Canada competed at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in
Atlanta
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, United States, held from 19 July to 4 August 1996. 303 competitors, 152 men and 151 women, took part in 189 events in 25 sports.
Medalists
Archery
Canada sent three men to Atlanta for archery. All were defeated in the first round of individual competition, as well as losing the first match of the team round together.
;Men
Athletics
;Men
;Track and road events
;Field events
;Combined events –
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
;Women
;Track and road events
;Field events
;Combined events –
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
Badminton
Basketball
Women's tournament
;Team roster
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Bev Smith
Beverly "Bev" Smith (born April 4, 1960) is a Canadian basketball player and coach.
Smith played college basketball at the Oregon Ducks, where she was named a Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American in 1981 and 1982. Her 2004 team m ...
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Karla Karch-Gailus
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Camille Thompson
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Sue Stewart
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Shawna Molcak
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Jodi Evans
Jodi Evans (born 16 August 1968) is a Canadian basketball player. Evans played for the Canada Women's National Basketball Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Evans made international headlines in 1993 as the first woman to represent the Oxford Un ...
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Cynthia Johnston
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Dianne Norman
Dianne Norman (born 5 February 1971) is a Canadians, Canadian former basketball player who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Born in 1971 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Norman played many sports growing up includ ...
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Martina Jerant
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Kelly Boucher
Kelly Boucher (born 13 January 1968 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian former basketball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also played for the Charlotte Sting of the Women's National Basketball Ass ...
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Andrea Blackwell
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Marlelynn Lange-Harris
;Preliminary round
;Classification match 9th-12th place
;11th place match
Boxing
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
;Men
;Women
Cycling
Road
;Men
;Women
Track
;Sprints
;Points races
Mountain biking
Diving
;Men
;Women
Equestrian
Dressage
Eventing
Jumping
Fencing
Seven fencers, all men, represented Canada in 1996.
Gymnastics
Artistic
Judo
Men's Competition
Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg)
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Ewan Beaton
Ewan Beaton (born July 13, 1969, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a male judoka from Canada.
He claimed the silver medal in the Men's Bantamweight (– 60 kg) division at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. In the final he was defeate ...
Half-Lightweight (– 66 kg)
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Taro Tan
Half-Middleweight (– 81 kg)
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Colin Morgan
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Middleweight (– 90 kg)
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Nicolas Gill
Nicolas Gill (born 24 April 1972 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian judoka who competed at four consecutive Olympic Games. He is a two-time Olympic medalist, receiving a bronze in the middleweight (86 kg) division at his inaugural Olympia ...
Half-Heavyweight (– 100 kg)
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Keith Morgan
Women's Competition
Half-Lightweight (– 52 kg)
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Nathalie Gosselin
Nathalie Gosselin (born March 31, 1966, in Lévis, Quebec) is a retired judoka from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the women's lightweight (– 56 kg) competition at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country ...
Lightweight (– 57 kg)
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Marie-Josée Morneau
Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg)
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Carolyne Lepage
Half-Middleweight (– 63 kg)
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Michelle Buckingham
Half-Heavyweight (– 78 kg)
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Niki Jenkins
Heavyweight (+ 78 kg)
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Nancy Filteau
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Women's Mistral One Design
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Caroll-Ann Alie
** Final – 57.0 (→ 12th place)
Shooting
Softball
Women's team competition
*Preliminary round Robin
**Defeated Chinese Taipei (2:1)
**Defeated Puerto Rico (0:4)
**Lost to PR China (1:2)
**Lost to Japan (0:4)
**Lost to United States (2:4)
**Defeated Netherlands (4:1)
**Lost to Australia (2:5)
*Semifinals
** did not advance → Fifth place
*Team roster
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Colleen Thorburn-Smith
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Sandy Beasley
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Juanita Clayton
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Karen Doell
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Carrie Flemmer
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Kelly Kelland
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Kara McGaw
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Pauline Maurice
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Candace Murray
**
Christine Parris
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Lori Sippel
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Karen Snelgrove
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Debbie Sonnenberg
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Alecia Stephenson
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Carmie Vairo
*Head coach:
Lesle Kennedy
Swimming
Men's 50 m freestyle
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Hugues Legault
** Heat – 23.63 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
Men's 100 m freestyle
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Stephen Clarke
** Heat – 50.14
** B-Final – 50.45 (→ 15th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
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Robert Braknis
** Heat – 56.14
** B-Final – 57.00 (→ 16th place)
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Chris Renaud
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** Heat – 56.52 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
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Chris Renaud
Chris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American film producer, director, illustrator, designer, animator, and voice actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2006 animated short ''No Time for Nuts'', which featured the character Scrat ...
** Heat – 2:02.48
** B-Final – 2:01.70 (→ 10th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
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Jonathan Cleveland
** Heat – 1:03.14 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
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Jonathan Cleveland
** Heat – 2:16.08
** B-Final – 2:16.39 (→ 15th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
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Stephen Clarke
** Heat – 53.41
** Final – 53.33 (→ 7th place)
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Edward Parenti
** Heat – 54.03
** B-Final – 54.19 (→ 15th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
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Casey Barrett
Casey Barrett (born February 16, 1975) is a Canadian former Olympic Games, Olympic swimming (sport), swimmer, writer, and the co-founder and co-CEO of Imagine Swimming, Inc, New York City's largest learn-to-swim program. He is the author of the D ...
