Canada at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	CAN
CGA	Commonwealth Games Canada
Website	commonwealthgames.ca
in Melbourne, Australia
Flag bearer (opening)	Chantal Petitclerc
Flag bearer (closing)	Alexandra Orlando
Medals Ranked 3rdth	Gold 26 Silver 29 Bronze 31 Total 86
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Newfoundland (1930, 1934)

Canada is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a contingent, comprising 253 sportspersons.

Flag bearers

Wheelchair racing athlete Chantal Petitclerc was chosen as Canada's flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. Rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Orlando was chosen as Canada's flag bearer at the closing ceremonies.

Medalists

				Total
Canada	26	29	31	86

Gold Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Mark Boswell	Athletics	Men's high jump	22 March
Gold	Chantal Petitclerc	Athletics	Women's 800 metres T54 (wheelchair)	?
Gold	Marie-Hélène Prémont	Cycling	Women's Cross Country	23 March
Gold	Alexandre Despatie	Diving	Men's 1 m springboard	?
Gold	Alexandre Despatie	Diving	Men's 3 m springboard	?
Gold	Alexandre Despatie Arturo Miranda	Diving	Men's synchronized 3 m springboard	?
Gold	Blythe Hartley	Diving	Women's 1 m springboard	?
Gold	Blythe Hartley	Diving	Women's 3 m springboard	?
Gold	Nathan Gafuik Grant Golding David Kikuchi Kyle Shewfelt Adam Alexander Wong	Gymnastics	Men's Artistic Team	?
Gold	Adam Alexander Wong	Gymnastics	Men's Floor	?
Gold	Kyle Shewfelt	Gymnastics	Men's Vault	?
Gold	Grant Golding	Gymnastics	Men's Parallel Bars	?
Gold	Carly Orava Alexandra Michel Orlando Yana Tsikaridze	Gymnastics	Women's Rhythmic Team	?
Gold	Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs	Gymnastics	Women's Uneven Bars	?
Gold	Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs	Gymnastics	Women's Beam	?
Gold	Alexandra Michel Orlando	Gymnastics	Women's All-around	?
Gold	Alexandra Michel Orlando	Gymnastics	Women's Rope	?
Gold	Alexandra Michel Orlando	Gymnastics	Women's Ball	?
Gold	Alexandra Michel Orlando	Gymnastics	Women's Clubs	?
Gold	Alexandra Michel Orlando	Gymnastics	Women's Ribbon	?
Gold	Mike Brown	Swimming	Men's 200 metre breaststroke	?
Gold	Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon	Synchronized swimming	Free routine solo	?
Gold	Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon Isabelle Rampling	Synchronized swimming	Free routine duet	?
Gold	Akos Sandor	Weightlifting	Men's 105 kg	22 March
Gold	Maryse Turcotte	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg	17 March
Gold	Jeane Lassen	Weightlifting	Women's 69 kg	20 March

Silver

Athletics:

Nathan Brannen, Men's 1500 m

Jennifer Joyce, Women's Hammer

Jacques Martin, Men's Seated Discus EAD

James Steacy, Men's Hammer

Achraf Tadili, Men's 800 m

Jason Tunks, Men's Discus

Angela Whyte, Women's 100 m Hurdles

Boxing:

Adonis Stevenson, Middleweight 75 kg

Cycling:

Travis Smith, Men's Keirin

Diving:

Women's Synchronised 3 m Springboard

Gymnastics:

Nathan Garfuik, Men's All-Around

Nathan Garfuik, Men's Vault

Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, Women's All-Around

Yana Tsikaridze, Women's Artistic Ribbon

Shooting:

Kim Eagles, Women's 25 m Pistol

Men's Trap Pairs

Women's 10 m Air Rifle Pairs

Women's Double Trap Pairs

Swimming:

