719 Athletes Named To Team Canada For TORONTO 2015
TORONTO — On Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the full Canadian Team for the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games, featuring 719 of Canada’s finest athletes – the country’s largest team ever fielded in its multi-sport Games history.
The team is made up of athletes from 48 sports/disciplines and can be seen in the attachment below. All athlete bios will be available on olympic.ca: http://olympic.ca/games/2015-toronto/
With TORONTO 2015 providing a “home Games” experience, as well as a number of qualification opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, these Games will offer a tremendous experience for Canada’s high performance athletes.
Team Canada facts:
Total number of athletes: 719 (373 male, 346 female) (as of July 3, 2015)
Oldest athlete – male: Ian Millar (Equestrian – Jumping, DOB: 6 JAN 1947, 68 years old)
Oldest athlete – female: Susan Nattrass (Shooting, DOB: 5 NOV 1950, 64 years old)
Youngest athlete – male: David Mylnikov (Shooting, DOB: 13 MAY 1998, 17 years old), Kabir Dhillon is second youngest, also a Shooting athlete (DOB: 26 JAN 1998, 17 years old)
Youngest athlete – female: Alicia Côté (Table Tennis, DOB: 14 DEC 1999, 15 years old), Vanessa Panov (Gymnastics – Rhythmic) is a close second youngest (DOB: 26 NOV 1999, 15 years old)
Sets of Twins: 3
- Leirick and Leivin Chung (Karate)
- Katherine and Michelle Plouffe (Basketball – Women)
- Anjelika and Victoria Reznik (Gymnastics – Rhythmic)
Father/Son Combos: 2
- Terry McLaughlin (father), Evert McLaughlin (son) – Sailing
- Paul Shaw (father), Drew Shaw (son) – Shooting
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
By place of birth (some were not born in Canada)
| Alberta | 73 |
| British Columbia | 117 |
| Manitoba | 17 |
| New Brunswick | 3 |
| Newfoundland | 7 |
| Nova Scotia | 14 |
| Ontario | 245 |
| PEI | 2 |
| Quebec | 127 |
| Saskatchewan | 18 |
| Outside of Canada | 97 |
Number of different countries from which athletes originate: 45
PAST GAMES AND MEDALS
Number of Olympic medals won by TORONTO 2015 Canadian Pan Am Athletes
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Grand Total |
| Los Angeles 1984 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sydney 2000 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Athens 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Beijing 2008 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| London 2012 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| Sochi 2014 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 3 | 13 | 12 | 28 |
Number of TORONTO 2015 Canadian Pan Am Athletes who have attended previous Games
By type of Games:
| Olympic Games (Summer) | 121 |
| Youth Olympic Games (Summer) | 7 |
| Olympic Winter Games | 1 |
| Pan American Games | 170 |
| Total | 299 |
By Games:
| Olympic Games (Summer) | Munich 1972 | 2 |
| Montreal 1976 | 2 | |
| Los Angeles 1984 | 3 | |
| Seoul 1988 | 3 | |
| Barcelona 1992 | 4 | |
| Atlanta 1996 | 2 | |
| Sydney 2000 | 4 | |
| Athens 2004 | 12 | |
| Beijing 2008 | 41 | |
| London 2012 | 93 | |
| Youth Olympic Games (Summer) | Singapore 2010 | 5 |
| Nanjing 2014 | 2 | |
| Olympic Winter Games | Vancouver 2010 | 1 |
| Sochi 2014 | 1 | |
| Pan American Games | San Juan 1979 | 1 |
| Caracas 1983 | 1 | |
| Indianapolis 1987 | 3 | |
| Havana 1991 | 4 | |
| Mar Del Plata 1995 | 4 | |
| Winnipeg 1999 | 4 | |
| Santo Domingo 2003 | 11 | |
| Rio de Janeiro 2007 | 60 | |
| Guadalajara 2011 | 146 |
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***The TORONTO 2015 TEAM CANADA MEDIA GUIDE is now available for download on iPhone, Android and Mobile Web. The Guide will be refreshed in an ongoing manner to ensure journalists have the information they need to tell the stories of Team Canada’s athletes as final selections and updates occur.
iPhone:
http://apple.co/1S5uvg4
Android:
http://bit.ly/1fk2i9y
Mobile Web:
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FR: http://bit.ly/1NOpgAN
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QUOTES:
“Congratulations to the contingent of athletes who have made it on to Team Canada. What an incredible honour to represent your country on home soil. I have full confidence that they will make their country proud as their fellow Canadians cheer for them. Go Canada Go!”
Marcel Aubut, President, Canadian Olympic Committee
“I am so proud of every single athlete who has been named to Team Canada. Their hard work has paid off, and now they get to demonstrate why they are the best while representing their country against the Americas on home soil. TORONTO 2015 is going to be an outstanding Games and I know that these athletes are going to give their everything, because it is #NowOrNever. En garde!”
Curt Harnett, TORONTO 2015 Team Canada Chef de Mission