Canadians in the Summer Olympics
Canada’s Athletes, Victories, Records, Controversies, Firsts and Weird Facts
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Canadian pride rides on the shoulders of the more than 4000 athletes who have competed in the Summer Games and won more than 240 medals:
- In 1996, Donovan Bailey became the world’s fastest man in a time of 9.84 seconds and also led Canada’s 4 x 100 relay team to gold
- Victor Davis put in a stellar performance in the pool during the 1984 games with one gold and two silver medals
- Rower Silken Laumann came back from a training accident that resulted in a horrific leg injury to win bronze in 1992 and silver in 1996, bringing her lifetime Olympic medal total to three
- At the age of 38, Lori-Ann Muenzer became the first Canadian cyclist to win a gold medal at the 2004 games in Athens
- In 1932, Hilda Strike won silver in the 100-metre women’s sprint, but 50 years later the results were challenged when the gender of the gold medalist came into doubt
- In 1988, Ben Johnson won gold at the Seoul Olympics but was later stripped of his medal when he tested positive for steroids
- Middle-distance runner George Orton was Canada’s first Olympic medalist, winning gold in the 2500-metre steeplechase and bronze in the 400-metre hurdles
- Perdita Felicien, gold medal hopeful in 2004, tripped on the first hurdle in the finals and did not finish the race
- Synchronized swimmer Sylvie Fréchette overcame personal tragedy to win gold at the 1992 Olympics, but a judging controversy left her with silver until 16 months later.
And more amazing and inspiring Canadian Olympic stories…
| Price: |
$14.95 
$14.95 |
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| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-897277-33-1 |
| ISBN-10: |
1-897277-33-4 |
| Page Count: |
192 |
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5.25" x 8.25" |
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