BC’s Athletes Shine In The City Of Lights As Part Of Canada’s Record-Breaking Paris Olympics

Team Canada smashes multiple records at Paris 2024 with BC connected athletes acting as major contributors

Victoria, B.C. — It was an absolutely sensational and record-setting 16 days for Team Canada at Paris 2024, as the athletes surpassed the country’s all-time record of 24 medals, bringing home an impressive total of 27. Additionally, Canadian athletes set a new standard for Gold medals, securing nine and breaking the previous record of seven for a non-boycotted games.

The 27 medals won by Team Canada’s placed them twelfth in the overall medal count in Paris and the 9 Golds was good for 11th overall. Of Canada’s 27 medals, nine (33%) were won by BC connected and CSI Pacific affiliated athletes, including 50% of Canada’s Gold and Silver medal totals.

BC connected athletes had an incredible run of achievements at Paris 2024. Some of these include:

• Nanaimo’s Ethan Katzberg & Richmond’s Camryn Rogers historic double Gold in Hammer Throw
• The Langford-based Rugby Sevens Women’s team’s Silver, a best ever result for a Canadian rugby team
• The Rowing Women’s Eights’ back-to-back podiums, securing a Silver of their own. The Rowers train on Quamichan Lake on Vancouver Island
• Vancouver’s Phil Wizard’s Gold medal in Men’s Breaking, the first in the history of the sport
• Jerome Blake & teammates’ electric Gold medal win in the Men’s 4x100m Relay
• The best ever result for a Canadian Beach Volleyball team when Melissa Humana-Paredes and her teammate Brandie Wilkerson won Silver
• Canadian Records in Pole Vault (Alysha Newman), 100m (Audrey Leduc), 800m (Marco Arop), and the Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay (Evan Dunfee & Olivia Lundman)
• Personal Best results for athletes in Triathlon, Rowing, Hurdles, Pole Vault, and Sprinting

This string of achievements and many other performances show how BC connected athletes were locked in and ready to perform with the whole world watching and cheering.

“I know I join thousands of British Columbians who are filled with pride about the fantastic performances of B.C. athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,” said Lana Popham, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport. “Historic and defining moments, such as the first-ever double gold of Team Canada in the men’s and women’s hammer throw by Nanaimo’s Ethan Katzberg and Richmond’s Camryn Rogers unite us. We are also so proud to see Ethan represent our nation as a flag bearer at the closing ceremonies, leaving a lasting impression of the significant impact of B.C. athletes at these games.”

“From the opening ceremonies right until the very end, the Paris Games provided us with unbelievable entertainment. The record-breaking results from Team Canada had people across the country on their feet cheering for the past two and a half weeks,” said Wendy Pattenden, CEO, CSI Pacific. “There were so many phenomenal stories and world-class achievements; these athletes continue to inspire and wow us with their performances on the world stage.”

“Congratulations to all the athletes on Team Canada, with a special shout-out to those who trained in BC,” says Charlene Krepiakevich, CEO, viaSport BC. “All the athletes at Paris 2024 have shown us that the power of sport has the ability to inspire and unite us.”
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Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Staff Working at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Affiliated Athletes Who Won an Olympic Medal at Paris 2024

(listed by sport, then surname)

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CSI Pacific will be keeping you up to date on the progress of all athletes with a B.C. affiliation competing in Paris via our newsletter with daily results from these athletes, as well as additional information about them, including their hometowns, social media channels, and competition schedules.

If you haven’t already, you can sign up for our daily newsletter, OUI CAN!, here: https://www.csipacific.ca/newsletter/

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games are also coming up, starting on August 28^th. Once the team has been announced, we will provide an update on the CSI Pacific affiliated athletes going to the Paralympics, as well as those who are B.C. affiliated. Go Canada! OUI CAN!

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About CSI Pacific: Powering Performance. Inspiring Excellence.

Offering world-class Olympic and Paralympic training environments in Vancouver, Whistler and Victoria, Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (www.csipacific.ca) is committed to Powering Performance. Inspiring Excellence. Working with national sport organizations and fuelled by our national and provincial partners such as Sport Canada, viaSport, Own the Podium, Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Coaches Association of Canada, we are driven by our mantra to Collaborate. Serve. Innovate. Perform.

Our team of sport science, sport medicine, coaching & life services experts provide leading-edge programs and services to athletes and coaches to ensure they have every advantage to win medals for Canada. Learn more: https://www.csipacific.ca

About Canadian Olympian and Paralympic Sport Institute Network (COPSIN)

The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network (COPSIN) provides world-leading training environments to elite athletes and coaches across Canada. The team of experts delivers sport science and medicine, coaching, research and innovation, education and Game Plan services to power podium performances and help Canada win more medals. The Network includes five Canadian Sport Institutes (Pacific, Alberta, Ontario, Québec and Atlantic) and two Canadian Sport Centres (Saskatchewan and Manitoba).

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For more information, please contact:

Noah Wheelock
Senior Manager, Communications & Operations
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific
250.813.3474
nwheelock@csipacific.ca