The 2012 Summer Olympics in London
The Summer Olympics begins Friday, July 27, 2012, and ends Sunday, August 12, 2012. Canada will be represented by 277 athletes from nine provinces and one territory competing in 26 sport disciplines and supported by 93 coaches and a mission team of 137. More than half, or 155, of the Canadian athletes are women.
Top Canadian athletes gearing up for the 2012 Olympic Games in London
Trampolinist - Karen Cockburn
Triathlon - Paula Findlay
Shot put - Dylan Armstrong
Hurdles - Jessica Zelinka -Edit
Cyclist - Clara Hughes
Team Diving - Jennifer Abel and Emilie Heymans
Kayak - Adam Van Koeverden
Boxing - Mary Spencer
Show Jumping - Eric Lamaze
Distance Swimming specialist - Ryan Cochrane
Women's freestyle wrestling - Carol Huynh
Diver - Alexandre Despatie
Table tennis players - Andre Ho, Eugene Wang and Mo Zhang
Badminton - Grace Gao, Michelle Li and Tobias Ng
Swimming - Victoria Poon and Tobias Oriwol
Triathlon - Simon St. Quentin Whitfield
At the Beijing Summer Olympics four years ago, Canada won 18 medals and placed 15th in overall medal count. The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles was the site for the country's best Olympic performance to date with Canada winning 44 medals, including 10 gold,. These games had the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries boycotting the Games.
Go Canada!
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