Brent Hayden, Men's 50 m Freestyle

Valerie Grandmaison, Women's 100 m EAD Freestyle

Benoît Huot, Men's 50 m EAD Freestyle

Benoît Huot, Men's 100 m EAD Freestyle

Andrew Hurd, Men's 400 m Freestyle

Andrew Hurd, Men's 1500 m Freestyle

Anne Polinario, Women's 50 m EAD Freestyle

Weightlifting:

Christine Girard, Women's 63 kg

Marilou Dozois-Prévost, Women's 48 kg

Emily Beth Quarton, Women's 58 kg

Bronze

Athletics:

Stephanie McCann, Women's Pole Vault

Diane Roy, Women's 800 m EAD T54

Dariusz Slowick, Men's Discu

Men's 4x100 m Relay

Cycling:

Kiara Bisaro, Women's Cross Country

Seamus McGrath, Men's Cross Country

Travis Smith, Men's Sprint

Diving:

Alexandre Despatie, Men's 10 m Platform

Émilie Heymans, Women's 10 m Platform

Women's Synchronised 10 m Platform

Gymnastics:

Grant Golding, Men's Pommel Horse

Kyle Shewfelt, Men's Floor

Yana Tsikaridze, Women's Artistic All-Around

Yana Tsikaridze, Women's Artistic Rope

Women's Artistic Team

Lawn Bowls:

Ryan Bester

Shooting:

Kim Eagles, Women's 10 m Air Pistol

Cynthia Meyers, Women's Double Trap

Clayton Miller, Men's Skeet

Susan Marie Nattrass, Women's Trap

Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Pairs

Women's 25 m Pistol Pairs

Swimming:

Brent Hayden, Men's 200 m Freestyle

Brian Johns, Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Audrey Lacroix, Women's 100 m Butterfly

Anne Polinario, Women's 100 m EAD Freestyle

Brittany Reimer, Women's 800 m Freestyle

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

Weightlifting:

Miel McGerrigle, Women's 63 kg

Canada's Commonwealth Games Team 2006

Aquatics

Diving

• Rebecca Barras - 3 m Synchronised
• Meaghan Benfeito - 3 m Synchronised, Platform Synchronised
• Alexandre Despatie - 1 m Springboard, 3 m Springboard, Platform, 3 m Synchronised
• Roseline Filion - Platform, Platform Synchronised
• Kevin Geyson - 3 m Springboard, Platform, 3 m Synchronised, Platform Synchronised
• Wegadesk Gorup-Paul - Platform, Platform Synchronised
• Blythe Hartley - 1 m Springboard, 3 m Springboard
• Émilie Heymans - 3 m Springboard, Platform, Platform Synchronised
• Rachel Kemp - 1 m Springboard, Platform, 3 m Synchronised, Platform Synchronised
• Riley McCormick - Platform Synchronised
• Cameron McLean - 1 m Springboard, 3 m Synchronised, Platform Synchronised
• Arturo Miranda - 1 m Springboard, 3 m Springboard, 3 m Synchronised
• Melanie Rinaldi - 1 m Springboard, 3 m Springboard, 3 m Synchronised

