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Rio 2016: Canadian Olympic medals by the numbers

Mostly known for its winter sport dominance, Canada's performance at Rio 2016 was historic on a number of levels. Here's a look at Canada's medal winners by the numbers.

16 of Canada's 22 medals were won by women

Canada's women's soccer team celebrates its bronze-medal victory over Brazil. (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)

Mostly known for its winter sport dominance, Canada's performance at Rio 2016 washistoric on a number of levels. Here's a look at Canada's medal winnersby the numbers.


Medals

22 Total medals

  • The 314-athlete squad representing Canadaequalled the country's besttotal in a non-boycotted SummerOlympics, tying the Canadian team's performance at Atlanta 1996. Otherwise,Canada's best showing in the Summer Olympics came atthe 1984 Games in Los Angeles (44 total medals).However,14 Soviet-bloccountries chose not to participate.

15 Bronze medals

  • Canada'sbronze-medal total made up 68 per cent off the country'stotalthe most in history at a non-boycottedGames. The 15 bronze medals in Rio was only one shy of the 16 recorded in 1984.

4 Gold medals

  • Canada stood atop the podium three more times than in London 2012. With gold-medal performances fromPenny Oleksiak (100m freestyle),Rosie MacLennan(trampoline), Derek Drouin(high jump) andErica Wiebe (wrestling), Canada's four goldsare the most since Barcelona 1992 (seven).

3Silver medals

  • Canada's three second-place finishes are the fewest since the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, where Canadians took home just two silver medals.

Who?

16Medals won by women

  • Canadian women stole the show in Rio bywinning 72 per cent of Canada's medals, including the first 12.

6 Medals won by men

  • Andre De Grassewas the first male to win a medal for Canada in Rio,picking up a bronze in the men's 100m on Aug.14 (Day 9).

Medallistsby province

  • Ontario 33
  • Quebec 11
  • British Columbia 11
  • Alberta 5
  • Manitoba 2
  • Saskatchewan 1
  • Outside Canada 1**

* For medals won in ateam sport, the province was creditedbased on each individual's hometown.

** Janine Beckie (women's soccer)officially calls Highlands Ranch, Colo. her hometown. However, both her parents are from Saskatchewan.

*** For multiple medal winners, each medal woncounts to the provincial total.

Medals by sport

  • 6Swimming
  • 6Athletics
  • 2Diving
  • 2Cycling
  • 1Rugby Sevens, Rowing, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Equestrian, Soccer

How old?

  • 48 Age of oldest medal winner (Eric Lamaze individual jumping)
  • 25Average age of Canadianmedal winners
  • 24Age that won most medals (924-yearoldswon medals for Canada)
  • 16Age of youngest medal winner (PennyOleksiak swimming, Taylor Ruck swimming)

Medal winners by age

  • 1619:9 medals won
  • 2024: 25 medals won
  • 2529: 22 medals won
  • 3034: 6 medals won
  • 35+:2 medals won

Fun facts

  • 9The number of consecutive days that Canada won a medal to open Rio 2016
  • 10Canada's total-medal rankingcompared to the 207otherteams that participated