Announcing Team Canada 2018: 283 Athletes Set to Compete For Canada At 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games!

    Team Targets Over 100 Medals On Way To Top 3 Finish
     
    GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is proud to announce the 283 athletes who will be representing Team Canada at the XXI Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. The team, comprised of 52% women and 48% men, will participate in 18 sports and 3 para-sports during the 11 days of competition.
     

    Team Targets Over 100 Medals On Way To Top 3 Finish
     
    GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is proud to announce the 283 athletes who will be representing Team Canada at the XXI Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. The team, comprised of 52% women and 48% men, will participate in 18 sports and 3 para-sports during the 11 days of competition.
     
    Canada’s contingent includes a record 21 para-athletes, 10 Olympic medallists and 4 Paralympic medallists from Rio 2016, complimented by Glasgow 2014 medallists as well as up-and-coming “NextGen” athletes.
     
    Canada’s team is larger than its 265-member contingent in Glasgow 2014, mostly due to the addition of men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s beach volleyball and women’s rugby. In addition, the 82 medals earned by Canada in Glasgow are expected to be surpassed by this 2018 Team, with a projected medal haul exceeding 100.
     
    “With just a week to go until the Opening Ceremony, the excitement is palpable at the Commonwealth Games Athletes Village,” said Claire Carver-Dias, Chef de Mission of Team Canada 2018. “We have an impressive team here at Gold Coast, made up of Commonwealth, Olympic and Paralympic medallists, as well as NextGen athletes who will likely compete in Tokyo 2020 and Birmingham 2022. I look forward to supporting our amazing team members in these last few days of preparation and wish them a great Games!”
     
    70 nations and territories will be “Sharing the Dream” from April 4th to 15th at the Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games, with over 6,500 athletes and officials residing at the Games Village. These Games will be the most inclusive in history, with an equal number of medal events for men and women, a “Reconciliation Action Plan” for Aboriginal cultures, as well as a completely integrated Para-sport program. Canadians from coast to coast to coast will be able to catch all the action at Gold Coast by visiting DAZN.com, a live sports streaming service and the exclusive home for live coverage of the Canadian team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
     
    Following is the full list of athletes competing for Canada at the 2018 Games, by sport.
     
    *** For Team Canada Media Guide, full results, schedules and contact information, please visit commonwealthgames.ca as of April 1st, 2018. 
     
     
    TEAM CANADA GOLD COAST 2018
    Provincial Breakdown:
    AB – 27
    BC – 89
    MB – 5
    NB – 2
    NL – 1
    NS – 5
    ON – 83
    QC – 48
    SK – 5
    Out of Canada – 18
    Total:  283
     
    ATHLETICS
    Mohammed Ahmed 5000m, 10000m
    David Bambrick Para Sport – Shot Put F38 – Men
    Shawnacy Barber Pole Vault
    Bismark Boateng 4x100m
    Aaron Brown 200m
    Rachel Cliff 10000m
    Brittany Crew Shot Put
    Evan Dunfee 20km Walk
    Alexandre Dupont Para Sport  – 1500m T54, Marathon T54
    Samuel Effah 100m
    Crystal Emmanuel 200m
    Sultana Frizell Hammer Throw
    Jessica Frotten Para Sport – 1500m T54, Marathon T54
    Elizabeth Gleadle Javelin Throw
    Matthew Hughes 3000m Steeplechase
    Adam Johnson Guide (George Quarcoo)
    Adam Keenan Hammer Throw
    Genevieve Lalonde 3000m Steeplechase
    Pierce Lepage Decathlon
    Django Lovett High Jump
    Oluwasegun Makinde 100m
    Michael Mason High Jump
    Timothy Nedow Discus Throw, Shot Put
    Christabel Nettey Long Jump
    Anicka Newell Pole Vault
    Alysha Newman Pole Vault
    Nicole Oudenaarden Heptathlon
    George Quarcoo Para Sport – 100m T12
    Brendon Rodney 200m
    Diane Roy Para Sport – 1500m T54, Marathon T54
    Nina Schultz Heptathlon
    Gavin Smellie 100m
    Tristan Smyth Para Sport  – 1500m T54, Marathon T54
    Gabriela Stafford 1500m
    Taylor Stewart Decathlon
    Kevin Strybosch Para Sport – Shot Put F38
    Taryn Suttie Shot Put
    Deryk Theodore Pole Vault
    Benjamin Thorne 20km Walk
    Alyxandria Treasure High Jump
    Damian Warner Decathlon
    Sage Watson 400m Hurdles
    Jillian Weir Hammer Throw
    Kyle Whitehouse Para Sport – 100m T38
    Angela Whyte Heptathlon
    Natasha Wodak 10000m
     
