1896
Athens, Greece
Summer

Baron Pierre de Coubertin revitalized the Olympic Games with the first Modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. 14 countries competed in 43 events. 

1900
Paris, France
Summer

Canadian born, George Orton, won a gold medal in the 2500-metre steeplechase and bronze for the 400-metre hurdles.  He won his medals competing for the United States as he was a part of University of Pennsylvania's track team. Canada sent it's first Olympic Team four years later in 1904. 

1904
St. Louis, USA
Summer

Canada won a record four gold medals for the hammer throw, golf, football and lacrosse competitions.

1908
London, England
Summer

For the first time the Canadian Olympic team was named based on results from Olympic Trials and were primarily funded by the government.  All team members proudly wore the maple leaf. This was the first time that the Olympic Motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" (Faster, Higher, Stronger) was used.

1909
Canada

The Canadian Olympic Committee was formed from the Central Olympic Committee to select Olympic teams and secure finances for travel to the Olympic Games.  The Canadian Olympic Committee was a part of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada.

1912
Stockholm, Sweden
Summer

George Hodgson set world records in the pool.  George won gold in the 400 metre and 1500 metre events.

1913
Canada

A permanent organization was formed to organize the Canadian Olympic teams called the Canadian Olympic Association, later to be known as the Canadian Olympic Committee

1916

These Olympic Games were cancelled due to WWI.                                                                           

1920
Antwerp, Belgium
Summer

Olympic Flag was introduced to the Olympic Games in Antwerp.  The Olympic flag had already been present a various athletic events.  The Athlete Oath "In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams".  These Olympic Games marked the introduction of winter events in the Olympic Program.  "The Winnipeg Falcons" represented Canada in the Men's Hockey competition and won gold.

1924
Chamonix, France
Winter

Originally named "International Winter Sports Week", and held in conjunction with 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, France, this was deemed the first "Olympic Winter Games" in 1925.  The Canadian Ice Hockey Team, the Toronto Granites, won Canada's only medal of the games, gold!

1924
Paris, France

Summer

Team Canada brought home four medals, three silver and one bronze, from France.                            

1928
St.Moritz, Switzerland

Winter

St. Moritz marked the first Olympic Winter Games not hosted by the same country, in conjunction with a Olympic Games.  The University of Toronto men's ice hockey team won gold for Team Canada.

1928
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Summer

Canada finishes 4th out of 46 nations in the medal count.  Canadian legend Percy Williams sweeps the 100-metre and 200-metre sprints while our Canadian women's track and field team dubbed "The Matchless Six" combine to bring home 4 medals.  Team Member Fanny Bobby Rosenfeld went on to become Canada's Female Athlete of the Half Century. The Olympic Flame was introduced at this Olympic Games.

1932
Lake Placid, USA
Winter

The Canadian men's ice hockey team won their third straight gold medal.                                            

1932
Los Angeles, USA

Summer

Held during the Great Depression, many athletes were unable to fund their trips to participate in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Following his bronze medal in 1928, Track and Field athlete Phil Edwards picked up three more bronze medals in the 800-meter, 1500-meter and 4x400-meter events.  Edwards was deemed the "Man of Bronze" as he went on to pick up his 5th Olympic bronze medal in 1936.

1936
Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany

Winter    

28 Nations competed in the 1936 Olympic Winter Games, which was the largest international participation at a Olympic Winter Games at that time.  Port Arthur Bearcats brought home Canada's only medal, a silver medal, in men's ice hockey.

1936
Berlin, Germany

Summer    

Track and Field athlete James Worrall carried the Olympic Flag into the Olympic Stadium.  Worall went on to be President of the Canadian Olympic Association, member of the International Olympic Committee, Officer of the Order of Canada, Honourary member of the IOC, inductee into the Canadian and International Olympic Hall of Fame and one of Canada's greatest Olympians and model citizens. 1936 saw the first Olympic torch relay. This was the first time that the Olympic Games were televised live albeit on a closed-circuit basis.

1940 and 1944

Two sets of Olympic Games were cancelled due to World War II.                                                        

1948
St.Moritz, Switzerland
Winter

Barbara Ann Scott 'Canada's Sweetheart' jumped her way to victory winning a gold medal in figure skating and the RCAF Flyers men's hockey team regained men's hockey gold.

1948
London, England
Summer

It had been twelve years since the last Olympic Games due to cancellation because of the World Wars.  This was the first Olympic Games to be shown live on an in-home basis on television.

