Canada at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Canada is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[1] This will be Canada's 22nd appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.

Canada at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Canada
CGF codeCAN
CGACommonwealth Sport Canada
Websitecommonwealthsport.ca
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors133 (63 men and 70 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearerMaggie Mac Neil
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Newfoundland (1930, 1934)

Benoît Huot is Chef de Mission.[2][3]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
3x3 basketball 448
Beach volleyball 224
Cycling 81018
Field hockey 181836
Rugby sevens 121224
Swimming 101323
Table tennis 336
Weightlifting 6814
Total6168129

3x3 basketball
Main article: 3x3 basketball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Canada has qualified to compete in both the men's and women's tournaments.[4][5]

Beach volleyball
Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Canada qualified a men's and women's pair, after having the top ranked pair in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings as of March 31, 2022.[6][7]

Athletes Event Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Men's
Women's

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Canada's cycling team was given a quota of 16 athletes by Commonwealth Sport Canada (eight per gender).[8] Later, Canada received an additional two women's quotas to enter in the women's team pursuit in track cycling.[9] Due to scheduling conflicts and a limited athlete quota, Canada will not compete in the mountain biking discipline and the men's team pursuit races in track cycling.[8]

Field hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

By virtue of their position in the FIH World Rankings for men and women respectively (as of 1 February 2022), Canada qualified for both tournaments.[10][11]

Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022.[12]

Summary

Key:

Team Event Preliminary round Semifinal Final / BM / PM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Canada men Men's tournament  Wales
  Ghana
  India
  England
Canada women Women's tournament  Wales
  England
  Ghana
  India

Men's tournament
Main article: Field hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th place match
4  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place match
5  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Host
30 July 2022
09:00
Canada  v  Wales
Umpires:

1 August 2022
19:00
Ghana  v  Canada
Umpires:

3 August 2022
14:00
Canada  v  India
Umpires:

4 August 2022
14:00
Canada  v  England
Umpires:

Women's tournament
Main article: Field hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th place match
4  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place match
5  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Host
29 July 2022
14:00
Canada  v  Wales
Umpires:

31 July 2022
19:00
Canada  v  England
Umpires:

2 August 2022
09:00
Ghana  v  Canada
Umpires:

3 August 2022
09:00
Canada  v  India
Umpires:

Rugby sevens
Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Canada qualified for both the men's and women's tournaments.[13] This was achieved through their positions in the 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series respectively.

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Canada's able-bodied swimming team of 23 athletes (ten men and 13 women) was officially named on April 11, 2022, after the conclusion of the Canadian Swim Trials in Victoria, British Columbia.[14]

Men
Women

Table tennis
Main articles: Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

By virtue of its position in the ITTF World Team Rankings (as of 2 January 2020), Canada qualified both a men's and a women's team.[15][16]

An initial squad of six was selected following their performances at the National Selection Team Tournament between 25 and 27 March 2022.[17] The full squad of eight was later confirmed on 7 April 2022.[18]

Men
Women
  • Gina Fu
  • Sophie Gauthier
  • Katherine Morin
  • Zhang Mo

Weightlifting
Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Canada qualified 14 weightlifters (six men and eight women), all of whom were officially selected on 24 March 2022.[19][20] Boady Santavy, Maya Laylor and Kristel Ngarlem qualified at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[21][22] The other 11 qualified through their respective Commonwealth Weightlifting ranking as of 28 February 2022.[23]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Youri Simard 61 kg
Shad Darsigny 73 kg
Nicolas Vachon 81 kg
Boady Santavy 96 kg
Pierre-Alexandre Besette 109 kg
Quinn Everett +109 kg
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Hannah Kaminski 49 kg
Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet 55 kg
Tali Darsigny 59 kg
Maude Charron 64 kg
Alexis Ashworth 71 kg
Maya Laylor 76 kg
Kristel Ngarlem 87 kg
Emma Friesen +87 kg

See also

References
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