.jpg)
1 hour ago
3
Article content
Article content
Leading Team Canada in Glasgow was Chef de Mission Erica Wiebe, an Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion whose own Commonwealth journey began at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014. Drawing on her experience competing and winning at the highest levels of international sport, Wiebe proudly led the Canadian delegation and helped create an environment in which athletes could perform at their best while embracing the unique experience of representing Canada at the Commonwealth Games.
Article content
Article content
“Coming back to Glasgow as Chef de Mission after beginning my own Commonwealth journey here in 2014 has been incredibly meaningful,” said Erica Wiebe, Chef de Mission, Team Canada 2026. “Every athlete on this team wrote their own story, whether they stood on the podium, achieved a personal best or represented Canada at their first major Games. What I’ll remember most is the way this team supported one another, celebrated each other’s successes and truly embodied what it means to be Mighty, Together.”
Article content
Article content
The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games featured approximately 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories competing across 10 sports and six para sports in one of the most compact Games in Commonwealth history.
Article content
Article content
Article content
Team Canada for the 2026 Games included 148 athletes competing across nine sports and four para disciplines. The team was supported by 91 coaches, managers and support staff. Mighty, Together was more than Team Canada’s theme in Glasgow, it was reflected in every performance and every celebration. Athletes from every corner of the country came together as one team, proving that Canada’s diversity is its strength. Whether competing for medals, achieving personal bests or making their Commonwealth Games debut, Team Canada demonstrated that belonging, inclusion and unity are as much a part of Canadian success as athletic excellence.
Article content
Article content
Team Canada 2026 result highlights include:
Article content
- Canadian athletes competed in nine sports: Athletics, Bowls, Boxing, Cycling, Artistic Gymnastics, Judo, Swimming, Wheelchair Basketball and Weightlifting.
Article content
- Medals were won by Olympic champions, Paralympic athletes, Commonwealth veterans and Games debutants,
Article content
- Artistic gymnastics and Athletics and Para athletics each contributed 16 medals each.
Article content
- Canada won medals in eight of the nine sports Canada competed in including: Swimming, Artistic Gymnastics, Athletics/Para Athletics, Cycling, Weightlifting, Judo, Boxing, 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball.
Article content
Article content
- Medals were won by athletes from across Canada, including: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia.
Article content
- Kylie Masse became the most decorated Canadian female athlete in the pool with 11 total Canadian medals won at the Commonwealth Games.
Article content
- Ryan Bester became Team Canada’s most experienced athlete, competing in his seventh Commonwealth Games in lawn bowls.
Article content
- Team Canada included its largest Para contingent ever at a Commonwealth Games, reflecting the continued growth of Para sport within the Commonwealth movement.
Article content
- The team featured 78 female athletes, 70 male athletes, and a record 35 para-athletes.
Article content
- Team Canada featured 37 coaches representing seven Provinces.
Article content
- Canada set Commonwealth Games records in the pool (Liendo: Men’s 100m Butterfly), at the track (Rogers: Women’s Hammer Throw), (Haase: Women’s 100m T47) and in weightlifting (Taschereau: Women’s 58kg), (Charron: Women’s 63kg – Clean & Jerk and Women’s 63kg – Snatch), (Simoneau: Women’s 69kg – Clean & Jerk and Women’s 69kg – Snatch), (Bellemarre: Men’s 94kg)
Article content
- In weightlifting, Maude Charron (Rimouski, QC) repeated as the Commonwealth Games Champion for the third time.
English (US)