Philomena Mensah won the silver medal in the 100 meters at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She became a Canadian citizen in the 1990s. Like Margaret Simpson (track and field), Fredua Koranteng “Freddy” Adu (soccer) and Alice Annum (athletics), she was born in Ghana (Africa).
George Orton won the gold medal in the 3,000 m steeplechase at the 1900 Olympics. He won Canada’s first Olympic gold medal.
This country has hosted many international Games:
1930 British Empire Games – Hamilton, Ontario
1954 British Empire Games-Vancouver, British Columbia
The 1967 Pan American Games-Winnipeg, Manitoba
The 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec
1976 Summer Paralympic Games in Toronto, Ontario
1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta
The 1981 World University Games-Edmonton, Alberta
1988 Winter Olympics-Calgary, Alberta
1994 Commonwealth Games – Victoria, British Columbia
The 1999 Pan American Games-Winnipeg, Manitoba
In the 1940s and 1950s, Joseph Henri Maurice “Rocket” Richard was one of the best professional ice hockey players in the world. He was born on August 4, 1921 in Montreal (Quebec, Canada). Maurice Richard is a sports icon in his homeland.
From 1974 to 1976, the Canadian women’s volleyball team was coached by Park Moo, one of the best coaches in South Korea. For the first time, he was trained by a foreign coach.
Vancouver (British Columbia) will host the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Cindy Klassen was selected to carry the Canadian flag during the closing ceremony of the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics. This figure skater won a bronze medal at the 2002 Summer Olympics in Salt Lake City, USA.
Canada did not participate in the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires (Argentina).
From 1924 to 2006, Canada won 119 Winter Olympic medals, including 38 gold. He competed in the Winter Olympics 20 times.
Ottawa, the capital of Canada, has hosted the IV Francophone Games in 2001. 3,000 athletes from 50 countries and territories participated.
Canada boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow (USSR) in protest of Soviet policies against Afghanistan. Famous Canadian athletes did not participate in these Games: Ray Takahashi (wrestling / Commonwealth gold medalist, 1978), Bruce Simpson (athletics / Pan American gold medalist, 1979), Greg Joy (athletics / Olympic silver medalist, 1976) , John Wood (kayak / Olympic silver medalist, 1976), Scott Neilson (athletics / Pan American gold medalist, 1979), Claude Ferragne (athletics / Commonwealth gold medalist, 1978), Jules Sobrian (shooting / gold medalist 1978), Shannon Smith (swimming / Olympic bronze medalist, 1976), Roger Fortin (boxing / Commonwealth gold medalist, 1978), Gordon Singleton (cycling / Pan American gold medalist, 1979), Nancy Garapick (Swimming / Olympic Bronze Medalist, 1976), Elki Schlegel (Gymnastics / Commonwealth Gold Medalist), Jean-Marc Cardinal (Weightlifting / Commonwealth Gold Medalist, 1978), Cheryl Gibson (Swimming / Commonwealth Gold Medalist, Olympic silver 1 976), Louis Jani (judo / Pan American gold medalist, 1979), Claude Langlois (cycling / Pan American gold medalist, 1979), Carmen Ionescu (athletics / Commonweath gold medalist, 1978) and Diane Kanihowski (athletics / medalist Pan-American Gold, 1979).
This country competed in the Winter Games for the first time at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix (France). The Canadian men’s ice hockey team finished first and won Canada’s first winter Olympic gold medal.
Canada sent 450 athletes to the 1984 Olympics in the United States: archery (3), athletics (66), baseball (20), basketball (24), boxing (9), kayaking (15), cycling (13 ), equestrian (11), fencing (14), soccer (17), gymnastics (13), field hockey (32), wrestling (21), rowing (52), shooting (34), swimming (60), tennis (2), volleyball (30), weightlifting (7) and sailing (13).
This country has won a gold medal in men’s field hockey four times at the Pan American Games: Caracas (1983), Indianapolis (1987), Winnipeg (1999) and Rio de Janeiro (2007).
Canada won 86 medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.
The Canadian team did not win any gold medals at the 1976 Olympics. They won five silver and six bronze medals. The Olympic team trained in Havana, Cuba.
Canada won silver in basketball at the 1936 Olympics in Germany. The Canadian basketball team celebrates after winning the silver medal for the first time in its history at the Olympic Games.
This North American country won two gold medals at the 1920 Olympics in Belgium. The Olympic champions were: Earl Thompson (track and field / 110m hurdles) and Albert Schneider (boxing / welterweight).
Canada won 19 gold medals at the 1975 Pan American Games. The Canadian medal winners were: Wayne Erdman (judo), Bruce Pirnie (athletics), Joyce Yakubowicz (athletics), Rainier Fisher (judo), Diane Jones (athletics) , Chris Clarke (boxing), Joselyn Lovell (cycling), Howard Strupp (wrestling), Christilot Boylen (equestrian), Brand Farrow (judo), Russ Prior (weightlifting), Egon Beiler (wrestling), Lynn Chenard ( swimming) and Janet Nutter (diving).
Bruny Surin was born on July 12, 1967 in Cap Haitien, Haiti. However, he moved to Canada when he was seven years old. Who is Surin? He is one of the best sprinters of the 20th century. He once said: “” Getting to work in the field in which you want to work is a great luck … It is a privilege. The 100 meters and the 4×100 meter relay have given me the opportunity to overcome my limits, to go to the depths of myself to find the strength to achieve my goals. I believe that perseverance is the key to my success. When things went wrong, disappointment was a source of motivation. “Like many foreign-born Canadians, Bruny loves her country. She established the Bruny Surin Foundation, which is dedicated to helping children in need with education and health Currently, he is a Goodwill Ambassador for Quebec (Canada).
Featured performances:
1990: Francophone Games-4th 100m
1991: World Athletics Championships -8 ° 100 m
1992: Olympic Games-4th 100m
1993: World Athletics Championships: 5th 100m, 3rd: 4x100m relay
1994: Francophone Games: 1st 100m
1995: World Indoor Championships – 1st 60 m; Canadian Championship-2nd 100 m; World Athletics Championships-2nd 100m, 1st- 4x100m Relay
1996: Olympic Games – 1st relay 4x100m
1997: World Indoor Championships-fifth 60 m; Canadian Championship-3rd 100m; Second World Cup in Athletics
100m, 1st relay 4x100m
1998: Canadian Championship-1st 100m
1999: World Indoor Championships-8th 60 m; Canadian Championship-1st 100m; World Athletics Championships-2nd 100m