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competed at the

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in Gold Coast,

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from 4 April – 15 April 2018. It was Canada's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. On 6 October 2016, two time

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gold medalist

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was named as the

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of the team. For the first time ever, there has been entry quotas set for all sports and therefore each country is restricted in the number of athletes it could enter. Canada's team consisted of 282 athletes competing in 17 sports. The team consisted of 137 male athletes and 146 female athletes. This included a record 21 para-sport athletes. Canada competed in all sports on the program except

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, which it failed to qualify in. Also, Canada did not qualify an athlete in the discipline of

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. On 28 February 2018, diver

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was named as the country's flag bearer at the

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. The goal of the Canadian team was at least 100 medals to be won across all sports.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Medalists

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Athletics (track and field)

Canada's athletics team was given a quota of 45 athletes (36 able-bodied and 9 para athletes). However, this was later increased by one by

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. The official team was later announced on 10 January 2018 and consisted of 26 men and 20 women. Potential medallist

Andre De Grasse Andre De Grasse (born 10 November 1994) is a Canadian Sprint (running), sprinter. A seven-time Olympic medallist, De Grasse is the 2020 Olympic champion in the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, 200 m, and also won the ...

withdrew from the team in March 2018 and was replaced with

Bismark Boateng Bismark Boateng (born March 15, 1992) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in the sprint events. Born in Ghana, Boateng moved to Canada when he was 14 for better opportunities and lives in Toronto, Ontario. Career Bismark studied ...

Brendon Rodney Brendon Rodney (born 9 April 1992) is a Canadian sprinter. As a member of the Canadian men's relay team, he is a three-time Olympic medallist in the 4 × 100 metres relay, taking gold in 2024, silver in 2020 and bronze in 2016. He is also the ...

did not compete in any events. ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events –

Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events –

Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hep ...

Badminton

Canada's badminton team consisted of eight athletes (four male and four female). The team was announced on 16 March 2018. ;Singles ;Doubles ;Mixed team ;Roster *

Jason Ho-Shue Jason Anthony Ho-Shue (born 29 August 1998) is a Canadian badminton player. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles at the 2019 Pan American Games, and at the Pan Am Championships in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. He also won the men's singles t ...

Rachel Honderich Rachel Honderich (born 21 April 1996) is a Canadian badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She has been one of the top ranked women's individual and doubles player on the continent and a contender in major international competitions. She is a vi ...

Michelle Li Michelle Li (born November 3, 1991) is a Canadian badminton player. Li is the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion and the first Canadian to win an individual gold medal in women's singles badminton at the Commonwealth Games. She has won gold in bo ...

Ty Alexander Lindeman Ty Alexander Lindeman (born 15 August 1997) is a Canadian badminton player. He won the gold medals in the mixed doubles at the 2023 Pan American Games; also at the 2018, 2022 and 2025 Pan Am Championships. Career Lindeman trains at MODU Badm ...

Brittney Tam Brittney Shannon Tam (born 23 August 1997) is a Canadian badminton player. In 2012, she won a silver medal at the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event. In 2016, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Pa ...

Kristen Tsai Kristen Tsai (born 11 July 1995) is a Taiwanese born Canadian badminton player. She is the women's doubles champion at the 2019 Pan American Games, fifth time Pan Am Champion winning the women's singles title in 2012, and then the women's doubl ...

Nyl Yakura Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player. He captured two gold medals at the Pan American Games, winning the men's doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also a silver in the mixed doubles in 2019. Yakura, who grew ...

* Brian Yang ;Pool D ;Quarterfinals ;Finished in an equal fifth position.

Basketball

Canada qualified a men's and women's basketball teams for a total of 24 athletes (12 men and 12 women). Both teams qualified by being ranked in the top three in the Commonwealth. This will mark the country's debut in the sport at the

. Canada did not compete in the sport at its only appearance in

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. Both of Canada's teams were announced on 20 March 2018 and are developmental teams consisting of young players.

Men's tournament

;Roster * Justus Alleyn * Mambi Diawara *

Ammanuel Diressa Ammanuel Gorfu Diressa (born May 5, 1993), is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He represents Canada in international competition. He played college basket ...

* Mamadou Gueye * David Kapinga * Conor Morgan * Jean-Victor Mukama * Erik Nissen * Jean Emmanuel Pierre-Charles * Grant Shephard * Mike Shoveller * Munis Tutu ;Pool A ---- ---- ;Qualifying finals ;Semifinals ;Gold medal match

Women's tournament

;Roster * Jacey Bailey * Niyah Becker * Danielle Boiago *

Shay Colley Shay Colley (born January 6, 1996) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Tango Bourges Basket of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB). She played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. Early life Colley was born ...