    BADMINTON 
    Rachel Honderich Singles, Doubles, Mixed Team
    Michelle Li Singles, Mixed Doubles, Mixed Team
    Brittney Tam Singles, Mixed Doubles, Mixed Team
    Kristen Wan-Ting Tsai Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Mixed Team
    Jason Ho-Shue Singles, Doubles, Mixed Team
    Ty Lindeman Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Mixed Team
    Nyl Yakura Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Mixed Team
    Brian Yang Singles, Mixed Doubles, Mixed Team
     
    BASKETBALL – WOMEN 
    Jacey Nikelle Bailey
    Niyah Becker
    Danielle Boiago
    Shaylisha Colley
    Paige Crozon
    Ruth Hamblin
    Alexandria Kiss-Rusk
    Summer Masikewich
    Cassandra Nofuente
    Daneesha Danielle Provo
    Merissah Russell
    Catherine Traer
     
    BASKETBALL – MEN 
    Justus Alleyn
    Mambi Diawara
    Ammanuel Diressa
    Mamadou Gueye
    Amisi David Kapinga
    Conor Morgan
    Jean-Victor Mukama
    Erik Nissen
    Jean Emmanuel Pierre-Charles
    Grant Shephard
    Mike Shoveller
    Munis Tutu
     
    BEACH VOLLEYBALL 
    Melissa Humana-Paredes
    Sarah Pavan
    Sam Pedlow
    Sam Schachter
     
    BOXING 
    Sabrina Aubin-Boucher 57kg
    Eric Basran 56kg
    Thomas Blumenfeld 64kg
    Marie-Jeanne Parent 69kg
    Harley David O'Reilly 81kg
    Tammara Thibeault 75kg
    Caroline Veyre 60kg
     
     
    CYCLING 
    Hugo Barrette 1000m Time Trial, Keirin, Sprint
    Emily Batty Mountain Bike – Cross Country
    Allison Beveridge Point Race, Road Race, Scratch Race
    Ariane Bonhomme 3000m IP, Road Race, Scratch Race
    Léandre Bouchard Mountain Bike – Cross Country
    Aidan Caves Individual Time Trial, Point Race, Road Race, Scratch Race
    Michael Foley Point Race, Road Race
    Annie Foreman-Mackey 3000m IP, Individual Time Trial, Road Race
    Derek Gee 4000m IP, Individual Time Trial, Point Race, Road Race
    Lauriane Genest 500m Time Trial, Keirin, Sprint
    Kinley Gibson 3000m IP, Point Race, Road Race
    Adam Jamieson 4000m IP, Road Race, Scratch Race
    Jay Lamoureux 4000m IP, Individual Time Trial, Road Race, Scratch Race
    Stefan Ritter Keirin, Sprint, 1000m Time Trial
    Stephanie Roorda Individual Time Trial, Point Race, Road Race, Scratch Race
    Haley Smith Mountain Bike – Cross Country
    Patrice St-Louis Pivin 1000m Time Trial, Keirin, Sprint
    Amelia Walsh 500m Time Trial, Keirin, Sprint
     
    DIVING 
    Jennifer Abel 1m/3m Springboard
    Meaghan Benfeito 10m Platform
    Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu Synchronised 3m Springboard
    Philippe Gagne 1m/3m Springboard
    Bryden Hattie Synchronised 10m Platform
    Tyler Henschel 3m/10m Platform
    François Imbeau-Dulac 1m/3m Springboard
    Caeli McKay 10m Platform
    Vincent Riendeau 10m Platform
    Celina Toth 10m Platform
    Pamela Ware 1m/3m Springboard
    Rylan Wiens 10m Platform
     
    FIELD HOCKEY – WOMEN 
    Rachel Donohoe
    Hannah Haughn
    Danielle Hennig
    Karli Johansen
    Shanlee Johnston
    Caashia Karringten
    Kathleen Leahy
    Alison Lee
    Lauren Logush
    Sara McManus
    Stephanie Norlander
    Madeline Secco
    Natalie Sourisseau
    Brienne Stairs
    Kaitlyn Williams
    Amanda Woodcroft
    Nicole Woodcroft
    Katherine Wright
     
    FIELD HOCKEY – MEN
    Brenden Bissett
    David Carter
    Taylor Curran
    Adam Froese
    Richard Hildreth
    Gordon Johnston
    Antoni Kindler
    James Kirkpatrick
    Balraj Panesar
    Sukhpal Panesar
    Mark Pearson
    Brandon Pereira
    Keegan Pereira
    Matthew Sarmento
    Iain Smythe
    John Smythe
    Scott Tupper
    Floris van Son
     
    GYMNASTICS 
    Ellie Black Artistic
    Jade Chrobok Artistic
    Zachary Clay Artistic
    Rene Cournoyer Artistic
    Sophie Crane Rhythmic
    Shallon Olsen Artistic
    Isabela Onyshko Artistic
    Scott Morgan Artistic
    Cory Paterson Artistic
    Jackson Payne Artistic
    Brittany Rogers Artistic
    Katherine Uchida Rhythmic
    Carmen Whelan Rhythmic
     
