Canada competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, held from 19 July to 4 August 1996. 303 competitors, 152 men and 151 women, took part in 189 events in 25 sports.
Medalists
Archery
Canada sent three men to Atlanta for archery. All were defeated in the first round of individual competition, as well as losing the first match of the team round together.
Men
Athletics
Men
Track and road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track and road events
Field events
Combined events – Heptathlon
Badminton
Basketball
Women's tournament
Team roster
Bev Smith
Karla Karch-Gailus
Camille Thompson
Sue Stewart
Shawna Molcak
Jodi Evans
Cynthia Johnston
Dianne Norman
Martina Jerant
Kelly Boucher
Andrea Blackwell
Marlelynn Lange-Harris
Preliminary round
Classification match 9th-12th place
11th place match
Boxing
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Men
Women
Cycling
Road
Men
Women
Track
Sprints
Points races
Mountain biking
Diving
Men
Women
Equestrian
Dressage
Eventing
Jumping
Fencing
Seven fencers, all men, represented Canada in 1996.
Gymnastics
Artistic
Judo
Men's Competition
Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg) Ewan Beaton
Half-Lightweight (– 66 kg) Taro Tan
Half-Middleweight (– 81 kg) Colin Morgan
Middleweight (– 90 kg) Nicolas Gill
Half-Heavyweight (– 100 kg) Keith Morgan
Women's Competition
Half-Lightweight (– 52 kg) Nathalie Gosselin
Lightweight (– 57 kg) Marie-Josée Morneau
Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg) Carolyne Lepage
Half-Middleweight (– 63 kg) Michelle Buckingham
Half-Heavyweight (– 78 kg) Niki Jenkins
Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) Nancy Filteau
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Women's Mistral One Design
Caroll-Ann Alie
Final – 57.0 (→ 12th place)
Shooting
Softball
Women's team competition
Preliminary round Robin
Defeated Chinese Taipei (2:1) Defeated Puerto Rico (0:4) Lost to PR China (1:2) Lost to Japan (0:4) Lost to United States (2:4) Defeated Netherlands (4:1) Lost to Australia (2:5) Semifinals did not advance → Fifth place Team roster Colleen Thorburn-Smith Sandy Beasley Juanita Clayton Karen Doell Carrie Flemmer Kelly Kelland Kara McGaw Pauline Maurice Candace Murray Christine Parris Lori Sippel Karen Snelgrove Debbie Sonnenberg Alecia Stephenson Carmie Vairo Head coach: Lesle Kennedy
Swimming
Men's 50 m freestyle
Hugues Legault
Heat – 23.63 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
Men's 100 m freestyle
Stephen Clarke
Heat – 50.14
B-Final – 50.45 (→ 15th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Robert Braknis
Heat – 56.14
B-Final – 57.00 (→ 16th place) Chris Renaud Heat – 56.52 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
Chris Renaud
Heat – 2:02.48
B-Final – 2:01.70 (→ 10th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Jonathan Cleveland
Heat – 1:03.14 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Jonathan Cleveland
Heat – 2:16.08
B-Final – 2:16.39 (→ 15th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Stephen Clarke
Heat – 53.41
Final – 53.33 (→ 7th place) Edward Parenti Heat – 54.03 B-Final – 54.19 (→ 15th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
Casey Barrett
Heat – 2:00.28
B-Final – 1:59.72 (→ 11th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Curtis Myden
Heat – 2:01.50
Final – 2:01.13 (→ Bronze medal)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
Curtis Myden
Heat – 4:18.43
Final – 4:16.28 (→ Bronze medal)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Robert Braknis, Jonathan Cleveland, Edward Parenti, and Stephen Clarke
Heat – 3:42.95 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 50 m freestyle
Martine Dessureault
Heat – 26.44 (→ did not advance, 26th place) Laura Nicholls Heat – 26.52 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 100 m freestyle
Shannon Shakespeare
Heat – 56.63 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 200 m freestyle
Joanne Malar
Heat – 2:03.53
B-Final – 2:03.79 (→ 16th place)