Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games
Canada, which is represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), has competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. The Canadian team was made up of 492 athletes (256 men and 236 women), the most ever for a non-home Games. On the team all ten provinces and the Northwest Territories are represented. Some sports such as wrestling have sent their strongest team, however sports which offer the most medals (badminton and athletics) have sent for the most part a developmental team. Table Tennis player  Anqi Luo (15 years old) was Canada's youngest athlete at the Games while Equestrian athlete Ian Millar (64 years old) was Canada's eldest athlete competing in Guadalajara. Canada has competed in 35 out of the 36 sports on the program (the exception being basque pelota). On October 4, 2011 women's football star Christine Sinclair was selected to carry the flag during the opening ceremony. The chef de mission was Jacques Cardyn and the assistant chef de mission was Curt Harnett. Canada was the host of the next games in 2015 in Toronto. Archery. Canada has qualified a  full team of six athletes (three men and three women). The team was officially announced on September 15. Athletics. Canada will be sending a team of seventeen athletes (six male and eleven female). According to the coach of the Canadian team Les Gramantik the team will not be the best available, "due to scheduling it is very difficult to send all of our best athletes." Badminton. Canada as the top ranked nation in the Pan American Badminton Confederation, has qualified eight athletes (four men and four women. The official team was announced on September 26. Baseball. By finishing sixth at  the 2010 Pan American Games qualifying tournament Canada has qualified a baseball team, for the first time since 1999. The team will be made up of twenty-four athletes and was announced on September 16. Group B Basketball. Canada has automatically qualified a men's and women's basketball teams. Each team will be made up of twelve athletes for a total of twenty-four. The teams selected were from the national developmental team. The roster was announced on October 4. Group A Fifth place match The roster was announced on October 4. Group B Fifth place match Beach volleyball . Canada has qualified a men's and's women's pairs, by virtue of being in the top ten in each gender of the NORCECA beach volleyball rankings. The Canadian team was announced on September 9, 2011. Bowling. Canada has qualified a full team of two men and two women The team was announced on October 4, 2011. Boxing. Canada has qualified seven boxers. The team was announced on October 4. Canoeing. Canada has qualified a full team of sixteen athletes. The final team was announced on October 4. Cycling. Canada has qualified to send seventeen athletes in all four  disciplines. Track cycling. Sprints & Pursuit Omnium Diving. Canada will send eight divers to compete. Equestrian. Dressage. Canada has qualified a full dressage team. Eventing. Canada has named a squad of five athletes in eventing. Jumping. Canada has named a squad of four athletes in jumping. Fencing. Canada has qualified a team of sixteen athletes (nine men and seven women). Field hockey. Canada has qualified a men's and women's field hockey team. Each team will be made up of sixteen athletes for a total of thirty-two. Men. Canada's men's field hockey team are the defending Pan  American Games champion, and have been drawn to play against Chile, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. The team was announced on September 21. Semi-finals Gold medal match Women. Canada's women's field hockey have been drawn to play against defending Pan American Games champion Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. Canada's roster was named on August 19. The roster includes three returning members of the team that placed fifth at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. Semi-finals Bronze medal match Football. Canada has qualified a women's football team and it will consist  of 18 athletes. Canada drew defending champions Brazil, Costa Rica and Argentina. The team was officially announced on September 26. Semifinals Gold medal match Gymnastics. Artistic. Canada has qualified a full team of six men and six women. Canada's men's team will be a B team. Canada will send six women artistic gymnasts. Rhythmic. Canada has qualified a full team of eight gymnasts (six in group and two in individual) in rhythmic gymnastics. Trampoline. Canada has qualified a full team of four gymnasts in trampoline (two male and two female). Handball. Canada has qualified a men's team  of 15 athletes. Canada has drawn defending champions, Brazil, Chile and Venezuela. Group A Fifth-Eighth place matches Fifth place match Judo. Canada had originally qualified 13 judokas, the only category not qualifying was the +100 kg men. However when the team was announced the 48 kg and +78 kg quotas for women were declined, therefore the team will be made up of eleven athletes. Karate. Canada has qualified two male athletes and two female athletes. Modern pentathlon. Canada has qualified a full team of 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women). Racquetball. Canada has qualified a full racquetball team  of 8 athletes (4 men and 4 women). Roller skating. Canada has qualified a women's speed and artistic team, it will consist of 3 athletes. Rowing. Canada has qualified 22 athletes. The team is considered a "B" team as the group includes young and upcoming athletes with potential. Rugby sevens. Canada has qualified a team, it will consist of 12 athletes. Sailing. Canada has qualified 7 boats and 13 athletes. Shooting. The Canadian shooting federation named a team of 18 athletes (ten male and eight female) to compete at the 2011 Pan American Games. Softball. Canada has qualified a  softball team. The team will be made up of 17 athletes. The final roster was named on August 16, 2011. The team will also include seven officials. Standings The top four teams will advance to the semifinal round. Results Preliminary round Semifinals Gold Medal Match Squash. Canada has qualified a full squash team. The team will be made up of six athletes (three men and three women). Swimming. Canada's swim team will be made up of athletes who finish in the two in each event (and meet qualifying standards) at the 2011 Summer National Championships in Pointe-Claire, Quebec . Canada's swimming team is considered a 'B' or a developmental team, because the selection trials were held during the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China where most of Canada's top swimmers were competing. Canada's team was announced on August 22, 2011 it will consist of 21 athletes (14 females and 7 males). Majority of the swimmers who won the races they competed in at the selection trials (including former world record holder Amanda Reason) declined to participate. Synchronized swimming. Canada has qualified a full team (a duet and a team) it will consist of nine athletes . Table tennis. Canada has qualified a full team of 3 male and 3 female athletes. Taekwondo. Canada has qualified a full team of eight athletes. The team was selected after selection trials held between July 30 and 31, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario. A notable exclusion is Karine Sergerie (lost her final bout at the qualification tournament) who was a silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China Tennis. Canada has qualified two tennis players (one male and one female), all two are ranked well below the top ranked athletes in Canada. Triathlon. Canada had qualified a full triathlon  team of six athletes, however only three athletes were announced to the team. Volleyball. Canada has qualified a men's and's women's teams. The men's team will consist of eleven athletes. Fifth to eighth place classification Fifth place match The women's team will consist of twelve athletes. Fifth to eighth place classification Seventh place match Water polo. Canada has qualified a men's and women's water polo team. Each team will be made up of 13 athletes for a total of 26. Canada has been drawn into a group with Colombia, Cuba and hosts Mexico . Canada are the defending silver medalists from 2007. Semifinals Gold medal match Canada has been drawn into a group with Brazil, Mexico and hosts Venezuela. Canada are the defending silver medalists from 2007. ---- Semifinals Gold medal match Water skiing. Canada has qualified a full team of 5 athletes (men, women and wakeboard). The team was officially announced on October 4. Weightlifting. Canada has qualified a team of two male and one female athlete. The team was announced on October 4. Wrestling. Canada has qualified full female team of four athletes and a full men's freestyle team of seven athletes , as well as three male Greco-Roman wrestlers. Canada's team will include five defending medalists including defending gold medalist and Olympic Champion, Carol Huynh.