Canada at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games explained

Cga:CAN
Cganame:Commonwealth Games Canada
Games:Commonwealth Youth Games
Year:2011
Location:Isle of Man
Competitors:56
Sports:6
Flagbearer:Asianna Covington (opening)[1]
Caroline Morin-Houde (closing)[2]
Rank:15
Gold:0
Silver:6
Bronze:10
Officials:14
Start Date:September 7, 2011
End Date:September 13, 2011
Games Link:2011 Commonwealth Youth Games

Canada competed at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games held in the British Crown Dependency of Isle of Man from September 7 to 13, 2011. Their participation marked their third Commonwealth Youth Games appearance. Canada was represented by the Commonwealth Games Canada, the association which is responsible for Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth movement in Canada. The delegation of 70 people included 56 competitors and 14 coaches and supporting staff.[3]

Asianna Covington of Surrey, British Columbia, was given the honor to carry the national flag of Canada at the opening ceremony.[4] Caroline Morin-Houde of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, was selected as the flag bearer in the closing ceremony.This was the first time that Canada failed to win any gold medal, and devolved to 15th position with six silvers and 16 overall medals, Canada ranking fifth in the medal table (with six golds and 26 overall medals) of the previous Commonwealth Youth Games. Sprinter Caroline Morin-Houde was the most successful competitor from Canadian side, winning three silvers. Artistic gymnast Curtis Graves was the most medal winning athlete in the Canadian delegation, winning two silvers and two bronze medals. With one silver and one bronze, Shaina Harrison and Kal Nemier were other competitors who won multiple medals at the Games.

Medalists

A total of 20 out of 56 Canadian competitors won medals at the Games. The following Canadian competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medalists' names are emboldened.| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" |

MedalNameSportEventDate
100 m September 9
200 m September 11



4×100 m relay September 11
Bantamweight September 11
Gymnastics Horizontal bar CIII September 11


Gymnastics Men's team CIV September 9
100 m hurdles September 10
100 m September 9



4×100 m relay September 11
400 m hurdles September 11
800 m September 11
Middleweight September 10



Cycling Time trial team September 9
Gymnastics Horizontal bar CIII September 11
Gymnastics Parallel bars CIII September 11
Gymnastics Still rings CIII September 11
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Medals by discipline
DisciplineTotal
Athletics0358
Badminton0000
Boxing0112
Cycling0011
Gymnastics0235
Rugby sevens0000
Total061016

Multiple medalists

NameMedalSportEvent


Athletics 100 m
200 m
4×100 m relay



Gymnastics Men's team CIV
Horizontal bar CIII
Parallel bars CIII
Still rings CIII

Athletics 4×100 m relay
100 m

Gymnastics Men's team CIV
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Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. Athletics Canada, the national governing body of athletics in Canada, selected 21 athletes (nine men and twelve women) as a part of the delegation to participate in the athletics events. This was the second time in the history of the Games that Canada sent contingents for the athletics. Canada made its appearance in the athletics events of the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008, where they won one gold, three silver and three bronze medals.[5]

In the athletics team, there were nine men: Steven Ajayi (100 m), Drelan Bramwell (100– and 200 m), Jeremy Coughler (2000 m steeplechase), Christian Gravel (3000 m), Denray Jean-Jacques (400 m), Keefer Joyce (100 m), Troy Smith (1500 m), Matthew Swanson (800 m), and Jordan Wand (800 m), and twelve women: Mireille Aylwin-Descôteaux (2000 m steeplechase), Asianna Covington (discus and hammer throw), Adrianne Erdman (2000 m steeplechase), Taylor Farquhar (400 m hurdles), Emma Galbraith (800 m), Shaina Harrison (100 m), Alexa Hrycun (1500 m), Cassandra Jones (400 m), Vanessa McLeod (800 m), Caroline Morin-Houde (200 m), Brooke Rowland (javelin throw), and Marie-Colombe St-Pierre (200 m) athletes. The team was also accompanied by Christine Laverty as head coach, Jean-François Roy as team manager, and two event coaches George Kerr and Gregory Peters.

