How Canada's athletes fared Sunday in Rio
Penny Oleksiak wins silver; men's volleyball stun U.S.; women's rugby on to semifinals
Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak capped off the day with her second medal of the Olympic Games, while the men's volleyball team and women's rugby sevens team had big wins.
Here's how Canadian athletes performed on Sunday.
Oleksiak wins silver
Women's 100 butterfly — Penny Oleksiak, Toronto, won the silver medal (57.10). It was her second medal of the Games, as she won a bronze in the 4x100 freestyle relay.
Beach volleyball
Women — Heather Bansley, Waterdown, Ont., and Sarah Pavan, Kitchener, Ont., won their preliminary-round match 2-0 over Sophie van Gestel and Jantine van der Vlist of the Netherlands; Jamie Broder, Victoria, and Kristina Valjas, Toronto, defeated Marta Menegatti and Laura Giombini of Italy, 2-1.
Men — Ben Saxton, Calgary, Alta., Chaim Schalk, Red Deer, Alta., lost their preliminary round match 2-1 against Latvia's Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins.
Canoe/kayak
Men's C1 slalom — Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, Ont., placed 15th overall in qualifying with a top score of 104.83, just missing a berth in the final by 2.05.
Men's K-1 slalom — Michael Tayler, Ottawa, was ranked 16th in qualifying (93.47), and failed to advance by 0.18 points.
Cycling
Women's road race — Karol-Ann Canuel, Gatineau, Que., finished 25th in three hours, 56 minutes and 34 seconds; Leah Kirchmann of Winnipeg was 38th (4:01:29); Tara Whitten, Calgary, did not finish.
Diving
Women's three-metre synchronized springboard — Jennifer Abel, Laval, Que., and Pamela Ware, Greenfield Park, Que., placed fourth in the event with 298.32 points.
Equestrian (eventing)
Individual Dressage — Rebecca Howard, Marlborough, U.K.. and Riddle Master, posted a score of 49.40; Colleen Loach, Dunham, Que. (Qorry Blue d'Argouges), had 56.50 points.
Team Dressage — Canada stands 12th overall after the second day of competition with 150.80 points.
Fencing
Men's Individual Foil — Maximilien Van Haaster, Montreal, won his opening match 15-7 over Antonio Leal of Venezuela, but was eliminated with a 15-4 second-round loss to Gerek Meinhardt of the U.S.
Gymnastics
Women's artistic team qualifying — The Canadian team finished ninth and did not qualify for the team. Ellie Black, Halifax, N.S. and Isabela Onysko, Minnedosa, Man., qualified for the all-around individual final. Onyshko also qualified for the balance beam final. Shallon Olsen, Vancouver, B.C, qualified for the vault final, while Brittany Rogers, New Westminster, B.C., finished 36th in the individual all-around. Rose Woo, Lasalle, Que., finished 53rd in the individual all-around.
Judo
Men's -66 kilogram class — Antoine Bouchard, Jonquiere, Que., won his elimination-round match 100-0 over Raymond Ovinou of Papua New Guinea by Uchi-Mata; defeated Mikael Puliaev of Russia Os1-1s1 and Imas Bassou of Morocco, 1s2-Os3; lost 100s2-Os1 in the quarter-finals to Adrian Gomboc of Slovenia; won his repechage 10s3-0s1 over Tumurkhuleg Davaadorj of Mongolia and lost to Masashi Ebinuma of Japan, 101s1-0 in a bronze medal match.
Women's -52 kilograms — Ecaterina Guica, La Prairie, Que., lost in the elimination round to Natalia KLuziutina of Russia, 2-Os1.
Rowing
Men's lightweight fours — Brendan Hodge, South Delta, B.C.; Maxwell Lattimer, Delta, B.C.; Nicolas Pratt, Kingston, Ont.; and Eric Woelfl, St. Catharines, Ont., and men's quad sculls — Julien Bahain, Sherbrooke, Que.; Will Dean, Kelowna, B.C.; Rob Gibson, Kingston, Ont.; and Pascal Lussier, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., had their repechage races cancelled due to high winds.
Rugby sevens
Women — Canada lost their final preliminary-round match 22-0 to Britain, then defeated France 15-5 in the quarter-finals. They advance to Monday's semifinal against Australia.
Shooting
Women's Trap — Cynthia Meyer, Bowen Island, B.C., placed seventh in qualifying with 67 points, did not advance to the semifinal round.
Women's 10-metre air pistol — Lynda Kiejko, Calgary, was 38th in qualifying (374), did not advance.
Swimming
Women's 100 backstoke — Kylie Masse of LaSalle, Ont., had the third-best overall time in qualifying (59.07), and was fifth-overalll in the semifinals to earn a berth in the Monday's medal race (59.06); Dominique Bouchard, North Bay, Ont., was 12th overall (1:00.18) in qualifying, and 12th in the semifinals (1:00.54), did not advance.
Women's 100 breaststroke — Rachel Nicol, Lethbridge, Alta., advanced to the Sunday night's semifinals after placing 11th in qualifying (1:06.85), then earned a berth in the final with the eighth-best time (1:06.73); Kierra Smith, Kelowna, B.C., was 19th (1:07.41), did not advance.
Women's 400 freestyle — Brittany MacLean, Toronto, was the fifth-fastest in qualifying (4:03.43) and was fifth in the final (4:04.69); Emily Overholt, West Vancouver, B.C., was 25th (4:16:24) and did not advance.
Men's 100 backstroke — Javier Acevedo, Toronto, missed out on the semifinals by 0.12 seconds after placing 17th in qualifyng (54.11).
Men's 4x100 freestyle relay — Santo Condorelli, Kenora, Ont.; Yuri Kisil, Calgary; Markus Thormeyer, Tsawwassen, B.C.; and Evan Van Moerkerke, Tillsonburg, Ont., placed fifth in qualifying (3:14.06), and were seventh in the final (3:14.35).
Table tennis
Men — Eugene Wang, Ottawa, def. Ahmet Li, Turkey, 4-0.
Tennis
Women's doubles — Eugenie Bouchard, Westmount, Que., and Gabriela Dabrowski, Ottawa, won their opener over Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Paula Kania of Poland, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
Men's doubles — Daniel Nestor, Toronto; Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C., def. Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus, Australia, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
Volleyball
Men — Canada opened the tournament by defeating the United States, 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-23).
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By The Canadian Press