** Heat – 2:00.28
** B-Final – 1:59.72 (→ 11th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
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Curtis Myden
Curtis Allen Myden (born December 31, 1973) is a former breaststroke and medley swimmer from Canada, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics in 1992, 1996 and 2000. He won a total number of three medals at the Olympics, all of them ...
** Heat – 2:01.50
** Final – 2:01.13 (→ Bronze medal)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
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Curtis Myden
Curtis Allen Myden (born December 31, 1973) is a former breaststroke and medley swimmer from Canada, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics in 1992, 1996 and 2000. He won a total number of three medals at the Olympics, all of them ...
** Heat – 4:18.43
** Final – 4:16.28 (→ Bronze medal)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
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Robert Braknis,
Jonathan Cleveland,
Edward Parenti, and
Stephen Clarke
** Heat – 3:42.95 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 50 m freestyle
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Martine Dessureault
** Heat – 26.44 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
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Laura Nicholls
** Heat – 26.52 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 100 m freestyle
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Shannon Shakespeare
Shannon Shakespeare (born May 6, 1977) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist. Shakespeare competed for Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, s ...
** Heat – 56.63 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 200 m freestyle
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Joanne Malar
Joanne Susan Malar (born October 30, 1975) is a former medley swimmer from Canada, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Early life
Swimming was important to her and her family, because her family camped often. She ...
** Heat – 2:03.53
** B-Final – 2:03.79 (→ 16th place)
Women's 400 m freestyle
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Andrea Schwartz
** Heat – 4:19.46 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 800 m freestyle
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Nikki Dryden
Nicole Dryden (born April 5, 1975) is a former competitive swimmer who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics.
Early years
Dryden was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1975.
Swimming career
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barce ...
** Heat – 8:47.19 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
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Stephanie Richardson
** Heat – 8:52.61 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
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Julie Howard
Julie Kathryn Howard (born October 23, 1976), later known by her married name Julie Johnson, is a former international butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics i ...
** Heat – 1:03.84
** B-Final – 1:04.01 (→ 15th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
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Julie Howard
Julie Kathryn Howard (born October 23, 1976), later known by her married name Julie Johnson, is a former international butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics i ...
** Heat – 2:17.25 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
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Guylaine Cloutier
** Heat – 1:09.72
** Final – 1:09.40 (→ 6th place)
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Lisa Flood
Lisa Anne Flood (born August 1, 1971) is a Canadian former competitive swimming (sport), swimmer and breaststroke specialist. Flood competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she ...
** Heat – 1:10.26
** B-Final – 1:10.21 (→ 10th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
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Christin Petelski
Christin Petelski (born December 29, 1977) is a former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, she finished ...
** Heat – 2:30.30
** Final – 2:31.45 (→ 8th place)
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Riley Mants
** Heat – 2:31.97
** B-Final – scratched
Women's 100 m Butterfly
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Sarah Evanetz
** Heat – 1:01.32
** B-Final – 1:01.44 (→ 15th place)
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Jessica Amey
** Heat – 1:02.81 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
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Jessica Deglau
** Heat – 2:12.48
** Final – 2:11.40 (→ 6th place)
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Andrea Schwartz
** Heat – 2:13.33
** B-Final – 2:14.07 (→ 15th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
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Marianne Limpert
Marianne Louise Limpert (born October 10, 1972) is a Canadian former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in the Summer Olympics for Canada in 1992, 1996 and 2000, and won the silver medal in the 200-metre individual medley in 1996 in A ...
** Heat – 2:15.12
** Final – 2:14.35 (→ Silver medal)
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Joanne Malar
Joanne Susan Malar (born October 30, 1975) is a former medley swimmer from Canada, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Early life
Swimming was important to her and her family, because her family camped often. She ...
** Heat – 2:16.34
** Final – 2:15.30 (→ 4th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
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Joanne Malar
Joanne Susan Malar (born October 30, 1975) is a former medley swimmer from Canada, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Early life
Swimming was important to her and her family, because her family camped often. She ...
** Heat – 4:47.85
** B-Final – 4:46.34 (→ 9th place)
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Nancy Sweetnam
** Heat – 4:48.56
** B-Final – 4:47.55 (→ 11th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle Relay
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Shannon Shakespeare
Shannon Shakespeare (born May 6, 1977) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist. Shakespeare competed for Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, s ...
,
Julie Howard
Julie Kathryn Howard (born October 23, 1976), later known by her married name Julie Johnson, is a former international butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics i ...
,
Andrea Moody
Andrea Moody (born February 20, 1978) is a former freestyle swimming, freestyle swimming (sport), swimmer from Canada, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics for her native country. She finished in seventh place with the women's 4×100-metre f ...
, and
Marianne Limpert
Marianne Louise Limpert (born October 10, 1972) is a Canadian former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in the Summer Olympics for Canada in 1992, 1996 and 2000, and won the silver medal in the 200-metre individual medley in 1996 in A ...
