Canada at the Olympics

Canada has been to every Winter Olympic Games and almost every Summer Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Canada is CAN.

History
A Canadian team was not at the 1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. Canada has won at least one medal at every Olympics.  The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is the National Olympic Committee for Canada.

Canada set a gold medals record in a single Winter Olympics during the 2010 Winter Olympics, which they hosted in Vancouver.

Hosting the Games
Canada has hosted the Games three times.
 Games  Host city  Dates  Nations  Participants  Events1976 Summer Olympics  Montreal  July 17 – August 1  92  6028  1981988 Winter Olympics  Calgary  February 13–28  57  1423  462010 Winter Olympics  Vancouver  February 12–28  83   2629   86

Medals
Hockey
Hockey has been Canada's best medal earning sport, along with curling. They have competed at every tournament in both sports.

M = Men's W= Women's B = Both
 Year  Players  Events  Medals  Gender that won Gold Silver Bronze Total 1920  8  1  1  0  0  1  M 1924  9  1  1  0  0  1  M 1928  12  1  1  0  0  1  M 1932  14  1  1  0  0  1  M 1936  14  1  0  1  0  1  M 1948  18  1  1  0  0  1  M 1952  16  1  1  0  0  1  M 1956  17  1  0  0  1  1  M 1960  17  1  0  1  0  1  M 1964  13  1  0  0  0  0  - 1968  18  1  0  0  1  1  M 1972  18  1  0  0  0  0  - 1976  18  1  0  0  0  0  - 1980  18  1  0  0  0  0  - 1984  20  1  0  0  0  0  - 1988  21  1  0  0  0  0  - 1992  23  1  0  1  0  1  M 1994  21  1  0  1  0  1  M 1998  20  2  0  1  0  1  W 2002  23  2  2  0  0  2  B 2006  22  2  1  0  0  1  W 2010  24  2  2  0  0  2  B Total   26  11  5  2  18 

Records
In 2008, Equestrian show jumper Ian Millar was at his ninth Summer Olympics, tying the record for most Olympic games participated in set by Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl between 1964 and 1996. Millar was selected for ten straight Olympic teams, but was not at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 2008 Millar won his first medal, a silver medal in the team jumping event.

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

 References 

Other websites 

 Canada profile at London2012.com 
 Canadian Medals by Olympic Games 
 CBC Digital Archives - Gold Medal Athletes - 1948-1968
 CBC Digital Archives - Cold Gold: Canada's Winter Winners 1984–2002
 Most Canadian Olympic Medals 

Category:Sport in Canada
Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:National sports teams of Canada