Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Canada competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. It was Canada's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
On October 6, 2016, two time Commonwealth Games gold medalist Claire Carver-Dias was named as the chef de mission of the team.
For the first time ever, there has been entry quotas set for all sports and therefore each country is restricted in the number of athletes it could enter.
Canada's team consisted of 282 athletes competing in 17 sports. The team consisted of 137 male athletes and 146 female athletes. This included a record 21 para-sport athletes. Canada competed in all sports on the program except netball, which it failed to qualify in. Also, Canada did not qualify an athlete in the discipline of powerlifting.
On February 28, 2018, diver Meaghan Benfeito was named as the country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
The goal of the Canadian team was at least 100 medals to be won across all sports.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.Sport | Men | Women | Total |
Athletics | 25 | 20 | 45 |
Badminton | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Basketball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Beach volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Boxing | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Cycling | 9 | 9 | 18 |
Diving | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Field hockey | 18 | 18 | 36 |
Gymnastics | 5 | 8 | 13 |
Lawn bowls | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Rugby sevens | 13 | 13 | 26 |
Shooting | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Squash | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Swimming | 13 | 23 | 36 |
Table tennis | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Triathlon | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Weightlifting | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Wrestling | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Total | 136 | 146 | 282 |
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | April 5 | ||
Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | April 6 | ||
Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | April 7 | ||
Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | April 7 | ||
Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg | April 7 | ||
Gymnastics | Women's vault | April 8 | ||
Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | April 8 | ||
Athletics | Men's 1500 metres | April 10 | ||
Athletics | Women's long jump | April 12 | ||
Beach volleyball | Women's tournament | April 12 | ||
Wrestling | Women's freestyle 53 kg | April 12 | ||
Wrestling | Women's freestyle 76 kg | April 12 | ||
Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic individual clubs | April 13 | ||
Athletics | Women's pole vault | April 13 | ||
Diving | Women's 3 metre springboard | April 14 | ||
Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | April 5 | ||
Gymnastics | Men's artistic team all-around | April 5 | ||
Swimming | Women's 50 metre butterfly S7 | April 5 | ||
Weightlifting | Women's 58 kg | April 6 | ||
Swimming | Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | April 7 | ||
Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle | April 7 | ||
Swimming | Women's 200 metre individual medley SM10 | April 7 | ||
Gymnastics | Men's floor exercise | April 8 | ||
Gymnastics | Women's vault | April 8 | ||
Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg | April 8 | ||
Athletics | Men's 5000 metres | April 8 | ||
Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | April 8 | ||
Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | April 8 | ||
Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg | April 8 | ||
Swimming | Women's 200 metre individual medley | April 8 | ||
Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke | April 9 | ||
Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | April 9 | ||
Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle S8 | April 10 | ||
Swimming | Women's 50 m backstroke | April 10 | ||
Athletics | Men's decathlon | April 10 | ||
Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay | April 10 | ||
Diving | Women's synchronized 10 metre platform | April 11 | ||
Beach volleyball | Men's tournament | April 12 | ||
Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg | April 12 | ||
Diving | Men's 3 metre springboard | April 12 | ||
Diving | Women's 10 metre platform | April 12 | ||
Athletics | Men's 200 metres | April 12 | ||
Athletics | Men's pole vault | April 12 | ||
Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic individual all-around | April 12 | ||
Athletics | Women's heptathlon | April 13 | ||
Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | April 13 | ||
Wrestling | Women's freestyle 68 kg | April 13 | ||
Lawn bowls | Men's singles | April 13 | ||
Diving | Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard | April 13 | ||
Boxing | Men's 64 kg | April 14 | ||
Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | April 14 | ||
Wrestling | Women's freestyle 62 kg | April 14 | ||
Wrestling | Men's freestyle 125 kg | April 14 | ||
Wrestling | Women's freestyle 50 kg | April 14 | ||
Basketball | Men's tournament | April 15 | ||
Cycling | Women's team pursuit | April 5 | ||
Cycling | Men's team pursuit | April 5 | ||
Triathlon | Women's triathlon | April 5 | ||
Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg | April 6 | ||
Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke | April 6 | ||
Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | April 7 | ||
Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | April 8 | ||
Gymnastics | Men's rings | April 8 | ||
Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley SM8 | April 8 | ||
Swimming | Women's 200 metre individual medley | April 8 | ||
Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | April 9 | ||
Athletics | Men's shot put | April 9 | ||
Gymnastics | Women's floor | April 9 | ||
Athletics | Women's 1500 metres | April 10 | ||
Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle S8 | April 10 | ||
Athletics | Men's high jump | April 11 | ||
Boxing | Women's 69 kg | April 11 | ||
Cycling | Women's cross-country | April 12 | ||
Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg | April 12 | ||
Athletics | Women's shot put | April 13 | ||
Boxing | Women's 57 kg | April 13 | ||
Boxing | Women's 75 kg | April 13 | ||
Boxing | Men's 56 kg | April 13 | ||
Boxing | Men's 81 kg | April 13 | ||
Wrestling | Women's freestyle 57 kg | April 13 | ||
Wrestling | Men's freestyle 97 kg | April 13 | ||
Diving | Men's 10 metre platform | April 14 |
Athletics (track and field)
Canada's athletics team was given a quota of 45 athletes. However, this was later increased by one by Commonwealth Games Canada. The official team was later announced on January 10, 2018 and consisted of 26 men and 20 women. Potential medallist Andre De Grasse withdrew from the team in March 2018 and was replaced with Bismark Boateng. Brendon Rodney did not compete in any events.;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete | Event | 200 m | 800 m | Final | Rank | |||||
Niki Oudenaarden | Result | 14.64 | 1.69 | 13.85 | 25.03 | 5.84 | 45.42 | 2:14.10 | 5878 | 6 |
Niki Oudenaarden | Points | 890 | 842 | 784 | 884 | 801 | 772 | 905 | 5878 | 6 |
Nina Schultz | Result | 13.47 | 1.84 | 12.13 | 25.02 | 6.19 | 43.11 | 2:17.40 | 6133 | |
Nina Schultz | Points | 1055 | 1029 | 670 | 885 | 908 | 727 | 859 | 6133 | |
Angela Whyte | Result | 13.35 | 1.72 | 11.48 | 25.36 | 6.07 | 44.58 | 2:18.79 | 5898 | 5 |
Angela Whyte | Points | 1072 | 879 | 627 | 854 | 871 | 755 | 840 | 5898 | 5 |
Badminton
Canada's badminton team consisted of eight athletes. The team was announced on March 16, 2018.;Singles
;Doubles
;Mixed team
;Roster
- Jason Ho-Shue
- Rachel Honderich
- Michelle Li
- Ty Lindeman
- Brittney Tam
- Kristen Tsai
- Nyl Yakura
- Brian Yang
;Quarterfinals
;Finished in an equal fifth position.
Basketball
Canada qualified a men's and women's basketball teams for a total of 24 athletes. Both teams qualified by being ranked in the top three in the Commonwealth. This will mark the country's debut in the sport at the Commonwealth Games. Canada did not compete in the sport at its only appearance in 2006 in Melbourne. Both of Canada's teams were announced on March 20, 2018 and are developmental teams consisting of young players.Men's tournament
;Roster- Justus Alleyn
- Mambi Diawara
- Ammanuel Diressa
- Mamadou Gueye
- David Kapinga
- Conor Morgan
- Jean-Victor Mukama
- Erik Nissen
- Jean Emmanuel Pierre-Charles
- Grant Shephard
- Mike Shoveller
- Munis Tutu
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;Qualifying finals
;Semifinals
;Gold medal match
Women's tournament
;Roster- Jacey Bailey
- Niyah Becker
- Danielle Boiago
- Shay Colley
- Paige Crozon
- Ruth Hamblin
- Alex Kiss-Rusk
- Summer Masikewich
- Ceejay Nofuente
- Daneesha Provo
- Merissah Russell
- Catherine Traer
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;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match
Beach volleyball
Canada qualified a men's and women's beach volleyball team for a total of four athletes. The two pairs were announced in January 2018.Boxing
Canada's boxing team of seven athletes was named on December 12, 2017. In February 2018, Mandy Bujold withdrew from the team and was replaced by Marie-Jeanne Parent.;Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
Eric Basran | −56 kg | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | L 2–3 | Did not advance | ||
Thomas Blumenfeld | −64 kg | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | L 0–5 | ||
Harley O'Reilly | −81 kg | W 5–0 | W WO | L 1–4 | Did not advance |
;Women
Cycling
Canada's cycling team consisted of 18 cyclists, nine men and nine women. The team was officially named on January 24, 2018. On February 16, 2018, Tegan Cochrane withdrew from the team and was replaced with Lauriane Genest. All cyclists competing in the road events are also scheduled to compete in the track events.Road
;Men;Women
Track
;Sprint;Keirin
;Time trial
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
Aidan Caves | Men's time trial | 1:03.324 | 18 |
Stefan Ritter | Men's time trial | 1:02.339 | 14 |
Lauriane Genest | Women's time trial | 35.073 | 9 |
Amelia Walsh | Women's time trial | 35.647 | 10 |
;Pursuit
;Points race
;Scratch race
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final |
Aidan Caves | Men's scratch race | 10 Q | Did not finish |
Michael Foley | Men's scratch race | 9 Q | Did not finish |
Allison Beveridge | Women's scratch race | 7 | |
Ariane Bonhomme | Women's scratch race | 18 | |
Stephanie Roorda | Women's scratch race | 20 |
Mountain biking
Canada sent three mountain bikers.Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
Léandre Bouchard | Men's cross-country | 1:19:15 | 6 |
Emily Batty | Women's cross-country | 1:21:02 | 4 |
Haley Smith | Women's cross-country | 1:20:26 |
Diving
Canada's diving team consisted of 12 athletes and was officially named on March 1, 2018.;Men
;Women
Field hockey
Canada qualified both a men's and women's field hockey teams by being ranked in the top nine among Commonwealth nations in the FIH Rankings as of October 31, 2017. Each team consisted of 18 athletes, for a total of 36.Men's tournament
;RosterCanada's roster of 18 athletes was announced on March 1, 2018.