Swimming

• Maya Beaudry - 400 m Freestyle, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
• Mathieu Bois - 50 m Breaststroke, 100 m Breaststroke, 200 m Breaststroke
• Mike Brown - 50 m breaststroke, 100 m Breaststroke, 200 m Breaststroke, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Ryan Cochrane - 400 m Freestyle, 1500 m Freestyle, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
• Marie-Pier Couillard - 50 m backstroke, 200 m Individual Medley
• Scott Dickens - 50 m Breaststroke, 100 m Breaststroke, 200 m Breaststroke, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Chelsey Gotell - EAD- 50 m Freestyle, EAD- 100 m Freestyle
• Valérie Grand'Maison - EAD- 50 m Freestyle, EAD- 100 m Freestyle
• Brent Hayden - 50 m Freestyle, 100 m Freestyle, 200 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Brian Hill - EAD - 50 m Freestyle, EAD- 100 m Freestyle
• Benoît Huot - EAD- 50 m Freestyle, EAD- 100 m Freestyle
• Andrew Hurd - 400 m Freestyle, 1500 m Freestyle, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
• Brian Johns - 100 m Backstroke, 200 m Freestyle, 200 m Individual Medley, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
• Thomas Kindler - 50 m Butterfly, 100 m Butterfly, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Audrey Lacroix - 50 m Butterfly, 100 m Butterfly, 200 m Butterfly, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Yannick Lupien - 50 m Freestyle, 100 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Erica Morningstar - 50 m Freestyle, 100 m Freestyle, 200 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Anne Polinario - EAD- 50 m Freestyle, EAD- 100 m Freestyle
• Victoria Poon - 50 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
• Brittany Reimer - 200 m Freestyle, 400 m Freestyle, 800 m Freestyle, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
• Matt Rose - 50 m Backstroke, 50 m Freestyle, 100 m Backstroke, 100 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Darryl Rudolf - 50 m Butterfly, 100 m Butterfly, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Colin Russell - 400 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
• Geneviève Saumur - 50 m Butterfly, 50 m Freestyle, 100 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Rick Say - 200 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
• Sophie Simard - 100 m Freestyle, 200 m Butterfly, 200 m Freestyle, 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
• Kelly Stefanyshyn - 50 m Butterfly, 100 m Backstroke, 100 m Butterfly, 200 m Backstroke, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Desmond Strelzow - 100 m Backstroke, 200 m Backstroke
• Donovan Tildesley - EAD- 50 m Freestyle, EAD- 100 m Freestyle
• Lauren van Oosten - 50 m Breaststroke, 100 m Breaststroke, 200 m Breaststroke, 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Landice Yestrau - 50 m Backstroke, 100 m Backstroke, 200 m Backstroke

Synchronised swimming

• Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon - Solo, Duet
• Jessika Dubuc - Duet
• Isabelle Rampling - Duet

Athletics

• Charles Allen - 110 m Hurdles, 4 × 100 m Relay
• Courtney Babcock -1500 m, 5000 m, 10000 m
• Tim Berrett - 50 km Walk
• Mark Boswell - High Jump
• Nathan Brannen - 800 m, 1500 m
• Erica Broomfield - 100 m, 200 m
• Pierre Browne - 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m Relay
• Reid Coolsaet - 1500 m, 5000 m
• Diane Cummins - 800 m
• Tawa Dortch - 400 m Hurdles, 4 × 400 m Relay
• Carmen Douma-Hussar - 1500 m
• Dana Ellis - Pole Vault
• Malindi Elmore - 1500 m
• Tracey Ferguson - EAD- 800 m T54
• Nicole Forrester - High Jump
• David Gill - 800 m, 1500 m
• Kelsie Hendry - Pole Vault
• Anson Henry - 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m Relay
• Jennifer Joyce - Hammer
• Matthew Kerr - 3000 m Steeplechase
• Lioudmila Kortchguina - Marathon
• Jared MacLeod - 100 m Hurdles
• Jacques Martin - EAD- Seated Discus
• Stephanie McCann - Pole Vault
• Hank Palmer - 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m Relay
• Emanuel Parris - 4 × 100 m Relay
• Chantal Petitclerc - EAD- 800 m T54
• Tara Quinn-Smith - 10000 m
• Gary Reed - 800 m, 4 × 400 m Relay
• Diane Roy - EAD- 800 m T54
• Scott Russell - Javelin
• Dariusz Slowik - Discus
• James Steacy - Hammer
• Hilary Stellingwerff - 1500 m
• Nicole Stevenson - Marathon
• Kevin Sullivan - 1500 m
• Achraf Tadili - 800 m
• Nathan Taylor - 4 × 100 m Relay
• Aimee Teteris - 800 m
• Jason Tunks - Discus
• Katie Vermeulen - 800 m, 1500 m
• Angela Whyte - 100 m Hurdles
• Derek Woodske - Hammer
• Jessica Zelinka - Heptathlon

