canadian+olympic+facts+101


 * Want to know how our Canadian athletes have done over the years?? Well, here are some cool facts highlighting their victories! Get to know your Canadian athletes! **
 * ** Glenroy Gilbert has the worlds fastest 4x100m sprint time split at 9.01 seconds. He now coaches for the Ottawa Lions club. This performance was done during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics when Canada won the gold **


 * **Ian Miller, at 61 is the oldest Canadian in any Olympics. He has participated in 9 Olympic Games and is a member of the 2008 Silver medal-winning Canadian Equestrian team.**
 * **Clara Hughes won a Bronze medal in the 5k speed-skating event in Salt Lake 2002 to add to the 2 Bronze medals in cycling that she captured in the 1996 Atlanta Games. She becomes 1st Canadian, the 2nd woman, and only the 4th person in Olympic history to capture medals in both Summer and Winter Games.**


 * **Ray Lewis was the first Canadian-born (Hamilton, ON) black athlete to win an Olympic medal. He waon bronze in the 4x400m relay at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.**


 * ** The first ever Gymnastic Gold medal for a Canadian was won in artistic floor exercises by Kyle Shewfelt at the 2004 Athens games. **


 * **Lori-Ann Muenzer won the first ever cycling Gold medal in woman's sprint at the Athens games.**
 * **Cindy Klassen is the first Canadian athlete to win five medals in a single Olympics and the first with six medals overall. She won her medals in Ladies Speed Skating**


 * **Sport** || **Medal** || **Count** ||
 * Alpine Skiing || GOLD || 7 ||
 * || SILVER || 3 ||
 * || BRONZE || 8 ||
 * Art Contests || SILVER || 1 ||
 * || BRONZE || 1 ||
 * Track & Field || GOLD || 14 ||
 * || SILVER || 15 ||
 * || BRONZE || 25 ||
 * Basketball || SILVER || 1 ||
 * Biathlon || GOLD || 2 ||
 * || BRONZE || 1 ||
 * Bobsleigh || GOLD || 2 ||
 * || SILVER || 1 ||
 * Boxing || GOLD || 3 ||
 * || SILVER || 7 ||
 * || BRONZE || 7 ||
 * Canoeing || GOLD || 4 ||
 * || SILVER || 9 ||
 * || BRONZE || 8 ||
 * Curling || GOLD || 2 ||
 * || SILVER || 2 ||
 * || BRONZE || 2 ||
 * Cycling || GOLD || 1 ||
 * || SILVER || 5 ||
 * || BRONZE || 5 ||
 * Diving || GOLD || 1 ||
 * || SILVER || 4 ||
 * || BRONZE || 4 ||
 * Equestrian || GOLD || 2 ||
 * || SILVER || 2 ||
 * || BRONZE || 2 ||
 * Figure Skating || GOLD || 3 ||
 * || SILVER || 7 ||
 * || BRONZE || 10 ||
 * Golf || GOLD || 1 ||
 * Gymnastics || GOLD || 2 ||
 * || SILVER || 3 ||
 * || BRONZE || 2 ||
 * Ice Hockey || GOLD || 9 ||
 * || SILVER || 5 ||
 * || BRONZE || 2 ||
 * Judo || SILVER || 2 ||
 * || BRONZE || 2 ||
 * Lacrosse || GOLD || 2 ||
 * || BRONZE || 1 ||
 * Lugeing || GOLD || 1 ||
 * || SILVER || 1 ||
 * || BRONZE || 1 ||
 * Nordic Skiing || GOLD || 2 ||
 * || SILVER || 1 ||
 * Rowing || GOLD || 9 ||
 * || SILVER || 14 ||
 * || BRONZE || 15 ||
 * Shooting || GOLD || 4 ||
 * || SILVER || 3 ||
 * || BRONZE || 2 ||
 * Soccer || GOLD || 1 ||
 * Speed Skating || GOLD || 11 ||
 * || SILVER || 18 ||
 * || BRONZE || 19 ||
 * Swimming || GOLD || 7 ||
 * || SILVER || 13 ||
 * || BRONZE || 20 ||
 * Synchronised Swimming || GOLD || 3 ||
 * || SILVER || 4 ||
 * || BRONZE || 1 ||
 * Tennis || GOLD || 1 ||
 * Taekwondo || SILVER || 1 ||
 * || BRONZE || 1 ||
 * Triathlon || GOLD || 1 ||
 * || SILVER || 1 ||
 * Volleyball || BRONZE || 1 ||
 * Weightlifting || SILVER || 2 ||
 * Wrestling || GOLD || 2 ||
 * || SILVER || 6 ||
 * || BRONZE || 6 ||
 * Sailing || SILVER || 3 ||
 * || BRONZE || 6 ||