Rio 2016: Team Canada by the numbers
The Canadian Olympic Committee announced the 313 athletes that will represent Canada at Rio 2016. CBC Sports breaks down some of the numbers.
Women make up 60 per cent of 313-athlete squad
By Matthew Cullen, CBC Sports
The Canadian Olympic Committee officially announced the full list of the 313 athletes that will represent Team Canada at Rio 2016 in August.
Here is a look at Team Canada by the numbers:
How many?
- 313: The number of athletes that will represent Team Canada.
- 187: The number of women named to Team Canada — (60%).
- 126: The number of men named to Team Canada — (40%).
- 34: The difference of total Canadian competitors from London 2012 (279) to Rio 2016 (313).
How old?
- 59: Age of oldest female (Lesley Thompson-Willie — Rowing).
- 48: Age of the oldest male (Eric Lamaze — Equestrian).
- 18: Age of youngest male (Javier Acevedo — Swimming).
- 16: Age of youngest female (Shallon Olsen — Artistic Gymnastics).
Fun facts
- 100: Number of athletes that have already participated in the Summer Olympic Games.
- 67: Largest team (Athletics) — 21% of Team Canada.
- 23: Number of countries where athletes originate (other than Canada).
- 8: Number of Olympic Games that Lesley Thompson-Willie will compete in (tying all-time women's record).
- 1: Smallest team (Taekwondo) – 0.3% of Team Canada.
Family connection
3: Sets of siblings
- Katherine and Michelle Plouffe — Twins (Basketball).
- Jacob and Graeme Saunders — Brothers (Sailing).
- Ashley Steacy (Rugby) and Heather Steacy (Athletics) — sisters-in-law.
2: Sets of cousins
- Conlin McCabe (Rowing) and Martha McCabe (Swimming).
- Ben Saxton (Beach Volleyball) and Graham Vigrass (Volleyball).
12: Children of Olympians
- Ashton Baumann (Swimming, father Alex).
- Émilie Fournel (Canoe/Kayak Sprint, father Jean).
- Kennedy Goss (Swimming, father Sandy).
- Nick Hoag (Volleyball, father Glenn).
- Lynda Kiejko (Shooting, father Bill Hare).
- Kai Langerfeld (Rowing, father York).
- Amy Millar (Equestrian, father Ian).
- Mark Oldershaw (Canoe/Kayak Sprint, father Scott).
- Sergio Pessoa (Judo, father Sergio).
- Micha Powell (Athletics, mother Rosey Edeh, father Mike Powell).
- Ben Saxton (Beach Volleyball, father Don).
- Dori Yeats (Wrestling, father Doug).
Provincial breakdown
- Alberta — 31.
- British Columbia — 68.
- Manitoba — 8.
- New Brunswick — 1.
- Nova Scotia — 7.
- Ontario — 132.
- Quebec — 54.
- Saskatchewan — 5.
- Outside of Canada — 7.