Men
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Drelan Bramwell100 m[6] 10.761 Q10.723 Q10.604
200 m[7] 21.792 Q22.043align=center colspan=2did not advance
Keefer Joyce100 m10.691 Q10.612 Q10.635
Steven Ajayi200 m22.072 Q22.293align=center colspan=2did not advance
Denray Jean-Jacques400 m[8] 49.163 Q50.334align=center colspan=2did not advance
Matthew Swanson800 m[9] 1:52.742 Q1:52.722 Q1:54.094
Jordan Wand800 m1:55.182 Q2:03.856align=center colspan=2did not advance
Christian Gravel1500 m[10] 4:01.504 Qalign=center colspan=2N/A3:58.81 6
Troy Smith1500 m4:01.955 Qalign=center colspan=2N/A4:04.098
Thomas Jeremy Coughler2000 m steeplechase[11] align=center colspan=4N/A6:14.366



4×100 m relayalign=center colspan=4N/A41.44
Women
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Caroline Morin-Houde100 m[12] 11.971 Q11.671 Q11.81
200 m[13] 24.401 Q24.741 Q24.44
Shaina Harrison100 m12.001 Q11.822 Q11.81
Marie-Colombe St-Pierre200 m24.892 Q25.142 Q25.046
Cassandra Jones400 m[14] 58.152 Q57.563 Qalign=center colspan=2DQ
Emma Galbraith800 m[15] 2:16.421 Qalign=center colspan=2N/A2:16.08 5
Vanessa McLeod800 m2:15.343 Qalign=center colspan=2N/A2:13.08
Alexa Hrycun100 m hurdles[16] 13.861 Qalign=center colspan=2N/A13.964
Deshaunda Morrison100 m hurdles13.873 Qalign=center colspan=2N/A13.77
Taylor Farquhar400 m hurdles[17] align=center colspan=4N/A62.00
Mireille Aylwin-Descôteaux2000 m steeplechase[18] align=center colspan=4N/A7:17.816
Adrianne Erdman2000 m steeplechasealign=center colspan=4N/A7:14.585



4×100 m relay[19] align=center colspan=4N/A46.58
Asianna CovingtonDiscus throw[20] align=center colspan=4N/A43.52 m5
Hammer throw[21] align=center colspan=4N/A49.94 m4

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. Commonwealth Games Canada sent eight—four men and four women—badminton players to the Games, competing in all the events. None of the players succeeded in winning a medal. The doubles pair of Nathan Choi and Nyl Yakura advanced to the bronze final match where they lost to Srikanth Kidambi and Hema Thandarang of India.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRef
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Clinton WongMen's singlesBye Matthew Carder (SCO)
W 21–15, 18–21, 21–16		 Matthew Carder (WAL)
L 22–24, 18–21		did not advance[22]
Nyl YakuraMen's singlesBye
W 21–8, 21–8
L 18–21, 15–21		did not advance
Adrianna GiuffreWomen's singlesBye Alannah Stephenson (NIR)
W 21–16, 21–16		did not advance[23]
Wan-Ting TsaiWomen's singlesBye
W 21–6, 21–3
L 15–21, 21–13, 8–21		did not advance
Andrew Lau,
Clinton Wong		Men's doublesN/A Jason Ramjas,
Matthaus Wilford (TRI)
W 21–6, 21–9		 Srikanth Kidambi,
Hema Thandarang (IND)
L 21–18, 16–21, 15–21		did not advance[24]
Nathan Choi,
Nyl Yakura		Men's doubles Matthew Carder,
Josh Neil (SCO)
W 21–14, 21–10		 Hu-Wen Chew,
Toby Wong (AUS)
W 21–9, 21–11		 Nelson Heg,
Ee yi Teo (IND)
L 17–21, 11–21		Bronze final
Srikanth Kidambi,
Hema Thandarang (IND)
L 14–21, 21–15, 12–21		4
Adrianna Giuffre,
Wan-Ting Tsai		Women's doublesN/A Sonia Cheah,
Li lian Yang (MAS)
L 13–21, 18–21		did not advance[25]
Vivian Kwok,
Kacey Tung		Women's doublesN/A Matthew Carder,
Josh Neil (FLK)
W 21–3, 21–8		 Jacqueline Guan,
Gronya Somerville (AUS)
L 11–21, 12–21		did not advance
Kacey Tung,
Clinton Wong		Mixed doublesN/A Aminath Suhaila Hussain
Mohamed Shabin (MDV)
W 21–2, 21–2		 Daniel Font
Jordan Hart (WAL)
L 21–15, 15–21, 19–21		did not advance[26]
Wan-Ting Tsai,
Nyl Yakura		Mixed doublesN/A Andries Malan,
Jennifer van den Berg (RSA)
W 21–11, 21–10		 Emily Trebert,
Jordan Trebert (GGY)
W 21–8, 21–10		 Nelson Heg,
Meng yean Lee (MAS)
L 21–18, 21–17, –21, 16–21		did not advance

