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Canada has won at least one medal at every Olympics in which it has competed. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is the National Olympic Committee for Canada . At the 2010 Winter Olympics , Canada would win more gold medals than any other competing nation for the first time.
Rowing is one of Canada's most successful sports at the summer Olympics. The pair of Marnie McBean and Kathleen Heddle won gold in both the Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996) games. Canada has traditionally done well in the eight events, with the men's team winning a medal 9 times and the women's team winning a medal 4 times.
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the "Games of the XXI Olympiad," held in Montréal, was the first Olympics in Canada. The entire province of Quebec prepared for the games and associated activities, generating a resurgence of interest in amateur athletics across the province.
Canada at the 1900 Summer Olympics; IOC code: CAN: NOC: Canadian Olympic Committee: Website: www.olympic.ca (in English and French) in Paris, France May 14, 1900 – October 28, 1900; Competitors: 2 in 1 sport and 4 events: Medals Ranked 13th: Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2: Summer Olympics appearances
The COC was established to select athletes for the 1908 Summer Olympics, when the Canadian Amateur Athletic Union and the Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada had unsettled differences. [1] J. Howard Crocker was appointed manager of the national team for Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics, which was first national team organized. [2] [3] [4]
1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec; 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta; 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. Canada at the Olympics; Any of the failed Olympic host city bids: Montreal 1932 Winter Olympics bid; Montreal 1936 Winter Olympics bid; Montreal 1944 Winter Olympics bid; Montreal 1944 Summer Olympics bid; Montreal 1956 ...
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques) [a] [1] are the world's leading international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition ...
The 1976 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1976), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXIe Olympiade) and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (French: Montréal 1976), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.