315 athletes and 22 alternates travelled from Canada to Paris to compete in the upcoming Olympics.
Let's have a closer look at Canada's Olympic team and see what it has to offer!
Canada's Olympic Team: Facts to Know
- Since its debut in 1900, Canada has never missed the Summer Olympics except for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
- Canadian athletes represent nine of the country's provinces and territories.
- Canada's athletics roster has three reigning world champions.
- Canada's track and field squad won six medals at each of the last two Games.
- Out of 315 athletes, 142 have competed at the Olympics, and 17 have competed at the Summer Youth Olympic Games.
- For 173 Canadian athletes, the games in Paris are their first Olympics.
- 39 returning Olympic Team members already have an Olympic medal to their name.
- 125 athletes on Team Canada previously competed at the Pan Am Games 2023 in Santiago, Chile.
With such an experienced team, fans should expect more medals to be won in Paris. Who knows, maybe Canada will replicate its best total of 44 (10 gold) medals at the Olympics 1984 in Los Angeles, USA, or even break that record!
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