With just more than three hours before Canadians will begin competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, I have come up with a number. That is the number of medals Canada will win at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The highly anticipated number is 25. Of the 25 Canadian medals, 19 will be won by women. The six Canadian medals won by men will all come in track and field.
Here are the Canadians I am predicting to win medals and when they are expected to be on the podium:
Athletics–Muhammad Ahmed–men’s 5000m–August 6–6 AM MT
Athletics–Marco Arop–men’s 800m–August 4–6:05 AM MT
Athletics–Andre De Grasse–men’s 200m–August 4–6:55 AM MT
Athletics–Evan Dunfee–men’s 50km walk–August 5–2:30 PM MT
Athletics–Damian Warner–men’s decathlon–August 5–6:40 AM MT (men’s 1500m final event)
Athletics–Men’s 4x100m relay–August 6–7:50 AM MT
Basketball–Women’s Team–Bronze Medal Game (August 7–1:30 AM MT), Gold Medal Game (August 7–8:30 PM MT)
Boxing–Mandy Bujold–Flyweight–Semifinals (11PM MT& 11:15PM MT), Gold Medal Fight (August 6–11:15 PM MT)
Canoeing–Laurence Vincent-Lapointe–Women’s C1 200m–August 4 at 8:43 PM MT
Canoeing–Laurence Vincent-Lapointe & Katie Vincent–Women’s C2 500m–August 6 at 8:22 MT
Diving–Jennifer Abel–Women’s 3m Springboard Diving–August 1 at 12am MT
Diving–Jennifer Abel & Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu–Women’s 3m Synchronized Springboard Diving–July 25 at 12AM
Diving–Meaghan Benfeito & Caeli McKay–Women’s 10m Synchronized Platform Diving–July 27 at 12AM
Gymnastics–Ellie Black–Women’s All-Around–July 29 at 4:50 AM
Judo–Jessica Klimkait–Women’s 57 KG–July 26 at 2 AM
Rowing–Caileigh Filmer & Hilary Janssens–Women’s Coxless Pairs–July 28 at 6:30 PM
Rugby Sevens–Women’s Team–Bronze Medal Game (July 31 at 2:30 AM MT), Gold Medal Game (July 31, 3 AM MT)
Swimming–Maggie Mac Neil–Women’s 100m butterfly–July 25 at 7:30 PM MT
Swimming–Kylie Masse–Women’s 100m backstroke–July 26 at 7:51 PM MT
Swimming–Sydney Pickrem–Women’s 400m individual medley–July 24 at 8:12 PM MT
Swimming–Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Swimming Relay–July 24 at 8:45 PM MT
Swimming–Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Swimming Relay–July 28 at 9:31 PM MT
Swimming–Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay–July 31 at 8:15 PM MT
Trampoline–Women’s–Rosie MacLennan–July 29 at 11:50 PM MT
Wrestling–Women’s 76 KG–Erica Wiebe–August 2 at 3:15 AM MT