1950
Canada

The Canadian Olympic Association became independent of the Amateur Athletic Union.                      

1952
Oslo, Norway
Winter

The Canadian Olympic Men's Hockey Team won their seventh gold medal in eight Olympics.  It would be 50 years before they ever won gold again.

1952
Helsinki, Finland
Summer

Helsinki was set to host their first Olympic Games in 1940 but due World War II the Summer Olympics were cancelled.  Helsinki had to wait until 1952 to host the Olympic Games.  Canada's performance was highlighted by gold medallist trap shooter George Genereux.

1956
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Winter

Frances Dafoe and Norris Bowden brought home Canada's only silver medal in the pair's figure skating event.  Frances Dafoe went on to receive the Order of Canada while Bowden was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.

1956
Melbourne, Australia
Summer

For the first time during Closing Ceremonies, athletes entered the stadium together in unity rather than marching in nation by nation.

1960
Squaw Valley, USA
Winter

Anne Heggtveit won gold in alpine skiing's slalom race. Pairs figure skaters Barbara Wagner and Bob Paul won Canada's other gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Winter Games.

1960
Rome, Italy
Summer

Rome marked the first time that Olympic Games' television rights were actively marketing abroad allowing for the Olympic Games to be covered by television worldwide.

1961
Canada

The Diefenbaker Government instituted the Fitness and Amateur Sport Act, which spurred the creation of National Teams and the Canada Games, provided athlete funding assistance and helped develop amateur sports organizations. 

1961
Olympia, Greece

On June 14th, 1961, the first Session for Young Participants took place at the International Olympic Committee's International Olympic Academy in Olympia, Greece.  Through Baron Pierre de Coubertin's initiative and vision, the International Olympic Academy has been developed as a cultural centre in Olympia, established to preserve and spread the Olympic Spirit, study and implement the educational and social principles of Olympism.

1964
Innsbruck, Austria
Winter

1964 Canadian Olympic Bobsled Team of Vic and John Emery, Peter Kirby and Doug Anakin won gold at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.  Coming from Canada, a country with no bobsled training facilities, no organizations and no tracks at the time, made them major underdogs in their quest for gold.  They surprised the world by defeating the Italians and Austrians.  These Olympians became pioneers for the sport of bobsleigh in Canada.

1964
Tokyo, Japan
Summer

Harry Jerome won a bronze medal in the 100-metre dash in Tokyo. In qualifying rounds Jerome set the world record time of 10.0 seconds. He was awarded the Order of Canada "for excellence in all fields of Canadian life." For the first time Olympic events appeared on television live via satellite.

1968
Grenoble, France
Winter

Nancy Greene proved victorious capturing gold in the giant slalom and silver in the slalom.  Greene won the giant slalom by one of the largest margins ever recorded.  She went on to be named "Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century" and became an Officer of the Order of Canada.

1968
Canada

Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau was elected.  Trudeau set out to strengthen Canadian unity through sport.  Through the 1970's The Trudeau Government inspired the Report of the Task Force on Sport for Canadians and saw the creation of the National Sport and Recreation Centre, the Coaching Association of Canada, the National Coaching Certification Program and the Athlete Assistance Program.  These initiatives were coordinated federally by newly founded Sport Canada, which mobilized 'the Canadian Sport System'.

1968
Mexico City, Mexico
Summer

In Mexico City, the International Olympic Committee introduced athlete drug testing to help reinforce their desire to for fairplay and equal playing fields for all athletes. Elaine Tanner, nicknamed "Mighty Mouse" for her small and mighty stature, won silver in the 100-meter backstroke and the 200-meter backstroke followed by a bronze in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.   Leading up to 1968, this became the greatest Olympic performance by a Canadian woman.

1972
Sapporo, Japan
Winter

Canadian athlete Karen Magnussen won the silver medal in the women's figure skating competition.  Magnussen was Canada's sole medallist in the 1972 Olympic Winter Games.  In 1973, Magnussen went on to win the World Championships of Figure Skating.  She was later named an Officer of the Order of Canada.

1972
Munich, Germany
Summer

The 1972 Munich Olympic Games became synonymous with the "Munich Massacre", a tragic hostage taking of 11 Israeli team members by Palestinian terrorists.  All 11 hostages were killed in the event.  The Olympic Games were temporarily postponed but were continued just one day later.  Canadian athletes combined to bring home two silver and three bronze medals. This was the first time the Official's Oath was sworn at the Olympic Games.

