Canadian athletes shine at half-way point of 2024 Summer Olympics

Canada has won 16 medals during the first nine days of Paris Olympics competition. Half of the medals have been won in the pool, led by Toronto teen sensation Summer McIntosh.

The 2024 Summer Olympics have reached its halfway point. An estimated 10,000 athletes are competing across 33 sports disciplines in this year’s Games in Paris. Canada has 337 athletes in this year’s games and has already won 16 medals (four gold, four silver and eight bronze).

Swimming Success:

Canada has won eight medals in the pool, highlighted by teen sensation Summer McIntosh. McIntosh has won three golds (200m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley, 400m Medley) and one silver (400m Freestyle). She has also set multiple Olympic records in the process. McIntosh is the first Canadian athlete to win three gold medals at one Olympic Games (Summer or Winter)

For the first time since 2012, Canada’s men’s swimmers reached the Olympic podium. Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun earned silver and bronze in the Men’s 100m Butterfly. While it was the first medal in men’s swimming in 12 years, it’s the first time two Canadians have stood on one podium since 1976.

Montreal-born Kharun also grabbed a bronze medal in the Men’s 200m Butterfly with a Canadian record time.

Other Headlines:

The Canadian Women’s Soccer team was eliminated after losing to Germany in penalty kicks during the quarterfinals. The team’s campaign was less than ideal after being involved in a drone spying scandal that saw multiple staff members undergo suspensions.

The Beach Volleyball duo of Dan Dearing and Sam Schachter had to pull out of their last pool play game due to injury. The forfeit ended their Olympic Games journey.