Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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
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
Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996
Summer Olympics