Ottawa was represented by 18 athletes at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, plus several more from the larger national capital region. Our coverage of their journeys is posted here on our Ottawa at the Olympics central webpage.
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Ottawa at the Olympics Daily Coverage
You can read through our daily coverage, with recaps, previews & schedules for our Ottawa Olympians below:
Ottawa at the Olympics: Shining a Light on Local Sport, from community to Olympics
“I want to go to the Olympics! The number of kids who uttered those words after seeing their heroes compete at the Paris 2024 Games is incalculable. For countless young aspiring athletes, watching the Olympics ignites a spark to be their best and chase their dreams. Of course, not many get to live that dream, but that was a goal for 12-year-old Kate Miller. READ MORE…
Gaby Dabrowski enjoys ‘incredible’ Olympic medal, gets sick with 3 tourneys in a month
In the space of a month, Gaby Dabrowski played in the Wimbledon final in London, won the first Olympic medal of her career in Paris, and then rushed home to make it to another final at the National Bank Open in Toronto. That would normally be cause for some rest, except when you also happen to be the reigning champion at the U.S. Open. READ MORE…
OATO Final Day: Olympic medallist Gaby Dabrowski fulfills ‘childhood dream’
The list of prizes Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski hasn’t won in her decorated tennis career continues to shrink and shrink. The 32-year-old doubles star has won grand slams, she’s earned a Billie Jean Cup women’s world title with Team Canada, and now she’s treasuring her first Olympic medal following her run at Paris 2024. READ MORE…
OATO Day 15: Lauren Gale 6th, Ariane Bonhomme still sorting out what Paris means to her
For track cyclist Ariane Bonhomme, the Paris Games didn’t go exactly as planned. Bonhomme entered the Olympics as the sole returning member of the pursuit team that was seconds away from claiming a bronze medal in Tokyo in 2021, and she had podium aspirations for the 2024 Summer Games. READ MORE…
OATO Day 14: Coach Glenroy Gilbert ‘very proud’ to see Canadian men win 4×100 relay
The Canadian quartet of Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse became the first Canadian team to win the Olympic men’s 4×100 m since their coach Glenroy Gilbert of Ottawa did it alongside Robert Esmie, Bruny Surin and Donovan Bailey 28 years ago at the Atlanta 1996 Games. READ MORE…
OATO Day 13: Another record for Jacqueline Madogo in Canada’s fastest 4×100 relay
It has been records galore for Jacqueline Madogo so far on the track at Stade de France in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. After two personal-bests individually earlier in the meet, Madogo returned to the track today for the women’s 4×100-metre relay and set a national record alongside her teammates. Canada finished in 42.50 seconds to qualify for the final tomorrow. READ MORE…
OATO Day 12: Zakutney wants Canada’s gymnastics showing to inspire next generation
The Olympic artistic gymnastics competition officially wrapped up on Monday, but Ottawa’s Sam Zakutney hopes his team’s performance will have a lasting impact that fuels future Canadian gymnasts. Competing at the Olympics was a dream come true for Zakutney, who had just started in competitive gymnastics around Beijing 2008. READ MORE…
OATO Day 11: Multiple Ottawa Olympians compete sick; Bonhomme advances, Gale out
Ariane Bonhomme and the Canadian women’s pursuit track cycling team were battling more than just their opponents as they narrowly advanced in today’s qualifying time trials. On top of fighting against the clock in the 4 km race, the Canadians were dealing with a recent bout of illness, yet they managed to secure the final advancing spot. READ MORE…
OATO Day 10: Jacqueline Madogo wows with 2nd PB, makes semi in Olympic debut
Despite running a personal-best time of 22.78 seconds, Ottawa’s Jacqueline Madogo missed qualifying for the semi-finals of the women’s 200 metres by .03 seconds on her first try Sunday, so there was only one thing left to do – run even faster. Competing in the repechage round, Madogo again eclipsed her standard by another .2 seconds. READ MORE…
OATO Day 9: Despite defeat, Olympics an ‘experience of a lifetime’ for Eric Peters
It was a disappointing result for archer Eric Peters in his one and only match of the day on Sunday morning at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 27-year-old first-time Olympian was eliminated with a 6-2 defeat on set points in his knockout match with Italian Mauro Nespoli to finish in a tie for ninth overall. Peters got off to a difficult start in the first set. READ MORE…