Badminton

• Mike Beres - Team (Mixed), Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Philippe Bourret - Team (Mixed), Singles, Mixed Doubles
• Andrew Dabeka - Team (Mixed), Singles
• Valerie Loker - Team (Mixed), Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Bobby Milroy - Team (Mixed), Singles
• William Milroy - Team (Mixed), Doubles
• Helen Nichol - Team (Mixed), Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Charmaine Reid - Team (Mixed), Singles, Doubles
• Anna Rice - Team (Mixed), Singles
• Tammy Sun - Team (Mixed), Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Basketball

Boxing

• Kevin Bizier - Light Welterweight (64 kg)
• Glenn Hunter - Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
• Ibrahim Kamal - Lightweight (60 kg)
• Robert Montgomery - Super Heavyweight (over 91 kg)
• Gino Nardari - Heavyweight (91 kg)
• Ryan Rannelli Flyweight (51 kg)
• Isho Shiba - Bantamweight (54 kg)
• Adonis Stevenson - Middleweight (75 kg)
• Adam Trupish - Welterweight (69 kg)
• Arash Usmanee - Featherweight (57 kg)

Cycling

• Zach Bell - 1000 m Time Trial, 20 km Scratch Race, 40 km Points Race, Road Time Trial
• Lyne Bessette - Road Time Trial, Road Race
• Kiara Bisaro - Individual Cross Country
• Gord Fraser - Road Time Trial, Road Race
• Martin Gilbert - 20 km Scratch Race, 40 km Points Race, Road Race
• Gina Grain - 25 km Points Race, Road Race
• Geoff Kabush - Road Race, Individual Cross Country
• Cam MacKinnon - Sprint, Team Sprint, Keirin
• Seamus McGrath - Individual Cross Country
• Amy Moore - Road Time Trial, Road Race
• Yannik Morin - Sprint, Team Sprint, Keirin
• Sue Palmer-Komar - Road Time Trial, Road Race
• François Parisien - Road Race
• Dominique Perras - Road Race
• Mandy Poitras - 25 km Points Race
• Marie-Hélène Prémont - Individual Cross Country
• Travis Smith - Sprint, 1000 m Time Trial, Team Sprint, Keirin
• Svein Tuft - Road Time Trial, Road Race
• Erinne Willock - Road Race

EAD Events

Table tennis

Gymnastics

Artistic

• Alyssa Brown
• Women's Alternate
• Nathan Gafuik
• Crystal Gilmore
• Grant Golding
• Brittnee Habbib
• Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs
• Jenna Kerbis
• David Kikuchi
• Gael Mackie
• Kyle Shewfelt
• Adam Wong

Rhythmic

• Alexandra Orlando
• Carly Orava
• Yana Tzikaridze

Field hockey

Men

• Robin D'Abreo
• Wayne Fernandes
• Connor Grimes
• David Jameson
• Ravi Kahlon
• Michael Lee
• Mike Mahood
• Matthew Peck
• Ken Pereira
• Scott Sandison
• Marian Schole
• Peter Short
• Rob Short
• Paul Wettlaufer
• Philip Wright
• Anthony Wright

Women

• Megan Anderson
• Johanna Bischof
• Kim Buker
• Deborah Cuthbert
• Sarah Forbes
• Stephanie Hume
• Stephanie Jameson
• Alexandra Johnstone
• Robin Leslie-Spencer
• Clare Linton
• Azelia Liu
• Lauren MacLean
• Tiffany Michaluk
• Kelly Rezansoff
• Andrea Rushton
• Katie Rushton

Lawn bowls

Netball

Rugby sevens

• Mike Danskin
• Derek Daypuck
• Kyle Haley
• Brodie Henderson
• Matt King
• Robin MacDowell
• Justin Mensah-Coker
• David Moonlight
• Richard O'Malley
• Christoph Strubin
• Akio Tyler
• Morgan Williams

