Canada was officially represented by 317 athletes during the competition.
Team Canada made history at the Paris 2024 Olympics by securing 27 medals—9 gold, 7 silver, and 11 bronze—marking their second-best performance in terms of gold medals and total count at a Summer Games.
Leading the Canadian success were standout athletes like Summer McIntosh and Ethan Katzberg. McIntosh kicked off Canada’s medal streak with a silver in the women’s 400m freestyle, followed by an outstanding gold haul in the 400m individual medley, 200m butterfly, and 200m individual medley. Her exceptional performance also set Olympic records in the 200m butterfly (2:03.03) and 200m individual medley (2:06.56).
Katzberg, at just 22 years old, made history by becoming Canada’s first Olympic gold medallist in a throwing event in over a century. He also became the first Canadian in 112 years to win a medal in the hammer throw, claiming victory by the largest margin seen in the event since 1920.
Andre De Grasse and Maude Charron, Canada’s flag bearers for the opening ceremony, also had remarkable performances. De Grasse anchored the men’s 4x100m relay team to gold, bringing his total Olympic medal count to seven, equaling Penny Oleksiak’s record as Canada’s most decorated Olympian. Charron, a previous gold medallist, added a silver in the women’s 59kg weightlifting event, maintaining her status as one of Canada’s top Olympic athletes.
Camryn Rogers added to Canada’s gold tally by winning the women’s hammer throw, marking Canada’s first Olympic medal in any women’s throwing event and only the third time a country has swept both the men’s and women’s hammer throw in the same Games.
Philip "Phil Wizard" Kim also made history by becoming the first Olympic champion in breaking, a new addition to the Games. Judo athlete Christa Deguchi and canoeist Katie Vincent were other gold medallists, with Vincent setting a world-best time in the women’s C-1 200m.
Canada’s success extended beyond gold. Marco Arop claimed silver in the men’s 800m, the country’s first in the event in 60 years. The beach volleyball duo Melissa Human-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson, as well as the women’s rugby sevens team, also secured silver, achieving historic firsts for Canada in their sports. Notably, Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun’s silver and bronze in the 100m butterfly marked Canada’s first double podium in the event in 52 years.
Bronze medals were earned in a variety of events, including Alysha Newman in the women’s pole vault, Wyatt Sanford in boxing, and Nathan Zsombor-Murray and Rylan Wiens in men’s synchronized diving. Notably, Eleanor Harvey became Canada’s first Olympic fencing medalist with a bronze in women’s foil, and Skylar Park made history as the first Canadian to medal in women’s 57kg taekwondo.
Team Canada’s 317 athletes competed across 15 sports, earning 81 top-eight finishes, with medals spread across multiple provinces. Notable record-breakers included Summer McIntosh in swimming, Katie Vincent in canoe-kayak, and Alysha Newman in pole vault.
