The 2019 Canada Winter Games, officially known as the XXVII Canada Games, is a Canadian
multi-sport event
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that was held in
Red Deer, Alberta
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, from February 15, 2019, to March 3, 2019. These were the third
Canada Winter Games
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held in the province of Alberta, after the
1975 Canada Winter Games
The 1975 Canada Winter Games were hosted in Lethbridge, Alberta from 11–23 February 1975. Despite being hosted by Lethbridge, the games were held in 12 communities in southern Alberta spread out over 34,000 km2 (13,127 sq mi). More than ...
in
Lethbridge
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and the
1995 Canada Winter Games in
Grande Prairie
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.
Host selection
On September 4, 2014, it was announced that Red Deer had won its bid to host the games by beating Lethbridge.
Venues
13 competition venues located in Red Deer,
Calgary
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and
Kananaskis were used.
Red Deer
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Canyon Ski Resort – Alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding
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Centrium – hockey
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Collicutt Centre – gymnastics, ringette
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"Downtown Arena" – hockey, ringette
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Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre – badminton, figure skating, short track speed skating, squash, wheelchair basketball
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Great Chief Park – speed skating
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Kinex Arena – hockey
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Pidherney Centre – curling
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River Ben Golf & Recreation Area – biathlon, cross-country skiing
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Westerner Park
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– archery, boxing, judo, table tennis
Calgary
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Repsol Sport Centre – artistic swimming
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WinSport
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's Canada Olympic Park – freestyle skiing, snowboarding
Kananaskis
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Nakiska Ski Resort – Alpine skiing
Sports
164 medals events in 19 sports were contested. Note, ski cross is included in the alpine ski program.
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Artistic gymnastics
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(14)
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Trampoline
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(5)
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Participating Provinces/Territories
All 13 of
Canada's provinces and territories competed. The number of competitors each province or territory entered is in brackets.
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Schedule
The competition was held over 16 days, with Saturday the 23rd being the transition day (no events held).
Medal table
The following is the medal table.
*Two silvers were awarded in the men's individual all-around gymnastics event.
References
External links
Official website
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Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total ...
Canada Winter Games
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total ...
Canada Winter Games
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total ...
Sports competitions in Red Deer, Alberta
2019 in Canadian sports
2019 in Alberta