Shooting

• Tye Bietz - Clay Target- Trap, Trap (Pairs), Double Trap, Double Trap (Pairs)
• Diana Cabrera - Small Bore- 50 m Rifle 3 positions, 50 m Rifle 3 positions (Pairs), 50 m Rifle Prone, 50 m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
• Avianna Chao - Pistol- 10 m Air Pistol, 10 m Air Pistol (Pairs), 25 m Pistol, 25 m Pistol (Pairs)
• Kim Eagles - Pistol- 10 m Air Pistol, 10 m Air Pistol (Pairs), 25 m Pistol, 25 m Pistol (Pairs)
• Monica Fyfe - Small Bore- 10 m Air Rifle, 10 m Air Rifle (Pairs)
• Cindy Hamulas - Small Bore- 10 m Air Rifle, 10 m Air Rifle (Pairs), 50 m Rifle 3 positions, Rifle 3 positions (Pairs), 50 m Rifle Prone, 50 m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
• Michael Hockings - Small Bore- 10 m Air Rifle, 10 m Air Rifle (Pairs), 50 m Rifle 3 positions, 50 m Rifle 3 positions (Pairs)
• Metodi Igorov - Pistol- 25 m Centre Fire Pistol, 25 m Centre Fire Pistol (Pairs), 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol, 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs)
• Scott Illingsworth - Pistol- 10 m Air Pistol, 10 m Air Pistol (Pairs), 25 m Standard Fire Pistol, 25 m Standard Fire Pistol (Pairs)
• Cynthia Meyer - Clay Target- Trap, Trap (Pairs), Double Trap, Double Trap (Pairs)
• Clayton Miller - Clay Target- Skeet, Skeet (Pairs)
• Yuri Movshovich - Pistol- 10 m Air Pistol, 10 m Air Pistol (Pairs), 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs), 50 m Pistol, 50 m Pistol (Pairs)
• Susan Nattrass - Clay Target- Trap, Trap (Pairs), Double Trap, Double Trap (Pairs)
• Cory Niefer - Small Bore- 10 m Air Rifle, 10 m Air Rifle (Pairs), 50 m Rifle 3 positions, 50 m Rifle 3 positions (Pairs), 50 m Rifle Prone, 50 m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
• James Paton - Full Bore- Queens Prize, Queens Prize (Pairs)
• Kirk Reynolds - Clay Target- Trap, Trap (Pairs), Double Trap, Double Trap (Pairs)
• John Rochon - Pistol- 25 m Centre Fire Pistol, 25 m Centre Fire Pistol (Pairs), 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol, 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs), 50 m Pistol, 50 m Pistol (Pairs)
• Johan Sauer - Small Bore- 50 m Rifle Prone, 50 m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
• Joe Trinci - Clay Target- Skeet, Skeet (Pairs)
• Patrick Vamplew - Full Bore- Queens Prize, Queens Prize (Pairs)

Squash

• Shawn Delierre - Singles, Doubles
• Matthew Giuffre - Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Shahier Razik - Singles
• Runa Reta - Singles, Mixed Doubles
• Graham Ryding - Singles

Table tennis

• Wennin Chiu - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Bence Csaba - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Pierre-Luc Hinse - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Faazil Kassam - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Zhang Mo - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Peter-Paul Pradeeban - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Qiang Shen - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Chris Xu - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Shirley Yan - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
• Sara Yuen - Team, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Triathlon

Men

• Colin Jenkins
• Brent McMahon
• Paul Tichelaar

Women

• Gillian Kornell
• Jill Savege
• Suzanne Weckend

Weightlifting

Men

• Kenneth Doyle - EAD- Powerlifting
• Sébastien Groulx - 62 kg
• Francis Luna-Grenier - 69 kg
• Nick Roberts - 94 kg
• Akos Sandor - 105 kg
• Dalas-John Santavy - 94 kg

Women

• Marilou Dozois-Prévost - 48 kg
• Christine Girard - 63 kg
• Jeane Lassen - 69 kg
• Miel McGerrigle - 63 kg
• Emily Quarton - 58 kg
• Maryse Turcotte - 53 kg