List of flag bearers for Canada at the Olympics

Canada at the
Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
Medals
Gold
125
Silver
158
Bronze
188
Total
471
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
Clara Hughes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Hubert Brooks at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Canada at the 1912 Summer Olympics

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Canada at the Olympics.[1][2]

Opening ceremonies

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

# Event year Season Flag bearer Sport
49 2022 Winter Marie-Philip Poulin and Charles Hamelin Hockey and Short track speed skating [3]
48 2020 Summer Miranda Ayim and Nathan Hirayama Basketball and Rugby sevens
47 2018 Winter Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir Figure skating
46 2016 Summer Rosannagh MacLennan Gymnastics [4]
45 2014 Winter Hayley Wickenheiser Hockey
44 2012 Summer Simon Whitfield Triathlon
43 2010 Winter Clara Hughes Speed skating
42 2008 Summer Adam van Koeverden Kayaking
41 2006 Winter Danielle Goyette Hockey
40 2004 Summer Nicolas Gill Judo
39 2002 Winter Catriona Le May Doan Speed skating
38 2000 Summer Caroline Brunet Kayak racing
37 1998 Winter Jean-Luc Brassard Freestyle skiing
36 1996 Summer Charmaine Crooks Athletics
35 1994 Winter Kurt Browning Figure skating
34 1992 Summer Mike Smith Athletics
33 1992 Winter Sylvie Daigle Short track speed skating
32 1988 Summer Carolyn Waldo Synchronized swimming
31 1988 Winter Brian Orser Figure skating
30 1984 Summer Alex Baumann[5] Swimming
29 1984 Winter Gaétan Boucher Speed skating
[NB 1] 1980 Summer Sue Holloway Canoe sprint [6]
28 1980 Winter Ken Read Alpine skiing
27 1976 Summer Abby Hoffman Athletics
26 1976 Winter Dave Irwin Alpine skiing
25 1972 Summer Douglas Rogers Judo
24 1972 Winter Karen Magnussen Figure skating
23 1968 Summer Roger Jackson Rowing
22 1968 Winter Nancy Greene Alpine skiing
21 1964 Summer Gil Boa Shooting
20 1964 Winter Ralf Olin Speed skating
19 1960 Summer Carl Schwende Fencing
18 1960 Winter Robert Paul Figure skating
17 1956 Summer Bob Steckle Wrestling
16 1956 Winter Norris Bowden Figure skating
15 1952 Summer Bill Parnell Athletics
14 1952 Winter Gordon Audley Speed skating
13 1948 Summer Bob McFarlane Athletics
12 1948 Winter Hubert Brooks Hockey
[NB 2] 1944 Summer none Cancelled due to World War II
[NB 2] 1944 Winter none Cancelled due to World War II
[NB 2] 1940 Summer none Cancelled due to World War II
[NB 2] 1940 Winter none Cancelled due to World War II
11 1936 Summer Jim Worrall Athletics
10 1936 Winter Walter Kitchen Hockey
9 1932 Summer George Maughan Boxing
8 1932 Winter Hack Simpson Hockey
7 1928 Summer Joseph Wright Jr. Rowing
6 1928 Winter John Porter Hockey
5 1924 Summer Hec Phillips Athletics
4 1924 Winter Ernie Collett Hockey
3 1920 Summer Archie McDiarmid Athletics
[NB 2] 1916 Summer none Cancelled due to World War I
2 1912 Summer Duncan Gillis Athletics
1 1908 Summer Ed Archibald Athletics

Closing ceremonies

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

# Event year Season Flag bearer Sport
48 2020 Summer Damian Warner Decathlon
47 2018 Winter Kim Boutin Short track speed skating
46 2016 Summer Penny Oleksiak Swimming
45 2014 Winter Kaillie Humphries
Heather Moyse		 Bobsleigh [7]
44 2012 Summer Christine Sinclair Football (soccer)
43 2010 Winter Joannie Rochette Figure skating
42 2008 Summer Karen Cockburn Trampolining
41 2006 Winter Cindy Klassen Speed skating
40 2004 Summer Adam van Koeverden Kayak racing
39 2002 Winter Jamie Salé
David Pelletier		 Figure skating [8]
38 2000 Summer Simon Whitfield Triathlon
37 1998 Winter Catriona Le May Doan Speed skating
36 1996 Summer Marnie McBean
Kathleen Heddle		 Rowing [9]
35 1994 Winter Myriam Bedard Biathlon
24 1992 Summer Silken Laumann Rowing [10]
34 1992 Winter Nathalie Lambert Short track speed skating
33 1988 Summer Lennox Lewis Boxing
32 1988 Winter Karen Percy Alpine skiing [11]
31 1984 Summer Linda Thom Shooting [12][13]
30 1984 Winter Robert Wilson Bobsleigh [14]
[NB 3] 1980 Summer none Canada boycotted this Olympics
29 1980 Winter Sylvia Burka Speed skating [15]
28 1976 Summer Greg Joy Athletics [16]
27 1976 Winter Cathy Priestner Speed skating [17]
26 1972 Summer Jim Elder Equestrian [18]
? 1972 Winter
24 1968 Summer Ralph Hutton Swimming [19]
? 1968 Winter
? 1964 Summer
? 1964 Winter
20 1960 Summer Sig Ohlemann Athletics [20]
19 1960 Winter Robert Paul Figure skating [21]
? 1956 Summer
17 1956 Winter André Bertrand Alpine skiing [22]
? 1952 Summer
? 1952 Winter

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Canada boycotted this Olympics, so Sue Holloway, although selected, did not participate in the Parade of Nations
  2. ^ a b c d e This Olympics was cancelled due to war
  3. ^ As Canada boycotted this Olympics, no flagbearer was selected.

References

  1. ^ Canada. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Canadian Olympic Flag Bearers". TSN. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  3. ^ Dichter, Myles (2 February 2022). "Hockey captain Poulin, speed skater Hamelin to carry Canadian flag into Beijing Olympics". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ Hossain, Asif (21 July 2016). "MacLennan to lead Team Canada as flag bearer at Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Los Angeles 1984". Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  6. ^ "Photos: 50 years of Canada's Summer Olympics flag bearers". Vancouver Sun.
  7. ^ "Humphries and Moyse named Canada's flag bearers for Olympic closing ceremony | Globalnews.ca". 2014-02-23.
  8. ^ "James Worrall Flag Bearer Award". Petro-Canada. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  9. ^ Canadian Press (August 17, 2000). "Association says Brunet was "first" choice". Canoe.ca. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  10. ^ Andrew Bucholtz (July 5, 2012). "Silken Laumann's inspiring comeback from a gruesome leg injury". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  11. ^ Lindsey Craig (February 28, 2010). "Rochette, Bilodeau could carry flag on Sunday". July 29, 2012. CBC Sports.
  12. ^ "1984 Los Angeles: Linda Thom - Did You Know?". Olympic Magazine. CBC Digital Archives. July 1, 2004. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  13. ^ Mike Rabun (August 14, 1984). "Golden Games end with glitter". Ottawa Citizen. United Press International. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  14. ^ "1984 Sarajevo". Canadian Olympic Committee. 2013.
  15. ^ "Sylvia Burka". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  16. ^ Gary Kingston (August 8, 2012). "'76 Olympian Greg Joy happy to see 'complete set' for Canadian high jumpers". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  17. ^ "1976 Innsbruck". Canadian Olympic Committee. 2013.
  18. ^ "1972 Munich". Canadian Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  19. ^ "Ralph Hutton". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Sig Ohlemann". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Robert Paul". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  22. ^ "André Bertrand". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.