1976
Innsbruck, Austria
Winter

18 year old, Kathy Kreiner flourished in tough conditions and won gold in downhill skiing's giant slalom event. Kathy Preistner brought home a silver medal in the 500-metre speed skating event.  Kathy Priestner-Allinger is currently the Vice President of Sport for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and continues to spread her passion for the Olympic Movement here in Canada.

1976
Montreal, Canada
Summer

Canada played host to its first Olympic Games, the XXI Olympiad, in Montreal, Quebec. Queen Elizabeth II opened the Olympic Games.  The Montreal Olympic Games had 92 participating nations in 21 sports. 

1978
Lausanne, Switzerland
Winter

Canadian, Dick Pound, was elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).  An Olympian in swimming, Pound went on to become President of the Canadian Olympic Committee and eventually Vice President of the International Olympic Committee.  Pound has led the charge against doping in sport, in the role of President of the World Anti-Doping Agency, headquartered in Montreal.  He was appointed Officer to the Order of Canada and remains the longest standing Canadian IOC member.

1980
Lake Placid, USA
Winter

Speed Skater, Gaétan Boucher won a silver medal for Canada in the 1,000-meter event.  The "Crazy Canucks", our men's downhill skiing team, infamous for their speed, reckless nature on the hill and winning, received much attention as skiing was a marquee event at Lake Placid.  Steve Podborski became the first North American to win an Olympic downhill medal as he claimed bronze in the alpine downhill event.

1980
Moscow, Russia
Summer

Along with 65 other nations, Canada boycotted participation in the Moscow Olympic Games in disapproval of the December 1979 Soviet invasion on Afghanistan.

1984
Sarajevo, Yugoslovia
Winter

49 nations participated in the Sarajevo Olympic Winter Games.  Gaétan Boucher of Quebec dominated the ice winning two golds and one bronze in speed skating.

1984
Los Angeles, USA
Summer

Alwyn Morris and Hugh Fisher paired to win gold and silver in 1000-meter and 500-meter canoe/kayak event.  On the podium, Morris waved an eagle feather in honour of his Grandfather and Mohawk heritage.  Morris went on to recieve the Order of Canada and continues to work with Aboriginal youth and amateur athletes.  Swimmers Alex Baumann and Victor Davis combined for five medals in the pool, while Anne Ottenbrite brought home three medals swimming to gold, silver and bronze. Sylvie Bernier won diving gold in Los Angeles and continued on leading a life contributing to our Olympic Movement in Canada.  Bernier will lead Team Canada as Chef de Mission for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. 

1988
Calgary, Canada
Winter

Traditional "Western Hospitality" welcomed the world to Canada when Calgary hosted the 1988 Olympic Winter Games. Deemed the "best ever" Olympic Games, by International Olympic Committee President, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Calgary made all of Canada proud.  Spanning 88 days, the Olympic Torch relay became the longest relay in Olympic history.  The Calgary Olympic Winter Games produced a legacy leaving behind Calgary Olympic Park as well as Calgary Olympic Development Association (CODA).  Canadian performances were highlighted by silver medals won by Brian Orser and Elizabeth Manley in their respective Figure Skating events.

1988
Seoul, Korea
Summer

Medal contender and Canadian finn class sailor, Lawrence Lemieux, abandoned his race and medal hopes, in order to save two athletes from the Singapore team that were swimming by their capsized boat in the extremely rough conditions.  Lemieux was awarded with the Pierre de Coubertin Medal, the highest honour for sportsmanship in the Olympic Games.  Synchronized swimmer, Carolyn Waldo, became the first Canadian woman to win two gold medals at one Olympic Games.  Lennox Lewis won our third and final gold medal of the games in the boxing event.

1992
Albertville, France
Winter

1992 marked the last year that a Olympic Winter Games was held the same year as a Olympic Games.  After Albertville, the Olympic Winter Games and Olympic Games have been held in alternating even-numbered years.  Kerrin Lee Gartner became the first Canadian Olympian to win a gold medal in alpine skiing's downhill event.  Canada's second of two gold medals were won in the 3000-meter women's short track relay.

1992
Barcelona, Spain
Summer

Sylvie Fréchette pulled off heroics in the pool as she won a gold medal in synchronized swimming.  Canadians Marnie McBean and Kathleen Heddle won double gold medals in the coxless pairs and eights rowing events. Rowing gold medals also came from our men's eights with coxswain and women's coxless fours.  Additional gold medal performances came from Mark McKoy in the 110-meter hurdles and Mark Tewksbury in the 100-meter backstroke. 