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. Canada entered four pugilists—Brody Pigeon (light flyweight), Jessy Brown (bantamweight), Luis Valdivia (welterweight) and Cody Crowley (middleweight)—to compete in the boxing events. Both Pigeon and Brown received byes in their first round matches. Pigeon eliminated in the second round (quarterfinal) after losing to Nyiko Ndukula of South Africa. Brown was the only medal winning Canadian boxer. He defeated Benjamin Henry of Guyana in the quarterfinal and Obedy Mutapa of Zambia in the semifinal. In the final bout, Brown lost to Qais Ashfaq of England by the points difference of 3 to 15, but his appearance in the final round helped him with the podium finish—a silver medal. Opponent of Valdivia, Kieran Smith, won the quarterfinal match due to walkover. Crowley defeated Tevita Pomale of Tonga in the quarterfinal, but lost to Dylan Hardy of Australia in the semifinal.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRef
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Brody PigeonLight flyweightBye
L 11–16		did not advance[27]
Jessy BrownBantamweightBye
W opponent retired injured
W 19–7		 Qais Ashfaq (ENG)
L 3–15		[28]
Luis ValdiviaWelterweightcolspan align=centerN/A Kieran Smith (SCO)
L opponent won by walkover		did not advance[29]
Cody CrowleyMiddleweightcolspan align=centerN/A
W 16–5
W 12–14		did not advance[30]

Cycling

Men
AthleteEventTimeRankRef
Elliott DoyleTime trial10.0215[31]
Road race@1Lap22[32]
Criterium@34Laps 27[33]
Simon-Pierre GauthierTime trial9.449
Road race2:37:2415
Criterium57.48 8
Charles MatteTime trial9.438
Road race2:36:227
Criterium@34Laps 26
David OnsowTime trial10.3727
Road race@2Laps24
Criterium@35Laps 28
Elliott Doyle,
Simon-Pierre Gauthier,
Charles Matte,
David Onsow		Time trial team19.27[34]
Elliott Doyle,
Simon-Pierre Gauthier,
Charles Matte,
David Onsow		Road race team—6[35]
Women
AthleteEventTimeRankRef
Allyson GillardTime trial11:44 12[36]
Road race1:14:5215[37]
Criterium@3Laps15[38]
Tennessee MayerTime trial11:45 13
Road race1:16:0116
Criterium@2Laps13
Janie Rioux-CoulombeTime trial11:50 15
Road race1:08:1111
Criterium@2Laps12
Allyson Gillard,
Tennessee Mayer,
Janie Rioux-Coulombe		Time trial team23.295[39]
Allyson Gillard,
Tennessee Mayer,
Janie Rioux-Coulombe		Road race team—6[40]

Gymnastics

Artistic
  • Men
    • AthleteEventApparatusFinal
    FloorPommel horseRingsVaultParallel barsHorizontal barTotalRank
    Zachary ClayQualification13.400 Q13.050 Q10.45014.650 Q13.600 Q12.95078.1003 Q
    All-around13.650 12.600 11.650 14.850 13.500 10.800 77.0507
    Floor13.300 N/A13.300 4
    Pommel horsecolspan align=centerN/A12.950N/A12.9504
    VaultN/A14.175N/A14.1755
    Parallel barsN/A12.850colspan align=centerN/A12.8504
    Kal NemierQualification12.650 10.350 13.050 Q14.500 13.000 13.450 Q77.000 5 Q
    All-around13.100 10.700 13.450 14.900 12.900 13.550 78.6005
    RingsN/A12.850 N/A12.8505
    Horizontal barN/A13.60013.600
    Curtis GraveQualification12.050 8.500 12.550 Q14.100 13.400 Q13.450 Q74.05011
    RingsN/A13.400N/A13.400
    Parallel barsN/A13.250colspan align=centerN/A13.250
    Horizontal barN/A13.75013.750

