Canada Finishes Paris Olympics with a Record-Breaking 27 Medals
Team Canada wrapped up the 2024 Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, achieving a record-breaking medal haul and setting a new national record for a non-boycotted Games.
Canada garnered a total of 27 medals—9 gold, 7 silver, and 11 bronze—exceeding the previous high of 24 medals won at Tokyo 2020.
The highest number of gold medals ever won by a Canadian athlete in a single Olympic Games was three. McIntosh also became the first Canadian swimmer to claim multiple Olympic golds.
Additional Canadian swimmers also made notable contributions to the medal count. Joshua Liendo secured silver in the men’s 100-metre butterfly. Kylie Masse attained bronze in the women’s 200-metre backstroke, while Ilya Kharun earned bronzes in both the men’s 100-metre and 200-metre butterfly.
McIntosh and Katzberg were chosen as Canada’s flag-bearers for the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Aug. 11.
Canada also secured gold medals in various other events, earning medals in 15 different sports.
The 27-year-old Philip Kim from Vancouver clinched a gold in the men’s breakdancing event, marking his Olympic debut. This victory followed his world championship win at the 2022 World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) Breaking World Championships.
Katie Vincent achieved gold in the women’s 200-metre canoe sprint, becoming the first Canadian woman to secure an Olympic gold in any canoe or kayak event. Vincent and her partner, Sloan MacKenzie, also won bronze in the women’s doubles 500-metre canoe sprint.
Canada’s women’s teams in the rowing eight and rugby sevens events also clinched silver at the Paris Games.
Controversies
Several incidents marred Team Canada’s performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Canada Soccer came under scrutiny when an analyst was caught using a drone to spy on New Zealand’s practice before their women’s soccer match on July 25, which Canada won 2-1. This incident led to the dismissal of women’s national team head coach Bev Priestman and a six-point deduction. Despite this, the team advanced to the quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Colombia on July 31.
In a separate incident, Rana Reider, American sprint coach for De Grasse, had his Olympic accreditation revoked due to “new information” concerning allegations of sexual and emotional abuse. Reider was previously under a one-year probation with the U.S. Centre for SafeSport. The Canadian Olympic Committee explained that their initial decision to accredit Reider was based on the understanding that his probation ended in May with no other suspensions or sanctions.