** Heat – 3:45.66
** Final – 3:46.27 (→ 7th place)
Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle Relay
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Joanne Malar
Joanne Susan Malar (born October 30, 1975) is a former medley swimmer from Canada, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Early life
Swimming was important to her and her family, because her family camped often. She ...
,
Sophie Simard,
Marianne Limpert
Marianne Louise Limpert (born October 10, 1972) is a Canadian former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in the Summer Olympics for Canada in 1992, 1996 and 2000, and won the silver medal in the 200-metre individual medley in 1996 in A ...
, and
Jessica Deglau
** Heat – 8:12.03
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Marianne Limpert
Marianne Louise Limpert (born October 10, 1972) is a Canadian former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in the Summer Olympics for Canada in 1992, 1996 and 2000, and won the silver medal in the 200-metre individual medley in 1996 in A ...
,
Shannon Shakespeare
Shannon Shakespeare (born May 6, 1977) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist. Shakespeare competed for Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, s ...
,
Andrea Schwartz, and
Jessica Deglau
** Final – 8:08.16 (→ 5th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
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Julie Howard
Julie Kathryn Howard (born October 23, 1976), later known by her married name Julie Johnson, is a former international butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics i ...
,
Guylaine Cloutier,
Sarah Evanetz, and
Shannon Shakespeare
Shannon Shakespeare (born May 6, 1977) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist. Shakespeare competed for Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, s ...
** Heat – 4:09.50
** Final – 4:08.29 (→ 5th place)
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Doubles Competition
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Grant Connell
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and
Daniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor ( ; sr, Данијел Нестор, Danijel Nestor; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Nestor won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including an Olympic gold medal
...
** First round – defeated
Ján Krošlák
Ján Krošlák (born 17 October 1974) is a former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 1993.
He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where he was defeated in the first round by ...
and
Karol Kučera
Karol Kučera (born 4 March 1974) is a retired ATP professional male tennis player from Slovakia. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 in September 1998, reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open the same year.
In 20 ...
(Slovakia) 6–3, 6-3
** Second round – lost to
Neil Broad
Neil Broad (born 20 November 1966) is a former professional tennis player who represented Great Britain for most of his playing career. He is a former UK number 1 who won seven ATP tour doubles titles in his career, and won the silver medal in ...
and
Tim Henman
Timothy Henry Henman (born 6 September 1974) is a British former professional tennis player. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis. He was the first British man to reach the singles semifinals of Wimbledon since Roger Taylor in the ...
(Great Britain) 6–7, 6–4, 4-6
Women's Singles Competition
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Patricia Hy-Boulais
Patricia Hy-Boulais (born 22 August 1965) is a former tennis player. She turned professional on 12 October 1986. Early in her career she represented Hong Kong (since the beginning until the end of the 1987 season). She became a citizen of Canada ...
** First round – defeated
Rita Grande
Rita Grande (born 23 March 1975) is a former tennis player from Italy.
During her career, Grande won three singles titles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also won one singles title and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Cir ...
(Italy) 6-4 6-4
** Second round – lost to
Monica Seles
Monica Seles (; hu, Széles Mónika, ; sr, Моника Селеш, Monika Seleš; born December 2, 1973) is a retired professional tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. A former world No. 1, she won nine Grand Slam ...
(United States) 3-6 2-6
Volleyball
Women's indoor team competition
*Preliminary round (group B)
** Lost to Cuba (0-3)
** Lost to Russia (0-3)
** Lost to Germany (0-3)
** Lost to Brazil (0-3)
** Defeated Peru (3-2)
*Quarterfinals
** did not advance (→ Ninth place)
*Team roster
**
Kerri Buchberger
**
Josee Corbeil
**
Wanda Guenette
Wanda Guenette (born August 31, 1962 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired female volleyball player from Canada, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she ended up in tenth place with the Women's National Team. Later ...
**
Janis Kelly
**
Lori Ann Mundt
**
Diane Ratnik
Diane Ratnik-Cooper (born July 14, 1962 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired volleyball player from Canada, who competed for her native country in two Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1996. A resident of Scarborough, Ontario, she finished in eighth and tent ...
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Erminia Russo
Erminia Russo (born July 24, 1964 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a retired female volleyball Player (game), player from Canada.
Russo competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, the resident of Kelowna, British ...
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Michelle Sawatzky
**
Brigitte Soucy
Brigitte Soucy (born October 11, 1972 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a retired female volleyball Player (game), player from Canada.
Soucy competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There the resident of ...
**
Christine Stark
Christine Stark (born May 8, 1970 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired female volleyball player from Canada.
Stark competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital city, capital and ...
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Kathy Tough
Kathy Tough (born February 22, 1969 in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired volleyball Player (game), player from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she ended up in tenth place with the Cana ...
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Katrina Von Sass
*Head coach:
Mike Burchuk
Weightlifting
Men's Light-Heavyweight
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Serge Tremblay
Serge Tremblay (born in La Malbaie) is a Canadian male Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Canada at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Weightlifting at ...
** Final – 150.0 + 177.5 = 327.5 (→ 13th place)
Wrestling
References
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