Twelve athletes from British Columbia are bringing home eight medals from the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games, including team medals in sports such as swimming, soccer, cycling, rugby and rowing.
A total of 142 athletes with a connection to B.C. competed at the Games in 18 different sports. Of those, provincially-affiliated athletes earned 50% of the Canadian Olympic Team’s total medal count: one gold, one silver and nine bronze medals.
Athletes from British Columbia who earned medals at the Games include (in chronological order of achievement):
Taylor Ruck, Kelowna – swimming – bronze x2
Kayla Moleschi, Williams Lake – rugby – bronze
Emily Overholt, Vancouver – swimming – bronze
Lindsay Jennerich, Victoria – rowing – silver
Patricia Obee, Victoria – rowing – silver
Hilary Caldwell, White Rock – swimming – bronze
Laura Brown, Vancouver – cycling, track – bronze
Jasmin Glaesser, Vancouver – cycling, track – bronze
Georgia Simmerling, West Vancouver – cycling, track – bronze
Sophie Schmidt, Abbotsford – women's football (soccer) – bronze
Christine Sinclair, Burnaby – women's football (soccer) – bronze
Catharine Pendrel, Kamloops – women’s mountain bike – bronze
In total, Canada won 22 medals:
4 Gold
3 Silver
15 Bronze
Athletes from British Columbia will represent Canada at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Summer Games from Sept. 7-18.
