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Paris 2024: Team Canada at the end of Day 7

PARIS (August 2, 2024) – Day 7 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: 3 | SILVER: 2 | BRONZE:  6 | TOTAL: 11

Click here for today’s results and tomorrow’s schedule. 

TEAM CANADA INSIGHTS:
ATHLETICS:

  • Mohammed Ahmed (St. Catharines, Ont.) finished fourth in the men’s 10,000m, tying Canada’s best ever Olympic result in the event, which was previously achieved by Joe Keeper 112 years ago at Stockholm 1912
  • Damian Warner (London, Ont.) looks to defend his Olympic title in decathlon. The 34-year-old currently sits fourth after the first half of the decathlon events. The remaining half will take place tomorrow (Day 8).
  • Audrey Leduc (Gatineau, Que.) broke her own Canadian record in the first round of the women’s 100m, running 10.95 seconds to advance to the semifinals on Day 8. 

TENNIS:

  • Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, Que.) and Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, Ont.) won bronze to capture Canada’s first ever Olympic medal in mixed doubles and just the nation’s second tennis medal overall. Daniel Nestor and Sébastien Lareau won gold in men’s doubles at Sydney 2000.
  • Tomorrow (Day 8), Auger-Aliassime will face No. 11 seed Lorenzo Musetti for bronze in the men’s singles event.

TRAMPOLINE GYMNASTICS:

  • On the eve of her 26th birthday, Sophiane Méthot (Varennes, Que.) won bronze for Canada’s sixth Olympic medal in women’s trampoline. Since the sport debuted at Sydney 2000, a Canadian has reached the Olympic podium in every women’s trampoline final except one.

SWIMMING:

  • Josh Liendo (Toronto, Ont.) achieved Canada’s best Olympic result in the men’s 50m freestyle with a fourth-place finish in the event. The previous best was Brent Hayden’s ninth-place finish at Tokyo 2020. 
  • Kylie Masse (Lasalle, Ont.) won her second straight Olympic medal in the women’s 200m backstroke – a bronze – and her fifth Olympic medal overall.

UPCOMING AT CANADA OLYMPIC HOUSE (COH)
The following will be taking place at COH on August 3rd in the Canadian Tire Celebration Arena*

  • 2:00 pm CEST: Athlete celebration featuring the following athletes*:

*subject to change

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

PRESS RESOURCES PAGE

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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

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