Canada at the 2012 London Olympics By kev9 Jul 25, 2012 Women's soccer team loses opener to Japan, 2-1. Canadian central defender Candace Chapman leaves the game with a leg injury. Canada drops Olympic soccer opener to Japan Period: Jul 25, 2012 to Aug 12, 2012 2012 Olympic Games Jul 28, 2012 Women's soccer team defeats South AFrica 3-0 Sinclair, Tancredi lead Canadian women past South Africa Jul 28, 2012 Ryan Cochrane bumped from 400m final Canadian Cochrane bumped from 400m free final Jul 28, 2012 Women's basketball team falls to Russia Canadian women's basketball team collapses against Russia Jul 28, 2012 Men's 8 rowers place last in heat Canada's men's 8 rowers place last in heat Jul 29, 2012 Synchro divers Heymans & Abel win 1st medal for Canada Heymans, Abel capture Canada's 1st medal at London Olympics Jul 29, 2012 Clara Hughes falls short in women's road race Canada's Clara Hughes 32nd in women's road race Jul 29, 2012 Women's 8 rowers advance to final Canada's women's 8 advances to rowing final Jul 29, 2012 Canadian gymnasts earn berth in women's team final Canadian gymnasts make team final; American Wieber out Jul 30, 2012 Women's basketball team holds off Great Britain Canada holds off Great Britain: Women's basketball Jul 30, 2012 Milos Raonic, Aleksandra Wozniak win opening tennis matches Milos Raonic wins Olympic debut Jul 31, 2012 Antoine Valois-Fortier wins bronze in men's judo Canada's Valois-Fortier wins bronze in men's judo Jul 31, 2012 Benfeito, Filion take bronze in synchro diving Canadians Benfeito, Filion take bronze in synchro diving Jul 31, 2012 Women's gymnastics team places 5th U.S. wins women's team gymnastics gold, Canada 5th Jul 31, 2012 Women's soccer team advances to quarters Canada draws Sweden to advance in women's soccer Jul 31, 2012 Raonic, Wozniak eliminated from tennis tourney Raonic, Wozniak bow out of London Olympics Jul 31, 2012 Weightlifter Girard wins Canada's 3rd bronze of day Christine Girard wins bronze in 63-kg weightlifting Aug 1, 2012 Brent Hayden wins bronze Canada's Brent Hayden captures bronze in 100m freestyle Aug 1, 2012 Clara Hughes finishes Olympic career Clara Hughes misses podium in Olympic finale Aug 1, 2012 Men's 8 win silver Canada's men's 8 rowers win Olympic silver Aug 2, 2012 Women's 8 win silver Canada's women's 8 rowers win Olympic silver Aug 2, 2012 Canadian badminton pair to play for bronze Canada's Bruce, Li to play for badminton bronze Aug 3, 2012 Basketball team book spot in women's quarters Canada secures quarter-final spot in women's basketball Aug 3, 2012 Custio Clayton reaches quarters in boxing Canada's Clayton punches ticket to Olympic boxing quarters Aug 3, 2012 Canadian women advance to soccer semis Canadian women's soccer team book 1st trip to Olympic semis Aug 3, 2012 Dylan Armstrong places 5th in shot put Canada's Dylan Armstrong falls short of shot put medal Aug 4, 2012 Ryan Cochrane takes silver in men's 1,500m freestyle Canada's Ryan Cochrane swims to 1,500m freestyle silver Aug 4, 2012 Rosie MacLennan wins gold in trampoline MacLennan wins Canada's 1st gold of London Games Aug 4, 2012 Paula Findlay finishes 52nd in triathlon Paula Findlay apologizes to Canada for triathlon performance Aug 4, 2012 Women's team pursuit squad takes bronze Canada wins bronze in women's team pursuit Aug 4, 2012 Badminton team finishes 4th Canada's Bruce, Li finish 4th in badminton Aug 5, 2012 Abel, Heymans place 6th, 12th Canadian divers Heymans, Abel miss podium in 3m springboard Aug 5, 2012 Zach Bell 8th in men's omnium Canada's Zach Bell places 8th in men's omnium Aug 5, 2012 Equestrian team in hunt for medal, but rider DQ'd Controversial day sees Canadian rider Tiffany Foster disqualified Aug 5, 2012 Monique Sullivan 11th in women's sprint Calgary's Sullivan finishes 11th in women's cycling sprint Aug 6, 2012 Van Koeverden, Oldershaw advance to finals Van Koeverden, Oldershaw paddle into Olympic finals Aug 6, 2012 Zelinka, George, Holder all make 100m hurdle semis Canadian trio reaches semifinals in women's 100m hurdles Aug 6, 2012 Mary Spencer loses Olympic boxing debut Canada's Mary Spencer eliminated in Olympic women's boxing Aug 6, 2012 U.S. beats Canada in soccer semi Canadians lose heartbreaker to U.S. in women's soccer semi Aug 6, 2012 Boudreau-Gagnon, Marcotte qualify for synchro duet final Canadian synchro duet Boudreau-Gagnon, Marcotte qualify for final Aug 7, 2012 Simon Whitfield crashes out of Olympic triathlon Simon Whitfield crashes out of Olympic triathlon Aug 7, 2012 Derek Drouin wins bronze in high jump Canada's Derek Drouin earns high jump bronze Aug 7, 2012 Custio Clayton loses boxing quarter-final Canadian boxer Custio Clayton loses quarter-final, appeal Aug 8, 2012 Adam van Koeverden wins silver, Mark Oldershaw captures bronze Canadian paddlers van Koeverden, Oldershaw win silver, bronze Aug 8, 2012 Carol Huynh wins wrestling bronze <a href='http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/wrestling/story/2012/08/08/sp-olympics-wrestling-day-12.html' > Aug 8, 2012 Cam Levins qualifies for men's 5,000m Canada's Cam Levins advances to 5,000m final Aug 9, 2012 Canada wins soccer bronze Canada wins historic Olympic soccer bronze <a href='http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/soccer/story/2012/08/09/sp-olympics-london-womens-soccer-bronze-medal-canada-france.html' > Aug 9, 2012 Tonya Verbeek wins wrestling bronze Tony Verbeek wins wrestling bronze Aug 10, 2012 Richard Weinberger gets open-water bronze [Weinberger swims to open-water bronze](www.cbc.ca/olympics/aquatics/story/2012/08/10/sp-olympics-swimming-marathon-open-water-weinberger.html) Aug 10, 2012 De Jonge, Cochrane/Fournel advance to kayak finals Canada's Mark de Jonge, Cochrane/Fournel paddles into kayak final Aug 11, 2012 Francois Coulombe-Fortier makes it to taekwondo quarters Canada's Coulombe-Fortier falls in taekwondo quarters Aug 11, 2012 Cam Levins places 14th in men's 5,000m Aug 11, 2012 Relay team disqualified after 3rd place finish DQ costs Canada relay bronze, Jamaica breaks world record Aug 11, 2012 Riley McCormick 11th in platform diving final American Boudia wins platform diving gold, Canada's Riley McCormick 11th Aug 11, 2012 Mark de Jonge grabs kayaking bronze Canada's Mark de Jonge wins bronze in men's kayak Aug 11, 2012 Catherine Pendrel places 9th in mountain bike Canadian favourite Pendrel finishes 9th in mountain bike Aug 12, 2012 Christine Sinclair named closing ceremony flag-bearer Christine Sinclair named Canada's flag-bearer
