Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics


Canada is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1900, Canadian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for United States-led boycott.
Before the official postponement, the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee initially announced their intention not to send teams to both the Olympics and Paralympics. Following the announcement on the postponement, the COC and CPC issued a statement that says, in part, that Team Canada "will rise to the challenge to showcase our very best on the international stage," without explicitly saying that Canadian athletes will take part in the games.

Competitors

The following is the list of quotas earned per sport so far. The numbers below do not represent the final team size.
SportMenWomenTotal
Archery101
Artistic swimming088
Athletics257
Basketball01212
Canoeing6612
Cycling9716
Diving156
EquestrianTBDTBD6
Fencing336
Field hockey16016
Football01818
Gymnastics156
Rowing21820
Rugby sevens121224
Sailing549
Shooting011
Softball01515
Sport climbing112
Swimming41115
Table tennis213
Taekwondo011
Volleyball12214
Water polo01212
Wrestling224
Total79149234

Archery

Canada qualified one archer for the men's individual recurve, by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

Artistic swimming

Canada is scheduled to enter a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team event by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

Athletics

Canadian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events : The team will be selected based on the results of the 2020 Canadian Olympic Track & Field Trials.
On May 5, 2020, Rio 2016 race walker and 2019 world bronze medalist Evan Dunfee, along with marathoners Trevor Hofbauer and Dayna Pidhoresky, became the first Canadian track and field athletes to be selected to the Tokyo 2020 squad.
;Track & road events

Basketball

;Summary

Women's tournament

Canada women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of two highest-ranked eligible squads at the Ostend meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
;Team roster

Slalom

Canadian canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.

Sprint

Canada qualified three boats and nine athlete spots at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final ; FB = Qualify to final B

Cycling

Road

Canada entered a squad of five cyclists to compete in their respective road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish and her top 100 individual in the UCI World Ranking. The team minus one male cyclist, was officially named on July 29, 2020.
AthleteEventTimeRank
Hugo HouleMen's road race
Hugo HouleMen's time trial
Men's road race
Men's time trial
Michael WoodsMen's road race
Karol-Ann CanuelWomen's road race
Karol-Ann CanuelWomen's time trial
Leah KirchmannWomen's road race
Leah KirchmannWomen's time trial

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Canadian riders accumulated spots for both men and women in the team pursuit and madison, as well as the women's omnium, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. Canada also entered cyclists to compete each in the men's and women's sprint, as well as the men's and women's keirin, based on their final individual UCI Olympic rankings. The team consisted of 13 cyclists.
;Sprint
;Pursuit
;Keirin
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd Round3rd RoundFinal
AthleteEventRankRankRankRankRank
Hugo BarretteMen's keirin
Nick WammesMen's keirin
Kelsey MitchellWomen's keirin
Lauriane GenestWomen's keirin

;Omnium
;Madison
AthleteEventPointsLapsRank
Michael Foley
Derek Gee		Men's madison

Women's madison

Mountain biking

Canada entered one mountain biker to compete in the men's cross-country race, by winning the 2019 Pan American Championships.
AthleteEventTimeRank
Men's cross-country

Diving

Canadian divers qualified for the following individual spots and synchronized teams through the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

Equestrian

Canadian equestrians qualified a full squad in team dressage competition through the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Meanwhile, two eventing spots were awarded to the Canadian equestrians based on the results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings for Group E.
On 17 December 2019, the show jumping team was officially dropped from the Games over a positive drug test by rider Nicole Walker for cocaine; hence, one individual jumping spot was awarded to the Canadian equestrians by finishing among the top fifteen and securing the last of four available slots at the Pan American Games.

Dressage

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Eventing

Jumping

Fencing

For the first time since Seoul 1988, Canadian fencers qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team foil at the Games, as the highest-ranked nation from the Americas outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.
;Men
;Women

Field hockey

;Summary

Men's tournament

Canada men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven tickets available and defeating Ireland in a two-legged playoff at the Vancouver leg of the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.
;Team roster
;Group play
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Football (soccer)

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Women's tournament

Canada women's football team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the finals of the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in Carson, California.
;Team roster

Artistic

Canada fielded a squad of five gymnasts into the Olympic competition. The women's team secured a place by finishing second out of nine nations eligible for qualification in the team all-around at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Meanwhile, an additional berth was awarded to a lone Canadian male gymnast, who participated in the individual all-around and apparatus events at the same tournament.
;Men
;Women
;Team

Trampoline

Canada qualified one gymnast for the women's trampoline by finishing in the top eight at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Rowing

Canada qualified six boats for the following classes at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

qualified by winning the 2019 RAN Sevens tournament in George Town, Cayman Islands.
;Team roster
qualified by securing one of the top four spots at the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
;Team roster
Canadian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, the 2019 Pan American Games, and the continental regattas.
;Men
;Women
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Canada qualified one shooter through the 2018 Championships of the Americas in Guadalajara, Mexico. The athlete named to the team must have obtained a minimum qualifying score by 31 May 2020.

Softball

qualified by placing second at the WSBC American Qualification Event, held in Surrey, British Columbia.
;Team roster
;Group play

Sport climbing

Canada qualified two sport climbers. Sean McColl secured one of the quota places available in the men's combined event at the 2019 IFSC World Championships in Hachioji, Japan. Meanwhile, Alannah Yip claimed a spot on the women's side with her gold-medal triumph at the IFSC Pan American Championships in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Swimming

Canadian swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events, and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time ): To secure their nomination to the Olympic team, swimmers must finish in the top two of each individual pool event under the FINA Olympic qualifying A standard at the Canadian Olympic Trials in Toronto, Ontario.
;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Table tennis

Canada entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Eugene Wang secured the men's spot for his third Olympics, with Zhang Mo going to her fourth on the women's side, by winning the inaugural mixed doubles at the 2020 ITTF North American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Taekwondo

Canada entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Skylar Park qualified directly for the women's lightweight category by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the World Taekwondo Olympic Rankings.

Volleyball

Beach

Canada qualified a women's beach volleyball pair by winning the gold medal at the 2019 FIVB World Championships in Hamburg, Germany.

Indoor

Men's tournament

Canada men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the pool round and securing an outright berth at the North American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Vancouver.
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Water polo

Women's tournament

qualified for the Olympics by winning the silver medal, and securing a berth as the highest ranked non-qualified team, at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, signifying the country's return to the sport for the first time since Athens 2004.
;Team roster
Canada qualified four wrestlers for each of the following weight classes; all of whom advanced to the finals to book spots in the men's freestyle and women's freestyle, respectively, at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Ottawa.
;Men's freestyle
;Women's freestyle