Paige Crozon Paige Crozon (born July 5, 1994) is a Canadian basketball player for the national women’s 3x3 team. Career Crozon represented Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico. Crozon started her 3x3 career in 2019. Crozon was part of the Canad ...

Ruth Hamblin Ruth Davis (née Hamblin; born June 24, 1994) is a Canadian professional basketball player. She was drafted 18th overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2016 WNBA draft. Born in Smithers, British Columbia, she played college basketball for Oregon St ...

* Alex Kiss-Rusk * Summer Masikewich * Ceejay Nofuente * Daneesha Provo * Merissah Russell * Catherine Traer ;Pool A ---- ---- ;Semifinal ;Bronze medal match

Beach volleyball

Canada qualified a men's and women's beach volleyball team for a total of four athletes. The two pairs were announced in January 2018.

Boxing

Canada's boxing team of seven athletes (three men and four women) was named on 12 December 2017. In February 2018,

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withdrew from the team and was replaced by Marie-Jeanne Parent. ;Men ;Women

Cycling

Canada's cycling team consisted of 18 cyclists, nine men and nine women. The team was officially named on 24 January 2018. On 16 February 2018,

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withdrew from the team and was replaced with

Lauriane Genest Lauriane Genest (born 28 May 1998) is a Canadian professional racing cyclist. She rode in the women's team sprint event at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin, Germany. She qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Ol ...

. All cyclists competing in the road events are also scheduled to compete in the track events.

Road

;Men ;Women

Track

;Sprint ;Keirin ;Time trial ;Pursuit ;Points race ;Scratch race

Mountain biking

Canada sent three mountain bikers (1 male and 2 female).

Diving

Canada's diving team consisted of 12 (six per gender) athletes and was officially named on 1 March 2018. ;Men ;Women

Field hockey

Canada qualified both a men's and women's field hockey teams by being ranked in the top nine (excluding the host nation, Australia) among Commonwealth nations in the FIH Rankings as of 31 October 2017. Each team consisted of 18 athletes, for a total of 36.

Men's tournament

;Roster Canada's roster of 18 athletes was announced on 1 March 2018. * Brenden Bissett * David Carter * Taylor Curran * Adam Froese *

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* Gordon Johnston *

Antoni Kindler Antoni Kindler (born May 16, 1988) is a Canadian field hockey player, in the goalkeeper position. Kindler has competed internationally for Canada since 2011. Kindler resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. Career Kindler competed for Canada at ...

* James Kirkpatrick * Balraj Panesar * Sukhi Panesar * Mark Pearson *

Brandon Pereira Brandon Anthony Pereira (born April 30, 1996) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a defender for United Brothers and the Canadian national team. International career Pereira represented Canada at two Junior World Cups: 2013 in New ...

* Keegan Pereira * Matthew Sarmento * Iain Smythe * John Smythe * Scott Tupper * Floris van Son ;Pool A ---- ---- ---- ;Seventh place match

Women's tournament

;Roster Canada's roster of 18 athletes was announced on 16 March 2018. * Rachel Donohoe *

Hannah Haughn Hannah Lynn Haughn (born September 4, 1994, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a female field hockey player, who played for the Canada national field hockey team as a midfielder at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Haughn represented Canada at the 2 ...

Danielle Hennig Danielle Hennig (born December 23, 1990, in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a female field hockey player, who played for the Canada national field hockey team as a defender at the 2011 Pan American Games, 2013 Women's Pan American Cup, and 2014 C ...

* Karli Johansen * Shanlee Johnston * Caashia Karringten * Kathleen Leahy *

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* Lauren Logush *

Sara McManus Sara McManus (born 13 December 1991) is a Swedish Curling, curler from Gävle. She currently plays Third (curling), third on Team Anna Hasselborg. With the Hasselborg rink, she won the gold medal in women's curling at the Curling at the 2018 Wi ...

Stephanie Norlander Stephanie Emma Norlander (born 22 December 1995) is field hockey player from Canada. Norlander plays as a striker in the Canada national team. Norlander made her international debut as a teenager in 2012. Playing career Senior National Team In ...

Madeline Secco Madeline Secco (born 15 March 1994) is a Canadian women's field hockey player. Secco first represented Canada in 2011, and has become a mainstay in the national team since. She has competed at one Pan American Games and two Pan American Cups, ...

