint in Athletics.

Men relay 4 x 100, and Evan Dunfee in 50 kilometres walk capped off incredibly successful Athletics performances for Canadians. Lauriane Genest in cycling and women’s C-2 on 500 meters canoeing also won bronze medals.

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