    LAWN BOWLS 
    Ryan Bester
    Leanne Chinery
    Joanna Cooper
    Jacqueline Foster
    Cameron Lefresne
    Kelly McKerihen
    Christopher Stadnyk
    Ryan Stadnyk
    Pricilla Westlake
    Gregory Wilson
     
    RUGBY – WOMEN 
    13 Athletes To be named later
    RUGBY – MEN
    13 Athletes
     To be named later
     
    SHOOTING 
    Nicole Rossignol Fullbore Rifle Queens Prize – Open
    Robert Pitcairn Fullbore Rifle Queens Prize – Open
    Grzegorz Sych 50m Rifle 3 Position, Prone
    Curtis Wennberg Trap
     
    SQUASH 
    Samantha Cornett
    Nikki Todd
     
    SWIMMING 
    Jeremy Bagshaw 200m/400m Free
    Samuel Belanger 200m Free
    Josiah Binnema 50m/100m Fly, 200m Back
    Morgan Bird Para Sport – 50m/100m Free S8/S9
    Tristan Cote 200m/400mIM
    Hilary Caldwell 200m Back
    Sarah Darcel 200m Breast, 200m/400m IM
    Mackenzie Darragh 50m/100m/200mFly, 200m IM
    Ruslan Gaziev 50m/100m Free
    Sarah Girard Para Sport 100m Breast SB9
    Jade Hannah 50m/100m Back
    Mary-Sophie Harvey 200m Breast, 400m Free, 400m IM
    Yuri Kisil 50m/100m Free
    Faith Knelson 50m/100m Breast
    Jean-Michel Lavallière Para Sport 50m Free S7
    Kylie Masse 50m/100m/200m Back
    Sarah Mehain Para Sport – 50m Butterfly S7
    Rachel Nicol 50m/100m Breast
    Carson Olafson 200m Free
    Penny Oleksiak 50m/100m/200m Free, 50m/100m Fly
    Aurelie Rivard Para Sport – 200m IM SM10
    Tess Routliffe 50m Butterfly Para Sport S7
    Katarina Roxon Para sport 100m Breast SB9/100m Free S9/100 IM SM10
    Taylor Ruck 100m/200m Back, 100m/200m Free
    Samantha Ryan Para Sport – 200m IM SM10
    Kayla Sanchez 50m/100m Free, 200m IM
    Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson 200m/400mIM
    Kierra Smith 100m/200m Breast
    Rebecca Smith 50m/100m Fly, 50m Free
    Markus Thormeyer 100m Back, 100m Free, 200m Back
    Abigail Tripp Para sport – 100m Back S9, 50m/100m Free S9
    Philippe Vachon Para Sport – 100m Breast, 100m Free S9, 200m IM SM8
    Elijah Wall 50m/100m/200m Breast
    Mabel Zavaros 100m/200mFly
    Alexia Zevnik 50m Back
    Zachary Zona Para Sport – 200m IM SM8
     
    TABLE TENNIS 
    Antoine Bernadet
    Chim-Hing Stephanie Chan Para Sport  – TT6-10
    Alicia Côté
    Ian Kent Para Sport – TT6-10
    Marko Medjugorac
    Zhen Wang
    Justina Yeung
    Mo Zhang
     
    TRIATHLON 
    Joanna Brown
    Dominika Jamnicky
    Desirae Ridenour
    Alexis Lepage
    Tyler Mislawchuk
    Matthew Sharpe
     
    WEIGHTLIFTING 
    Marie-Eve Beauchemin-Nadeau 75kg – Women
    Miklos Bencsik II +105kg – Men
    Amanda Braddock 48kg – Women
    Maude Charron 63kg – Women
    Tali Darsigny 58kg – Women
    Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet 53kg – Women
    Andréanne Messier 69kg – Women
    Mathieu Marineau 85kg – Men
    Ryan Meidl 105kg – men
    Boady Santavy 94kg – Men
    Nicolas Vachon 77kg – Men
     
    WRESTLING 
    Jevon Balfour 74kg
    Vincent De Marinis 65kg
    Michelle Fazzari 62kg
    Korey Jarvis 125kg
    Danielle Lappage 68kg
    Jessica MacDonald 50kg
    Alexander Moore 86kg
    Emily Schaefer 57kg
    Jordan Steen 97kg
    Steven Takahashi 57kg
    Diana Weicker 53kg
    Erica Wiebe 76kg
     
     
     
    For further information:
    2018 Commonwealth Games – Team Canada
    Sylvie Bigras
    Communications Chief
    613.298.1625
    sylvie@magma.ca
     
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