* Natalie Sourisseau *

Brienne Stairs Brienne Stairs (born 22 December 1989) is a Canadian women's field hockey player. Stairs first represented Canada in 2011, and has become a mainstay in the national team since. She has competed at two Pan American Games and two Pan American C ...

* Kaitlyn Williams *

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* Nicole Woodcroft * Katherine Wright ;Pool B ---- ---- ---- ;Fifth place match

Gymnastics

Canada's gymnastics team consisted of 13 gymnasts (10 in artistic and 3 in rhythmic). The official team was announced on 22 February 2018.

Artistic

;Men ;Team & Individual Qualification ;Individual Finals ;Women ;Team & Individual Qualification ;Individual Finals

Rhythmic

;Team & Individual Qualification ;Individual Finals

Lawn bowls

Bowls Canada announced a squad of ten athletes (five per gender) on 20 November 2017. ;Men ;Women

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

Canada qualified a men's team of 12 athletes by being among the top nine ranked nations from the Commonwealth in the

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ranking. ;Roster *

Connor Braid Connor Jackson Braid (born May 31, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player. Braid is capable of playing at fly-half, in the centres or in the back three for XVs. In VIIs Braid's preferred position is at prop. Career At the start of the 2014–15 ...

Admir Cejvanovic Admir Cejvanovic (born June 26, 1990) is a Bosnian-born Canadian international rugby union player. Biography Born in Velika Kladuša, Cejvanovic was displaced during the Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцегов ...

* Andrew Coe * Justin Douglas * Mike Fuailefau *

Lucas Hammond Lucas Hammond (born November 14, 1993) is a Canadian rugby union, rugby union player, in the Rugby sevens, sevens discipline. Hammond's parents are both Canadians who lived in South Africa, where Hammond was born. They decided to emigrate back to ...

Nathan Hirayama Nathan Hirayama (born 23 March 1988) is a Canadian former rugby player. His primary position was fly-half, however, but he also played fullback. He played for both the Canadian national team and the Canadian sevens team. At club level, Hirayama ...

* Harry Jones * Isaac Kaay * Pat Kay * John Moonlight *

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(reserve) ;Pool C

Women's tournament

Canada's women's team qualified as being one of the top four eligible teams from the

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. ;Roster Canada's 13 member roster was officially confirmed on 2 April 2018. *

Brittany Benn Brittany "Britt" Benn (born April 23, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was a member of the touring squad that played and in November 2013. Career Benn won a gold medal at the 2 ...

* Caroline Crossley * Hannah Darling * Bianca Farella * Julia Greenshields * Sara Kaljuvee *

Ghislaine Landry Ghislaine Landry (born April 27, 1988) is a Canadian rugby union player. She won a gold medal at the Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament, 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team ...

* Megan Lukan * Kayla Moleschi *

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* Natasha Watcham-Roy * Charity Williams * Olivia Apps (reserve) ;Pool A ;Semi-finals ;Bronze medal match

Shooting

Canada's shooting team consisted of four athletes (three male and one female). ;Men ;Open

Squash

Canada's squash team of two athletes was named on 30 January 2018. ;Individual ;Doubles

Swimming

Canada's swimming team was scheduled to consist of 44 swimmers (30 able bodied and 14 para-swimmers). On 26 September 2017 the able bodied team of 26 swimmers (10 male and 16 female) was announced. A team of 11 para swimmers (3 men and 8 women) was announced on 18 January 2018. So the team size was 37 swimmers. ;Men *Athletes with stars beside their names only race in the preliminary ;Women ;Para

Table tennis

Canada's table tennis team of six athletes (three per gender) was named on 21 December 2017. Canada's table tennis team also consisted of two para sport athletes. ;Singles ;Doubles ;Team ;Para-sport

Triathlon

Canada named its triathlon team of six athletes (three per gender) on 13 November 2017. ;Individual ;Mixed Relay

Weightlifting

Canada qualified 11 weightlifters (5 men and 6 women). A 12th weightlifter was on the team (Edouard Freve-Guerin) but did not compete. ;Men ;Women

Wrestling

Canada's wrestling team consisted of 12 athletes (six male and six female). The team was announced on 2 March 2018. ;Repechage Format ;Group Stage Format ;Nordic Format

References

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Competitors

Medalists

Athletics (track and field)

Badminton

Basketball

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Beach volleyball

Boxing

Cycling

Road

Track

Mountain biking

Diving

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Gymnastics

Artistic

Rhythmic

Lawn bowls

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Shooting

Squash

Swimming

Table tennis

Triathlon

Weightlifting

Wrestling

See also

References