Paris 2024: Team Canada at the end of Day 5
PARIS (July 31, 2024) – Day 5 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has come to a close. Here is what you need to know.
TEAM CANADA’S CURRENT MEDAL COUNT:
GOLD: 2 | SILVER: 2 | BRONZE: 3 | TOTAL: 7
Click here for today’s results and tomorrow’s schedule.
TEAM CANADA INSIGHTS:
SOCCER:
- The Canadian women’s soccer team advanced to the knockout stage after three successive victories in the group stage. They will now face Germany in the quarterfinals in Marseille on Day 8.
SWIMMING:
- Ilya Kharun (Montreal, Que.) won bronze in the men’s 200m butterfly, becoming Canada’s first ever Olympic medallist in the event and the first Canadian swimmer to win a medal in any men’s event since London 2012. Before today, Tom Ponting’s fourth place finish at Seoul 1988 was the best Olympic performance for Canada in the men’s 200m butterfly.
TENNIS:
- Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, Que.) advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s singles tournament. This means he will have Canada’s best Olympic result in either of the tennis singles tournaments since the sport returned to the Olympic program at Seoul 1988.
- Auger-Aliassime then teamed with Gaby Dabrowski (Ottawa, Ont.) to advance to the semifinals of the mixed doubles tournament, assuring them of a medal match and Canada’s best ever Olympic result in that event.
UPCOMING AT CANADA OLYMPIC HOUSE (COH)
The following will be taking place at COH on August 1st in the Canadian Tire Celebration Arena
- 2:00 pm CEST: Athlete celebration featuring the following athletes (subject to change):
- Men’s Artistic Gymnastics: Félix Dolci and René Cournoyer
Please reach out to Peter Saltsman (psaltsman@olympic.ca) and Koteki Inaba (kinaba@olympic.ca) to request access should you wish to cover these events. Please note that there is no guarantee of athlete interviews after Athlete Celebrations at Canada Olympic House.
From competition viewing to daily activities, there is always something to do at Canada Olympic House. The latest programming schedule can be found at https://house.olympic.ca/programming-schedule/ for more.
RESOURCES:
TEAM CANADA FLASH QUOTES – For print use only
TEAM CANADA PARIS 2024 ATHLETE BIOS
TEAM CANADA PARIS 2024 DELEGATION LIST
PARIS 2024 TEAM CANADA MEDIA CONTACTS
*Any request for a Canadian athlete must be sent to their respective media attaché*
TEAM CANADA OLYMPIC GAMES STATISTICAL GUIDE
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Manny Almela
Team Canada’s Press Operations Lead
WhatsApp: +1 (647) 385-7785
E: malmela@olympic.ca
Thomas Hall
Team Canada’s Press Chief
WhatsApp: +1(514) 709-1054
E: thall@olympic.ca