Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Games


Canada competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 3, 2014. It was the nation's 20th appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. Canada competed in 16 out of 17 sports with the only exception being netball. Canada's team consisted of 265 athletes and 100 support staff, the largest team for a games not hosted by the country. On September 12, 2012 former Commonwealth Games medalist Chantal Petitclerc was named as the Chef de mission of the team, marking the first time a former para athlete was named to the post.
Former multiple medal winning Commonwealth Games and sport shooter Susan Nattrass was named as the team's opening ceremony flagbearer in June.
Canada finished the games winning a total of 32 gold medals and 82 medals in total. The result pushed Canada back into the top three, after finishing fourth four years ago in New Delhi.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Swimming400 m freestyleJuly 24


GymnasticsRhythmic team all-aroundJuly 24
GymnasticsRhythmic individual all-aroundJuly 25
GymnasticsRhythmic individual ballJuly 26
GymnasticsRhythmic individual clubsJuly 26
GymnasticsRhythmic individual hoopJuly 26
Swimming100 m butterflyJuly 25
Swimming200 m butterflyJuly 28
AthleticsHammer throwJuly 28
CyclingWomen's cross-countryJuly 29
WeightliftingWomen's 75 kgJuly 29
WrestlingWomen's freestyle 75 kgJuly 29
WrestlingMen's freestyle 125 kgJuly 29
Swimming1500 m freestyleJuly 29
AthleticsDecathlonJuly 29
AthleticsHammer throwJuly 29

DivingWomen's synchronized 10 metre platformJuly 30
WrestlingMen's freestyle 61 kgJuly 30
WrestlingMen's freestyle 97 kgJuly 30
WrestlingWomen's freestyle 69 kgJuly 30
AthleticsMen's High jumpJuly 30
AthleticsHeptathlonJuly 30
WeightliftingMen's +105 kgJuly 31
WrestlingWomen's freestyle 63 kgJuly 31
Scott MorganGymnasticsMen's ringsJuly 31
WrestlingMen's freestyle 86 kgJuly 31
DivingWomen's 10 m platformJuly 31
Scott MorganGymnasticsMen's vaultAugust 1
GymnasticsWomen's balance beamAugust 1
DivingWomen's 1 m springboardAugust 1
BoxingMen's heavyweightAugust 2
BadmintonWomen's singlesAugust 3
TriathlonWomen's triathlonJuly 24

ShootingQueen's prize pairsJuly 26

Samantha Cheverton
Brittany MacLean
Emily Overholt		Swimming4 × 200 m freestyle relayJuly 26
CyclingWomen's cross-countryJuly 29
ShootingQueen's prize individualJuly 29
AthleticsHeptathlonJuly 30

DivingWomen's 3 m synchronized springboardJuly 30
Scott MorganGymnasticsMen's floorJuly 31
GymnasticsWomen's vaultJuly 31
WrestlingWomen's freestyle 55 kgJuly 31
WrestlingMen's freestyle 65 kgJuly 31
GymnasticsMen's ringsJuly 31
AthleticsWomen's 1500 metres July 31
Lawn bowlsMen's SinglesAugust 1
DivingWomen's 3 m springboardAugust 2
BoxingWomen's middleweightAugust 2

Sandrine Mainville
Michelle Williams
Victoria Poon		Swimming4 × 100 m freestyle relayJuly 24
Shooting10 metre air pistolJuly 25
JudoWomen's 70 kgJuly 25
JudoMen's 81 kgJuly 25
GymnasticsRhythmic individual ribbonJuly 26
JudoWomen's 78 kgJuly 26
CyclingMen's scratch raceJuly 27
SwimmingWomen's 200 metre backstrokeJuly 27
WeightliftingWomen's 69 kgJuly 28
Swimming800 m freestyleJuly 28
AthleticsShot putJuly 28
WeightliftingMen's 85 kgJuly 28
WrestlingWomen's freestyle 48 kgJuly 29

Scott Morgan
Anderson Loran
Kevin Lytwyn
Zachary Clay		GymnasticsTeamJuly 29
Swimming50 m backstrokeJuly 29
Swimming200 metre individual medley SM10July 29
AthleticsWomen's 1500 metresJuly 29