1994
Lillehammer, Norway
Winter

Myriam Bédard won gold medals in biathlon's 7.5km sprint and 15km individual events. Bedard became the first North American to win gold in biathlon.  Canada's only other gold medal performance came from Jean Luc Brassard in the men's freestyle mogels event.

1996
Atlanta, USA
Summer

Donovan Bailey, became the 'fastest man in world' by winning the 100-meter sprint.  Donavan broke both the Olympic and World records and went on to win his second gold medal of the games with the 4x100 men's relay team.  Just 10 weeks before the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Silken Laumann was training in Germany when a German boat crashed into hers leaving her with torn muscles and a broken leg. Her leg injury was so severe that doctors doubted she would row again. Silken battled back and competed at the 1996 Olympic Summer Games where she won a silver medal in her race. Marnie McBean and Kathleen Heddle continued their Olympic success with gold and silver medals in the double and quadruple sculls.  Swimmer, Marianne Limpert, brought home another medal for Canada claiming silver in the 200 Individual Medley.  McBean continues her Olympic involvement as Manager of Olympic Preparation for the Canadian Olympic Committee.

1998
Nagano, Japan
Winter

The 1998 Olympic Winter Games saw the addtion of women's ice hockey.  Sandra Schmirler led her women's curling team to a gold medal victory.  Pierre Lueders and David MacEachern won gold in the men's bobsleigh, while Annie Perreault won her gold in the women's 500-meter short track speed skating event.  Catriona Le May Doan won speed skating gold and bronze medals in the 500-meter and 1000-meter events respectively.  Other gold medallists included the men's speed skating 5000-meter relay team, and men's giant slalom snowboarder, Ross Rebagliati.

2000
Sydney, Australia
Summer

Simon Whitfield became the first Olympic gold medallist in Triathlon as 2000 marked the inaugural year for the sport of Triathlon in the Olympic Games.  Daniel Igali danced around the Canadian flag that he layed on the wrestling mats after he won gold in men's freestyle wrestling (69kg). Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor rounded out our third gold medal of the games in doubles tennis. Rower Lesley Thompson ended her career in Sydney, her fourth Olympic games with a fourth Olympic medal, a bronze in the women's eights.

2002
Salt Lake City, USA
Winter

Both our Women's and Men's Hockey teams defeated the United States to win gold.  This ended a 50-year gold medal drought for the men's ice hockey team. This was the first gold for our women's team as women's ice hockey was only introduced as an Olympic sport in 1998. Speed skater, Marc Gagnon, added three medals to his previous gold and bronze medals from Nagano and Lillehammer respectively.  His additional two gold medals in the 500-meter and 5000-meter relay events combined with a bronze in the 1500-meter event made him the most decorated Canadian Olympian until Cindy Klassen's five medal performance in 2006. Catriona Le May Doan defended her 1998 500-meter speed skating gold medal, winning yet another gold in the 500-meter event. Beckie Scott added a gold medal performance in cross country skiing's 5km pursuit while Jamie Salé and David Pelletier accepted their gold medal in the figure skating pair event.

2004
Athens, Greece
Summer

Artistic Gymnast, Kyle Shewfelt, opened up the games with a gold medal performance in the floor exercise.  This was Canada's first gold medal of the games and marked the first time a Canadian has won a medal in Artistic Gymnastics.  Adam Van Koeverden won a gold and bronze in the K-1 (one person kayak) 500-meter and 1000-meter events.  Track cyclist, Lori-Ann Muenzer won Canada's third and final gold medal of the 2004 Olympic Games in the match sprint.

2006
Turin, Italy
Winter

On Day One, mogul skier Jennifer Heil won Canada's first gold medal of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games.  Speed skater Cindy Klassen proved dominant as she won five speed skating medals (one gold, two silver and two bronze).  With six Olympic medals, Cindy became the most decorated Canadian in Olympic history surpassing Canadians Marc Gagnon and Phil Edwards who both won five medals over their Olympic careers. Duff Gibson went head first for gold as he won the skeleton, while cross country skier, Chandra Crawford earned gold in the 1.1km sprint.  Our men's curling team brought home another gold rounding out Canada's best performance at a Olympic Winter Games. Clara Hughes won gold and silver medals in speed skatings 5000-meter and team pursuit events.  Following her speed skating bronze in 2002 and two bronze medals from road cycling in 1996, Clara became the fourth person and second female in Olympic history to win medals at both the Summer and Olympic Winter Games. 

2008
Beijing, China
Summer