Canada is a strong competitor in Olympic and Paralympic Winter Sports. Through the Own the Podium 2010 initiative, our goal is to win the highest number of medals of any country at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and place among the top three in the gold medal count at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.
The following chart shows Canada’s medal wins in past Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
| Past Medal Count for the Canadian Olympic Teams | ||||
| Games | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Turin, Italy 2006 |
24 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
Salt Lake City, USA 2002 |
17 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Nagano, Japan 1998 |
15 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Lillehammer, Norway 1994 |
13 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Albertville, France 1992 |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Calgary, Canada 1988 |
5 | -- | 2 | 3 |
| Past Medal Count for the Canadian Paralympic Teams | ||||
| Games | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Turin, Italy 2006 |
13 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Salt Lake City, USA 2002 |
15 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Nagano, Japan 1998 |
15 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
Lillehammer, Norway 1994 |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Albertville, France 1992 |
12 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Innsbruck, Austria 1988* |
13 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
* The 1988 Olympic Winter Games and the 1988 Paralympic Winter Games were not held in the same location.