Canada at the Commonwealth Games

Canada has participated in every Commonwealth Games since the first ever British Empire Games held in Hamilton, Ontario in 1930, one of only six countries to have done so. The others are Australia, England, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales.

Canada at the Commonwealth Games
CGF code	CAN
CGA	Commonwealth Sport Canada
Website	commonwealthgames.ca
Medals Ranked 3rd	Gold 484 Silver 516 Bronze 555 Total 1,555
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Other related appearances
Newfoundland (1930, 1934)

History

Newfoundland competed separately at the 1930 and 1934 Games (although not winning any medals), but since 1950 has competed as part of Canada.

The Canadian team won 54 medals in the first (1930) Games, and 51 gold medals at Edinburgh (1986). Canada's biggest total medal tally was 129 medals in Victoria (1994).

Canada came third in the medal count at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne after Australia and England, and is third on the all-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games, with an overall total of 1318 medals (413 Gold, 443 Silver and 462 Bronze). Canada was top of the medal tally once, at the 1978 games at Edmonton, Alberta

Canada has hosted the games four times. The first Games were at Hamilton, Ontario in 1930. Vancouver hosted the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games notable for the famous "miracle mile" (four-minute mile) between Roger Bannister of England and John Landy of Australia at Empire Stadium. Edmonton was the first city to host the Commonwealth Games under that name in 1978, and Victoria, British Columbia hosted the Games in 1994.

Montreal was set to host the games in 1942 but they were cancelled due to the Second World War. Canada was offered to host them in 1950 but declined.[1]

Hamilton applied to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games but lost to the Delhi bid. Halifax, Nova Scotia withdrew its bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The Commonwealth Games Association in Canada, known as Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) is responsible for organizing the Canadian team participating in the Commonwealth Games.

Medals

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1930 Hamilton	20	15	19	54	2
1934 London	15	25	9	49	2
1938 Sydney	13	16	15	44	3
1950 Auckland	8	9	13	30	4
1954 Vancouver	10	20	14	43	4
1958 Cardiff	1	10	16	27	9
1962 Perth	4	12	15	31	5
1966 Kingston	14	20	23	57	3
1970 Edinburgh	18	24	24	66	3
1974 Christchurch	25	19	18	62	3
1978 Edmonton	45	31	33	109	1
1982 Brisbane	26	23	33	82	3
1986 Edinburgh	51	34	31	116	2
1990 Auckland	35	41	37	113	3
1994 Victoria	40	42	47	129	2
1998 Kuala Lumpur	30	31	38	99	3
2002 Manchester	31	41	45	117	3
2006 Melbourne	26	30	31	87	3
2010 Delhi	26	17	33	76	4
2014 Glasgow	32	16	34	82	3
2018 Gold Coast	15	40	27	82	4
2022 Birmingham	Future event
Total	484	516	555	1555	3

See also

Canadian medals by Game :

• Canada at the 1930 British Empire Games
• Canada at the 1950 British Empire Games
• Canada at the 1958 British Empire Games
• Canada at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
• Canada at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

References

1. "Host Countries and Cities of the Commonwealth Games". www.topendsports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.