Day 4 Update: Gold Rush for Canada!

October 7, 2010

DELHI, INDIA – Canada doubled its total medal count today – soaring from 12 to 24 medals – thanks to a Canadian gold rush on Day 4 of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.

Altogether, Canadian athletes won nine gold, one silver and two bronze medals.


The three medalists with their coaches, Joan McDonald and Richard Towler

Canadian medal winners today:

  • Synchronized swimming, two gold – Marie-Pier Boudreau-Gagnon (Riviere-du-Loup, QC) won the gold medal in solo and combined forces with Chloe Isaac (Brossard, QC) for a second victory in duet.
  • Swimming, one gold: Brent Hayden (Mission, BC) took first place in the men’s 100-metre freestyle, posting the fasting time in the world this year.
  • Athletics, three gold: Sultana Frizell (Perth, ON) won the women’s hammer throw, Dylan Armstrong (Kamloops, BC) won the shot put, both of them setting Games records. Kyle Pettey (Brampton, ON) won the para shot put, breaking his own world record.
  • Wrestling, three gold: Carol Huynh (Hazelton, BC), won the 48-kilogram class, Justine Bouchard (Wetaskiwin, AB) won the 63 kg class and Ohenewa Akuffo (Brampton, ON) won the 72 kg class.
  • Archery, one silver: The Canadian women’s team of Camille Bouffard-Demers (Bécancour, QC), Doris Jones (Selkirk, MB), and Ashley Wallace (Redcliff, AB) won a silver medal in the team event, compound bows category, after a hard-fought final against England (229-232).
  • Gymnastics, two bronze: Cynthia Lemieux-Guillemette (St-Hubert, QC) in the uneven bars and Gabby May (Winnipeg, MB) in the vault.

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Jackie DeSouza
Press Chief, Team Canada Delhi 2010
011 91 783 850 4117 media@commonwealthgames.ca

Derek Johnston
Commonwealth Games Canada Communications
(613) 837-3377
derek@face-value.ca