Sinead Russell
Katerine Savard*
Tera van Beilen
Audrey Lacroix
Michelle Williams*
Kierra Smith*		Swimming4 × 100 m medley relayJuly 29
WrestlingWomen's freestyle 53 kgJuly 30
WrestlingWomen's freestyle 58 kgJuly 30
Michael MasonAthleticsMen's High jumpJuly 30
AthleticsWomen's Shot putJuly 30
AthleticsMen's 1500 metres July 31
AthleticsWomen's long jumpJuly 31
DivingWomen's 10 m platformJuly 31
BoxingWomen's flyweightAugust 1
GymnasticsWomen's floorAugust 1
GymnasticsMen's horizontal barAugust 1
AthleticsMen's Pole vaultAugust 1
AthleticsMen's 10,000 mAugust 1
AthleticsWomen's 100 metres hurdlesAugust 1

Table TennisWomen's doublesAugust 2
AthleticsWomen's Pole vaultAugust 2
Vincent RiendeauDivingMen's 10 m platformAugust 2

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Athletics

On June 4, 2014 Athletics Canada nominated fifty athletes to the team. Two athletes Alysha Newman and James Steacy did not meet the qualification standard but were still nominated to the team. All other athletes met the qualification standard for their events. The team finished the games with a total medal count of seventeen medals, including five gold. The seventeen medals represents a tie for the most medals won by the country in the sport at the Commonwealth Games.
;Men
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mFinalRank
Damian WarnerResult10.29 GR7.5014.041.9647.7813.50 GR41.314.5061.964:45.438282
Damian WarnerPoints102593573176792010406917607676468282

;Women
;Field events
;Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
Brianne Theisen-EatonResult13.811.8413.7123.41 GR6.4443.132:11.466597
Brianne Theisen-EatonPoints1097102977510389887279436597
Jessica ZelinkaResult12.831.6913.6524.005.9144.902:11.546270
Jessica ZelinkaPoints11508427719818227629426270

Badminton

On May 8, 2014, Badminton Canada named a team of eight athletes. The team won one medal, a gold by Michelle Li. The medal was the first individual badminton title for Canada at the Commonwealth Games.
;Singles
;Doubles
;Mixed team
;Pool D
;Quarterfinals

Boxing

On June 11, 2014 Boxing Canada named its team of five male and two female athletes. The team finished with three medals, including one gold. Both women on the team won medals. The result marked an improvement of zero medals being won in 2010.

Cycling

On June 6, 2014, Cycling Canada named its team of sixteen athletes. On June 26, 2014, Cycling Canada added a further two athletes after Commonwealth Games Canada notified the organization they would be able to do, provided they were medal contenders. The athletes added are former World Championship medalist Svein Tuft and Will Routley. Canada's cycling team won a total of three medals: two in mountain biking and one in track cycling. The road cycling team won no medals.

Mountain biking

Road

;Men
;Women

Track

;Keirin
;Points Race
;Pursuit
;Scratch
;Sprint
;Team sprint
;Time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Vincent De HaîtreMen's time trial1:03.3177

Diving

On June 17, 2014, Diving Canada nominated eleven athletes to the team. Canadian divers finished the Games with seven medals one less than four years ago.
;Men
;Women

Field hockey

Men's tournament

On July 2, 2014 Field Hockey Canada nominated 16 athletes to the team. The team finished in sixth place, tying it for the highest placement with the 2006 team.
;Roster
;Pool B
----
----
----
;Fifth place match

Women's tournament

On July 2, 2014 Field Hockey Canada nominated 16 athletes to the team. The women's team finished the tournament in eighth place out of ten teams.
;Roster
;Pool A
----
----
----
;Seventh place match

Gymnastics

On June 18, 2014, Gymnastics Canada nominated thirteen athletes to the team.