OATO Day 8: Heartache reigns for local soccer, basketball & cycling athletes
The improbable Canadian women’s soccer run, which was catapulted by some late game heroics from Ottawa’s Vanessa Gilles, came to an end on Saturday at the hands of the Germans. In what was a very close scoreless match with chances shared by both teams, Germany prevailed 4-2 on penalty kicks to advance to the semifinals of the Paris 2024 tournament. READ MORE…
OATO Day 7: Family top of mind for Gaby Dabrowski as she wins Ottawa’s first medal
Good things come in threes for Ottawa tennis star Gaby Dabrowski, the first Ottawa athlete to medal at this year’s Olympic Games. The three-time Grand Slam title winner Dabrowski finally got her hands on an Olympic medal by placing third in mixed doubles tennis at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games — her third Olympic appearance. READ MORE…
OATO Day 6: Olympic debut an ‘indescribable’ feeling for Rathwell, Brousseau 4th
Ashton swimmer Regan Rathwell made her debut as an Olympian today in the women’s 200-metre backstroke heats. The Greater-Ottawa Kingfish product finished outside of a qualifying spot for the semi-finals, landing in seventh place in heat 2 and 22nd overall. Rathwell’s Olympic debut comes after a tumultuous two-year period. READ MORE…
OATO Day 5: Vanessa Gilles reprises hero role for Team Canada soccer
One heroic game winner at the Olympics was not enough for Vanessa Gilles. The 28-year-old from Ottawa once again played the role of hero for her country today. In a must-win game against Colombia, with the score stuck at 0-0, Gilles hammered home a header from a Jessie Fleming free kick to Canada the lead in the 61st minute. READ MORE…
OATO Day 4: Eric Peters wins single-arrow shootout to advance in archery knockouts
Ottawa’s Eric Peters earned a victory of the most epic variety to advance to the final 16 of the Olympic men’s individual archery competition today on the grounds of Les Invalides hotel in Paris. After qualifying in 36th the day before the Olympics officially opened, 27-year-old Peters had his first elimination matches of the Games. READ MORE…
OATO Day 3: Dabrowski win, Gaudreault loss as 2 local Olympians begin Paris quests
It took a while for Gabriela Dabrowski to get her first match under her belt at the 2024 Olympics, but it was worth the wait for her debut as she picked up the win in her opening-round women’s doubles tennis competition. It was a poised and controlled victory for the 32-year-old from Ottawa and her 21-year-old partner Leylah-Annie Fernandez. READ MORE…
OATO Day 2: Vanessa Gilles saves the day for Canada in a must-win match vs France
Ottawa’s Vanessa Gilles scored the critical game-winning goal that kept Canada hopes of advancing in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament alive, and then delivered an unforgettable post-match interview that will surely swell support among disillusioned Canadian fans. Canada entered the match facing near-impossible odds on making it past the group stage. READ MORE…
OATO Day 1: Sam Zakutney & Canadian men’s gymnastics ‘brothers’ advance to team final
This morning, Ottawa gymnast Sam Zakutney wouldn’t have considered himself an Olympian. “Once I get onto the comp floor and I start competing, that’s when I can officially say that I am an Olympian,” gymnast Sam Zakutney told the Ottawa Sports Pages’ Adam Beauchemin last week. “It’s not until I do my job that I feel like I deserve the title.” READ MORE…
OATO: Glenroy Gilbert begins his 11th Olympics as Games officially open in Paris
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games officially got underway with a spectacular flotilla down the Seine, and while a water ceremony was a first for Ottawa’s Glenroy Gilbert, experiencing the opening of an Olympics most certainly is not. The Paris Games mark the 11th time Gilbert has participated in the Olympics, whether as an athlete or a coach. READ MORE…
OATO: Archer Eric Peters honours his late father as competition begins in Paris
Ottawa’s Eric Peters made his Olympic debut today, competing in the men’s individual archery event, though before he shot his first arrow, he had something even bigger on his mind. “I lost my dad a couple years ago, and he was the one who was around to bring me into the sport and was there for me for everything growing up,” Peters explained. READ MORE…
Ottawa at the Olympics: Meet Team Ottawa for Paris 2024!
