Athletics
Canada is not traditionally strong in athletics, but the nation has won medals in 15 of 23 games in which it has competed. Some memorable performances are the double gold by Percy Williams in the 100m and 200m in the 1928 Amsterdam games, and the gold medals won in Atlanta (1996) by Donovan Bailey in the 100m (in world record time) and by the men's 4x100m relay team.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1904 St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1908 London | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1912 Stockholm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1920 Antwerp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 1936 Berlin | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1948 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 14 | 26 | 53 |
Canada also won 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal in Athletics at the 1906 Summer Olympics, which are not counted in this table.
Read more about this topic: Canada At The Summer Olympics