BC Gov News

The Government of British Columbia is proud to support and recognize local athletes who are competing for Team Canada at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. There are 142 athletes with a connection to the province who either live or train here, and we’re all rooting them on in Rio!

Total medal count for BC affiliated athletes - BC medals (Total Canada medals)

• Gold = 0 (4)
• Silver = 1 (3)
• Bronze = 7 (15)

See below for details on B.C. affiliated athletes who have won medals at the Rio 2016 Games.

Day 16 - Sunday, Aug 21st

Closing Ceremony

Day 15 - Saturday, Aug 20th

Women's Mtn Biking - Cross Country (Bronze)

• Catharine Pendrel (olympic.ca)  - Hometown is Kamloops, B.C.

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 14 - Friday, Aug 19th

Race Walking - 50km (Bronze)

• Evan Dunfee (olympic.ca)  - Born in Vancouver, B.C.**
• **This medal was later reversed on appeal - Learn more (ow.ly)

Football (Soccer) (Bronze)

• Christine Sinclair (olympic.ca)  - Born in Burnaby, B.C.
• Sophie Schmidt (olympic.ca)  - Hometown is Abbotsford, B.C.

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 13 - Thursday, Aug 18th

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 12 - Wednesday, Aug 17th

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 11 - Tuesday, Aug 16th

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 10 - Monday, Aug 15th

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 9 - Sunday, Aug 14th

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 8 - Saturday, Aug 13th

Cycling - Women's team pursuit (Bronze)

• Georgia Simmerling (olympic.ca)  - Born in Vancouver, B.C.
• Jasmin Glaesser (olympic.ca)  - Hometown: Vancouver, B.C.
• Laura Brown (olympic.ca)  - Hometown: Vancouver, B.C.

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 7 - Friday, Aug 12th

Rowing - Women's lightweight double sculls (Silver)

• Lindsay Jennerich (olympic.ca)  - Born in Victoria, B.C.
• Patricia Obee (olympic.ca)  - Born in Saanich, B.C.

Swimming - Womens 200m backstroke (Bronze)

• Hilary Caldwell (olympic.ca) - Hometown: White Rock, B.C.

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 6 - Thursday, Aug 11th

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 5 - Wednesday, Aug 10th

Swimming - Women's 4x200m freestyle relay (Bronze)

• Taylor Ruck (olympic.ca) - Born in Kelowna, B.C.
• Emily Overholt (olympic.ca)  - Born in Vancouver, B.C.

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 4 - Tuesday, Aug 9th

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 3 - Monday, Aug 8th

Rugby 7s - Women's tournament (Bronze)

• Kayla Moleschi (olympic.ca) - Born in Williams Lake, B.C.
• Ashley Steacy (olympic.ca)  - Trains with CSI Pacific/PacificSport in B.C.
• Bianca Farella (olympic.ca)  - Trains with CSI Pacific/PacificSport in B.C.
• Britt Benn (olympic.ca)  - Trains with CSI Pacific/PacificSport in B.C.
• Charity Williams (olympic.ca)  - Trains with CSI Pacific/PacificSport in B.C.
• Ghislaine Landry (olympic.ca)  - Trains with CSI Pacific/PacificSport in B.C.
• Hannah Darling (olympic.ca)  - Trains with CSI Pacific/PacificSport in B.C.
• Jen Kish (olympic.ca)  - Trains with CSI Pacific/PacificSport in B.C.
• Karen Paquin (olympic.ca)  - Trains with CSI Pacific/PacificSport in B.C.
• Kelly Russell (olympic.ca)  - Trains with CSI Pacific/PacificSport in B.C.
• Megan Lukan (olympic.ca)  - Trains with CSI Pacific/PacificSport in B.C.
• Natasha Watcham-Roy (olympic.ca)  - Trains with CSI Pacific/PacificSport in B.C.

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 2 - Sunday, Aug 7th

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Day 1 - Saturday, Aug 6th

Swimming - Women's 4x100m freestyle relay (Bronze)

• Taylor Ruck (olympic.ca) - Born in Kelowna, B.C.

Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific Daily update (eepurl.com)

Learn more

B.C.'s involvement in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (csipacific.ca)

Team Canada athlete profiles (olympic.ca)

Event schedule (rio2016.com)