Artistic

The artistic team won a total of nine medals, three of each colour.
;Men
;Individual finals
AthleteEventTotalRank
Zachary ClayParallel bars11.8008
Scott MorganFloor15.133
Scott MorganRings15.100
Scott MorganVault14.733
Anderson LoranHorizontal bar11.8668
Anderson LoranPommel horse13.6007
Kevin LytwynHorizontal bar14.866
Kevin LytwynParallel bars14.0336
Kevin LytwynRings14.800

;Women
;Individual all around final
;Individual finals
AthleteEventTotalRank
Elsabeth BlackBalance beam14.900
Elsabeth BlackFloor13.666
Elsabeth BlackUneven bars13.7004
Elsabeth BlackVault14.433
Maegan ChantVault14.2334
Stefanie MerkleFloor13.4334
Isabela OnyshkoBalance beam12.6667

Rhythmic

The rhythmic team finished the games with a total of six medals. Patricia Bezzoubenko's six medals meant she won the most medals by an individual athlete at the games.
;Team
;Individual
;Individual finals
AthleteEventTotalRank
Patricia BezzoubenkoBall15.250
Patricia BezzoubenkoClubs15.350
Patricia BezzoubenkoHoop14.800
Patricia BezzoubenkoRibbon13.800
Maria KitkarskaBall12.8008
Maria KitkarskaClubs14.0006
Maria KitkarskaRibbon13.3756

Judo

On June 6, 2014, Judo Canada nominated eleven athletes to the team. The team selected consists of current or past National Junior Champions who have been selected based on their current international experience and the promise of strong performances in the senior level. Thus the team selected does not consist of the top level athletes such as 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Antoine Valois-Fortier. The judo team finished the competition with a total of three bronze medals.
;Men
;Women

Lawn bowls

On April 17, 2014, Bowls Canada Boulingrin named a team of 14 athletes to the team. Ryan Bester won the country's only medal in the men's singles competition. The medal was the country's first since 2006.
;Men
;Women
;Para

Rugby sevens

Canada qualified a rugby sevens team. The roster was officially announced on July 8 by Rugby Canada. After losing two of three group stage games, Canada won the bowl competition. By winning the bowl, the team finished in a rank of ninth place overall.
;Roster
;Pool A
----
----
;Bowl
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinal
;Final
Finished in 9th place

Shooting

On July 7, 2014, Shooting Canada nominated 16 athletes to the team. Canada's shooting team won three medals, tying the result from four years prior.
;Men
;Women
;Open

Squash

On May 28, 2014, Squash Canada named two athletes to the team. Canada's squash team did not manage to win a medal at the games, the only individual sport without a medalist.
;Individual
;Doubles

Swimming

On April 8, 2014, Swimming Canada announced a team of 33 swimmers. Swimmer Alec Page was later removed from the team due to a doping violation, reducing the team to 32 swimmers. Canada's team won a total of eleven medals, one more than four year ago at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
;Men
* Swam in the heats only.
;Women
* Swam in the heats only.

Table tennis

On July 9, 2014, Table Tennis Canada nominated six athletes to the squad. The women's doubles duo of Anqi Luo and Zhang Mo won a bronze, the only medal won by the team.
;Individual
;Doubles
;Team

Triathlon

On May 28, 2014, Triathlon Canada named a group of six athletes to the team. Kirsten Sweetland won the only medal by Canada in the sport. Her medal was the first medal the country won at the games.
;Mixed
AthletesEventTotal Times per Athlete
Total Group TimeRank
Kirsten Sweetland
Matthew Sharpe
Sarah-Anne Brault
Andrew Yorke		Mixed relay18:54
17:58
19:19
18:06		1:14:174

Weightlifting

On June 24, 2014, The Canadian Weightlifting Federation nominated fourteen athletes to the team. Canada's team won a total of four medals.
;Men
;Women

Wrestling

On June 13, 2014 Wrestling Canada Lutte nominated fourteen athletes to the team. Canada's wrestling team won a total of twelve medals, including seven gold. The twelve medals is the highest won by the country in freestyle wrestling at the Commonwealth Games.
;Men's freestyle
;Women's freestyle
AthleteEventNordic 1Nordic 2Nordic 3Nordic 4Standings
AthleteEventOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Erica Wiebe−75 kg
W 4–0
W 4–1
W 3–1
W 4–0