    Rugby sevens

    See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. Canadian roster for the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games consisted 12 players. Players were selected evenly from British Columbia and Ontario only. Shane Thompson, head coach of the Canadian National Under-18 Men's Sevens team, joined the team as coach, Jeff Williams as assistant coach and Darrell Devine as co-coach/manager.[41]

    Team Roster
    Pool A
    width=175 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=20 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=25 abbr="Points difference" PDwidth=20 abbr="Points" Pts
    3 3 0 097 5+92 9
    3 2 0 163 38 +25 7
    3 1 0 2 65 46 +19 5
    3 0 0 3 5 140 −135 3

    ----

    ----

    QuarterfinalsCanadian team qualified for the quarterfinal after finishing third in the pool A. On 11 September, team Canada played its quarterfinal match against the runner-up of pool B South Africa. South African team won the match with a goal difference of 24–12, and qualified for the semifinals.[42]
    Semi Final Plate and BowlAfter losing to South African team in the quarterfinal, Canadian team played against Trinidad and Tobago to qualify for the Grand Final Plate match. Canada beat Trinidad and Tobago with a goal difference of 60–7, largest margin victory of Canada in the tournament.
    Grand Final PlateCanada faced Isle of Man in the Grand Final Plate match. Isle of Man earned a place after beating Sri Lanka in the other semi Final Plate match. Similar to pool round match, Isle of Man remained scoreless and Canadian team with a goal difference of 52–0 won Grand Final Plate—equivalent to fifth position in the final standings.

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Team Canada Flag Bearer Announced for Commonwealth Youth Games . commonwealthgames.ca. Commonwealth Games Canada . 9 November 2011.
    2. Web site: Triple Medallist Named Canadian Flag Bearer for Youth Games Closing Ceremony . commonwealthgames.ca. Commonwealth Games Canada . 9 November 2011.
    3. Web site: CGC names Mission Staff for 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games . commonwealthgames.ca. Commonwealth Games Canada . 13 August 2011.
    4. Web site: Asianna Covington named Team Canada Flag Bearer for Commonwealth Youth Games . athletics.ca. Athletics Canada . 6 September 2011 . 30 November 2011.
    5. Web site: Athletics Canada announces Commonwealth Youth Games team . 28 July 2011 . 30 November 2011 . athletics.ca. Athletics Canada.
    6. Web site: Athletics – 100m Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    7. Web site: Athletics – 200m Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    8. Web site: Athletics – 400m Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    9. Web site: Athletics – 800m Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    10. Web site: Athletics – 1500m Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    11. Web site: Athletics – 2000m Steeplechase Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    12. Web site: Athletics – 100m Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    13. Web site: Athletics – 200m Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    14. Web site: Athletics – 400m Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    15. Web site: Athletics – 800m Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    16. Web site: Athletics – 100m Hurdles Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    17. Web site: Athletics – 400m Hurdles Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    18. Web site: Athletics – 2000m steeplechase Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    19. Web site: Athletics – 4×100m Relay Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    20. Web site: Athletics – Discus Throw Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    21. Web site: Athletics – Hammer Throw Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 10 November 2011.
    22. Web site: Badminton – Men's Singles . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    23. Web site: Badminton – Women's Singles . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    24. Web site: Badminton – Men's Doubles . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    25. Web site: Badminton – Women's Doubles . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    26. Web site: Badminton – Mixed Doubles . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    27. Web site: Boxing – Light Flyweight Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    28. Web site: Boxing – Bantamweight Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    29. Web site: Boxing – Welterweight Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    30. Web site: Boxing – Middleweight Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    31. Web site: Cycling – Time Trial Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    32. Web site: Cycling – Road Race Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    33. Web site: Cycling – Criterium Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    34. Web site: Cycling – Time Trial Team Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    35. Web site: Cycling – Road Race Team Men . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    36. Web site: Cycling – Time Trial Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    37. Web site: Cycling – Road Race Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    38. Web site: Cycling – Criterium Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    39. Web site: Cycling – Time Trial Team Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    40. Web site: Cycling – Road Race Team Women . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 11 November 2011.
    41. Web site: Canada U-18 7's Squad named for Youth Commonwealth Games . rugbyrugby.com . 25 July 2011 . 2 December 2011 . https://archive.today/20120909233312/http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/more_news/canada_news/6992701/canada_u-18_7_s_squad_named_for_youth_commonwealth_games# . 9 September 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
    42. Web site: Rugby 7's Results . cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee . 13 November 2011.

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