Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Jessica O’Connell of Calgary, Alberta won a silver medal for Canada in the women’s 5000m at the 2017 Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday. This would be considered the most significant international accomplishment for O’Connell, who has attended the University Read more
Brittany Crew of Mississauga, Ontario won the gold medal in women’s shot put at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday. She had a shot put of 18.34 metres and helped Canada win its fourth gold medal of Read more
James Linde of Coquitlam, British Columbia won the silver medal on Saturday in the men’s 200m at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan. It was Canada’s first medal in athletics during the multi-sport competition. Linde posted a second place time Read more
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec won the gold medal on Sunday in the women’s 200m canoeing competition at the 2017 International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic. For Vincent-Lapointe it was her second gold medal at the Read more
Canada struck gold on Saturday at the 2017 World Canoeing Championships in Racice, Czech Republic. Katie Vincent of Mississauga, Ontario and Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec won the gold medal in the women’s pairs in 500m canoeing. Vincent and Vincent-Lapointe Read more
Justina Di Stasio of Burnaby, British Columbia won the bronze medal in the women’s 75 kg division at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France on Wednesday. It was Canada’s second medal at the World Wrestling Championships as Michelle Read more
Michelle Fazzari of Hamilton, Ontario won Canada’s first medal on Wednesday at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France. Fazzari won a bronze medal in the women’s 58 kilogram category. Fazzari won her first two matches. She beat Valeria Read more
Celina Toth of St. Thomas, Ontario won the bronze medal for Canada in women’s 10m platform diving on Wednesday at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan. Toth, who attends the University of Victoria, won her third career medal in women’s Read more
Brittany Rogers of New Westminster, British Columbia has won the gold medal for Canada in women’s vault at the 2017 Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan. It was an extremely successful World University Games for the Canadian women’s artistic gymnastics team, as they Read more
Ellie Black of Halifax, Nova Scotia won two individual women’s gymnastics medals on Wednesday at the 2017 Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan. The Dalhousie University student won a gold medal on the women’s balance beam and a bronze medal on the women’s Read more