Let the Games begin! You won’t hear those words officially until Friday in Paris, but if you’re archer Eric Peters or soccer player Vanessa Gilles, then you know your first Olympic competition begins in a matter of hours. Our juices are certainly flowing too as our Ottawa Sports Pages team gets ready to share the stories of our 18 Ottawa Olympians over the next 19 days. READ MORE…
Ottawa Olympians’ Schedules
View our full calendar of Ottawa Olympians’ event schedules here.
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Athlete Profile Series
In the weeks leading up to the Games, we shared stories on our local Olympians’ journeys to the Olympics:
Marial Shayok embraces everything from community basketball to Olympics
Marial Shayok totally understands the world of basketball, the sport which has thrust Ottawa’s premier player onto a multitude of levels of the game around the globe. Shayok was an accomplished student-athlete with the St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish in his early high school days. READ MORE…
Gaby Dabrowski rides Wimbledon final run into Paris, site of her first grand slam win
Gabriela Dabrowski will be returning to the site of her first major triumph when she takes to the Paris 2024 courts at fabled Roland-Garros, where she became Canada’s first female grand slam champion, in search of the Olympic success that has so far eluded the 32-year-old Ottawa tennis star. READ MORE…
After Tokyo miss, whitewater paddler Lois Betteridge ‘over the moon’ to earn Paris berth
Lois Betteridge fell in love with the sounds of rushing water from the first time she tried whitewater kayaking at age 11. Now, 15 years later, the Ottawa paddler has followed those waves all the way to the Olympic Games. The long-awaited day of jubilation came in March. READ MORE…
Rideau Canoe Club teammates to paddle together in Canada’s K-4 Olympic boat
They’re over a decade apart in age, but Toshka Besharah-Hrebacka and Natalie Davison of the Rideau Canoe Club have paddled their way to the same spot as they get set to make their Olympic debuts simultaneously for Team Canada’s women’s kayak four entry at the Paris 2024 Games. READ MORE…
‘The future of Canadian cycling’ Derek Gee will make Olympic road race debut in Paris
Derek Gee can’t get enough of France, and for good reason. After earning a remarkable top-10 overall finish at the Tour de France and a podium position at the Critérium du Dauphiné before that, the 26-year-old phenom will make it three major French cycling events in a row at Paris 2024. READ MORE…
Delayed start to engineering career rewards gymnast Sam Zakutney with title of Olympian
Now settled in the Olympic Village, Sam Zakutney is starting to realize that his long-held dream is about to become real. The 25-year-old Ottawa gymnast is set to represent Canada at Paris 2024, where Canada will end a 16-year absence in men’s artistic team competition. READ MORE…
Lauren Gale hopes to earn elusive relay medal as part of her second Olympic experience
Young athletes look up to her and many certainly would love to be in her shoes one day, but as Lauren Gale showcases during her workouts at Terry Fox Athletic Facility, there is no secret ingredient to the recipe that’s allowed her to make her second Canadian Olympic team at age 24. READ MORE…
Mike Woods missed Tour, but savours ‘special’ chance to race in France for third Olympics
From an athletic career that seemed to be dead in the water when he was in his mid-20s, Ottawa’s Mike Woods is headed back to the Olympics for a third time this summer, and the novelty will never get old for the 37-year-old road cyclist who grew up dreaming of going to the Games. READ MORE…
From math class to Paris: 18-year-old Julie Brousseau is ready for Olympic debut
Less than a month ago, Julie Brousseau was finishing up her senior year at Nepean High School. Now, the 18-year-old Nepean-Kanata Barracudas swimmer is in Caens, France with Team Canada, preparing to make the three-trip east for her upcoming Olympic debut in Paris. READ MORE…
Soccer player-turned-sprinter Jacqueline Madogo fast-tracks her road to Olympics
