Most Canadian Olympic medals

Canadian men and women have enjoyed success throughout the years at the Summer Olympic Games, most notably on the track and in the water. These are some of the athletes that have posted individual game bests since 1928.

Phillip Edwards

1928 4x400m relay -- bronze

1932 800m -- bronze

1932 1500m -- bronze

1932 4x400m relay -- bronze

1936 800m -- bronze

Nicknamed the 'Man of Bronze', Phillip Edwards was born Sept. 13, 1907 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), he leads the way for Canada with five career medals, including three at the 1932 games. Following secondary school Edwards moved to the United States to pursue running, enrolling in New York University. After establishing himself as an Olympic-calibre athlete, he was not eligible to compete for the United States, and British Guiana did not have a team. He was invited by Melville Robinson, manager of the Canadian Olympic track and field team, to compete for Canada in 1928. He later enrolled at McGill University, where he captained the track team.

Marnie McBean

1992 Double Sculls -- gold

1992 Quadruple Sculls -- bronze

1996 Coxless Pairs -- gold

1996 Eight with Cox -- gold

Marnie McBean, born Jan. 28, 1968, and her long-time rowing partner Kathleen Heddle were the first Canadians to win three Olympic gold medals. McBean tried to add to those totals at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia, set to represent Canada in the single scull, but a back injury that eventually required surgery forced her to withdraw. In 1997, she was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.

Kathleen Heddle

1992 Double Sculls -- gold

1992 Quadruple Sculls -- bronze

1996 Coxless Pairs -- gold

1996 Eight with Cox -- gold

After winning a record breaking third Olympic gold medal in rowing at the 1996 Games in Atlanta with partner Marnie McBean, Kathleen Heddle quietly retired from the sport she ruled. After taking a year off, she worked as a sports administration consultant, and travelled as an athlete representative with the International Rowing Federation.

Victor Davis

1984 200m breastroke -- gold

1984 100m breastroke -- silver

1984 4x100m medley relay -- silver

1988 4x100m medley -- silver

Victor Davis was widely regarded as the greatest breastroker Canada has ever produced. During his career he established several world records as the winner of 29 national titles and 16 medals in international competition. He was named Swimming Canada's Athlete of the Year three times, voted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (1985) and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1990). Outside a nightclub in a Montreal suburb in 1989, he was struck by a car. Two days later, the 25-year-old died of his injuries in hospital.

Anne Ottenbrite

1984 200m breastroke -- gold

1984 100m breastroke -- silver

1984 4x100m medley -- bronze

The pride of Whitby, Anne Ottenbrite pulled off the trifecta of medals, winning one of each at the Olympic Games held in Los Angeles. She fought through adversity, considering just weeks prior to the Canadian Olympic trials, she dislocated her knee. Even though she failed to qualify at the trials, Canadian head coach Trevor Tiffany gave her a reprieve, adding her to the team. She remains the only Canadian athlete to win gold, silver and bronze in a Summer Olympic Games. In the aftermath, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, the Swim Ontario Hall of Fame and had the pool at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby named in her honour.

Elaine Tanner

1968 100m backstroke -- silver

1968 200m backstroke -- silver

4x100m freestyle relay -- bronze

Born in 1951 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Elaine Tanner was nickmaned 'Mighty Mouse', partly because of her small sature and partly due to her competitive spirit. In 1966 at the Commonwealth Games in Jamaica she won four gold medals and three silvers. As a heavy medal favourite at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she won two individual silver medals and one relay bronze. She retired from competition after the 1968 Olympics at just 18 years of age, and was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1971. The Elaine Tanner Award has been presented to Canada's top junior female athlete since 1972. In 1969, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

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