Canada

Canada participated in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which took place in Melbourne of Australia. It comprised 253 sportsmen and several officials. Wheelchair athlete Chantal Petitclerc was chosen as the flag bearer for Canada at the opening ceremony of 2006 Commonwealth Games. Canada won 86 medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The nation own 26 gold medals, 29 silver medals and 31 bronze medals.
The nation won gold medals in events such as Gymnastics, diving, swimming, synchronized swimming, weightlifting and high jump. In the men's diving event Alexandre Despatie won in the 1 m and 3 m springboard. Blythe Hartley won gold in the 1 m and 3 m women's springboard diving event. The women's cycling event was won by Marie-Helene Premont and the high jump event was won by Mark Boswell.
Canada also won several gymnastic events. Grant Golding bagged the men's parallel bars title. The women's uneven beam and women's beam was won by Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs. Alexandra Orlando won several gymnastic events such as Women's Rhythmic Ribbon, Women's Rhythmic Ball, Women's Rhythmic All-Around, Women's Rhythmic Clubs and Women's Rhythmic Rope. Kyle Shewfelt won the Men's Vault event. Canada won the men's 20m breaststroke swimming event. Mike Brown won gold medal for that. In the weightlifting discipline, Canada won 2 medals in the men's category and 2 medals for the women's category of weight lifting.

Canada won silver medals in disciplines such as boxing, diving, cycling, swimming, shooting, weightlifting and gymnastics. Bronze medals are won in events such as cycling, diving, lawn bowls, shooting, gymnastics, swimming and weightlifting.
About Canada:
Canada is located in North America. The country extends from Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It is the second largest country of the world in terms of area. According to the census of 2006, Canada has a total population of 31,612, 897. The culture of the country is influenced by the French, British and the aboriginal culture.
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