- Brenden Bissett
- David Carter
- Taylor Curran
- Adam Froese
- Richard Hildreth
- Gordon Johnston
- Antoni Kindler
- James Kirkpatrick
- Balraj Panesar
- Sukhi Panesar
- Mark Pearson
- Brandon Pereira
- Keegan Pereira
- Matthew Sarmento
- Iain Smythe
- John Smythe
- Scott Tupper
- Floris van Son
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;Seventh place match
Women's tournament
;RosterCanada's roster of 18 athletes was announced on March 16, 2018.
- Rachel Donohoe
- Hannah Haughn
- Danielle Hennig
- Karli Johansen
- Shanlee Johnston
- Caashia Karringten
- Kathleen Leahy
- Alison Lee
- Lauren Logush
- Sara McManus
- Stephanie Norlander
- Madeline Secco
- Natalie Sourisseau
- Brienne Stairs
- Kaitlyn Williams
- Amanda Woodcroft
- Nicole Woodcroft
- Katherine Wright
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;Fifth place match
Gymnastics
Canada's gymnastics team consisted of 13 gymnasts. The official team was announced on February 22, 2018.Artistic
;Men;Team & Individual Qualification
;Individual Finals
;Women
;Team & Individual Qualification
;Individual Finals
Rhythmic
;Team & Individual Qualification;Individual Finals
Lawn bowls
Bowls Canada announced a squad of ten athletes on November 20, 2017.;Men
;Women
Rugby sevens
Men's tournament
Canada qualified a men's team of 12 athletes by being among the top nine ranked nations from the Commonwealth in the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series ranking.;Roster
- Connor Braid
- Admir Cejvanovic
- Andrew Coe
- Justin Douglas
- Mike Fuailefau
- Lucas Hammond
- Nathan Hirayama
- Harry Jones
- Isaac Kaay
- Pat Kay
- John Moonlight
- Matt Mullins
- Tevaughn Campbell
Women's tournament
Canada's women's team qualified as being one of the top four eligible teams from the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.;Roster
Canada's 13 member roster was officially confirmed on April 2, 2018.
- Brittany Benn
- Caroline Crossley
- Hannah Darling
- Bianca Farella
- Julia Greenshields
- Sara Kaljuvee
- Ghislaine Landry
- Megan Lukan
- Kayla Moleschi
- Breanne Nicholas
- Natasha Watcham-Roy
- Charity Williams
- Olivia Apps
;Semi-finals
;Bronze medal match
Shooting
Canada's shooting team consisted of four athletes.;Men
;Open
Squash
Canada's squash team of two athletes was named on January 30, 2018.;Individual
;Doubles
Swimming
Canada's swimming team was scheduled to consist of 44 swimmers. On September 26, 2017 the able bodied team of 26 swimmers was announced. A team of 11 para swimmers was announced on January 18, 2018. So the team size was 37 swimmers.;Men
- Athletes with stars beside their names only race in the preliminary
;Para
Table tennis
Canada's table tennis team of six athletes was named on December 21, 2017. Canada's table tennis team also consisted of two para sport athletes.;Singles
;Doubles
;Team
;Para-sport
Triathlon
Canada named its triathlon team of six athletes on November 13, 2017.;Individual
Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total | Rank |
Alexis Lepage | Men's | 9:00 | 0:35 | 28:01 | 0:30 | 15:55 | 54:00 | 13 |
Tyler Mislawchuk | Men's | 8:59 | 0:33 | 28:03 | 0:30 | 15:55 | 54:00 | 12 |
Matthew Sharpe | Men's | 9:07 | 0:34 | 27:53 | 0:24 | 15:36 | 53:34 | 9 |
Joanna Brown | Women's | 09:48 | 00:37 | 30:12 | 00:30 | 16:31 | 57:48 | |
Dominika Jamnicky | Women's | 09:57 | 00:38 | 31:18 | 00:29 | 18:46 | 1:01:08 | 14 |
Desirae Ridenour | Women's | 10:04 | 00:35 | 32:24 | 00:27 | 20:16 | 1:03:46 | 17 |
;Mixed Relay
Athletes | Event | Total Times per Athlete | Total Group Time | Rank |
Joanna Brown Tyler Mislawchuk Desirae Ridenour Matthew Sharpe | Mixed relay | 20:26 18:52 21:05 19:12 | 1:19:35 | 4 |
Weightlifting
Canada qualified 11 weightlifters. A 12th weightlifter was on the team but did not compete.;Men
;Women
Wrestling
Canada's wrestling team consisted of 12 athletes. The team was announced on March 2, 2018.;Repechage Format
;Group Stage Format
;Nordic Format