At age 24, Jacqueline Madogo isn’t overly unique among 174 Team Canada athletes set to make their Olympic debuts. But as someone who only took up their sport competitively four seasons ago, and who’s now set to stand on the start line at Paris 2024? That’s a rapid rise that’s virtually unheard of. READ MORE…
A fateful leap as a kid part of Olympic diving teen Kate Miller’s path to Paris
In less than two years, Kate Miller has gone from a wide-eyed rookie who was in awe of Canada’s top divers, to a confident world-class athlete ready to make her Olympic debut alongside a veteran who’s become a sister. The 19-year-old is set to compete alongside Calgary’s Caeli McKay in Paris. READ MORE…
Jessica Gaudreault ready for high point of rollercoaster ride to the Olympics
It has been a long and winding road to the Olympics for Ottawa’s Jessica Gaudreault. The 29-year-old Canadian water polo goalkeeper is entering her second Olympic Games, but first as a starter, after serving as an alternate for the Tokyo Games in 2021, and that was just the start of the twists. READ MORE…
Archer Eric Peters hits his stride, enters first Olympics ranked fifth in the world
Ottawa’s Eric Peters will be competing in his first Olympic Games in Paris, where he’ll have a chance to keep a recent hot streak aflame on the grandest stage in sport. The 27-year-old has rocketed up the archery world rankings to the #5 position in just over a year. READ MORE…
Chelsea canoeist Sophia Jensen ‘will not hold anything back’ in Olympic debut
Sophia Jensen is only 22, has been a member of the Canadian national team for eight years and has earned enough international medals in women’s canoe racing to sink her sleek boat. She’s also seen the good side and the unfortunate side of Olympic team selection. READ MORE…
‘Late bloomer’ Eliezer Adjibi delivers C.A.N.I. Athletics its first Olympian
For a brief period of time and confusion, a disbelieving and celebratory Eliezer Adjibi thought he was the Canadian men’s 100-metre sprint champion at the 2024 national championships on June 28 in Montreal. It said so, right there, on the scoreboard. READ MORE…
Reigning Olympic soccer champ Vanessa Gilles expects ‘very different’ Games in France
With big crowds and her starting centre-back role cemented, the Paris 2024 Olympics are certain to offer a much different experience for Vanessa Gilles than the Tokyo Games, but one thing she doesn’t want to change is the result when she won the biggest prize in sport. READ MORE…
Swimmer Regan Rathwell wins first sr. Team Canada berth after 4 surgeries in 14 months
It was a pinch-me moment when Regan Rathwell unexpectedly qualified to swim in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games women’s 200-metre backstroke event. The 20-year old swimmer from Ashton surprised many — including herself — at the Canadian Olympic team trials. READ MORE…
Ariane Bonhomme switches from rookie to veteran leader for second Olympics
As the sole returning member of the Tokyo Olympic track cycling pursuit team that finished in fourth place in 2021, Ottawa Bicycle Club product Ariane Bonhomme finds herself occupying a very different role on a brand new team eager to prove itself in Paris. READ MORE…
Coach Profiles
Canada’s Greatest Summer Olympian? Glenroy Gilbert certainly has all the credentials
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games officially got underway with a spectacular flotilla down the Seine, and while a water ceremony was a first for Ottawa’s Glenroy Gilbert, experiencing the opening of an Olympics most certainly is not. The Paris Games mark the 11th time Gilbert has participated in the Olympics, whether as an athlete or a coach. READ MORE…
Pierre Lafontaine’s latest pursuit: coaching Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics
Energetic, passionate and driven by new challenges, Pierre Lafontaine is a man in constant motion. He’s spent 50 years as a high-profile swimming coach or a top-level national sports administrator. As a sports leader, Lafontaine has been the chief executive officer for Swimming Canada, Nordiq Canada, Cycling Canada and U Sports. READ MORE…
