How Canada's athletes fared Thursday in Rio
London haul matched with gold, silver, 2 bronze
What a day.
Canada won four medals, pushing its total to 18 and matching the final tally from London four years ago.
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Here's how Canadians performed throughout Brazil on Thursday.
Gold in wrestling
Women's 75-kilogram freestyle — Erica Wiebe of Stittsville, Ont., won 5-0 in her round-of-16 match over Maria Selmaier, Germany; downed Fengliu Zhang, China, 5-2 in the quarter-finals; earned a 3-0 semifinal win against Vasilisa Marzaliuk, Belarus; and won the gold medal with a 6-0 decision over Guzel Manyurova of Kazakhstan.
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De Grasse gets silver
Men's 200-metre final — Andre De Grasse of Markham, Ont., won the silver medal in 20.02 seconds.
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Warner impresses in decathlon
Men's decathlon — Damian Warner, London, Ont., won his heat in the 110 hurdles in 13.58 seconds; threw 44.93 metres in the discus; posted marks of 4.70 and 63.19 in the pole vault and javelin, respectively; and ran the 1,500 in 4:24.90 to win the bronze medal with a season-best 8,666 points.
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More medals in diving
Women's 10-metre platform — Meaghan Benfeito, Laval, Que., won the bronze medal with a total score of 389.20 points; Roseline Filion, also Laval, placed sixth overall (367.95).
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Athletics
Men's 1,500 — Nathan Brannen, Cambridge, Ont., finished 11th overall in the semifinal round (3:40.20) and earned a berth in Saturday's final; Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, Quebec City, was 17th (3:40.790) — 0.54 seconds short of advancing.
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Men's 4x100 relay — Canada (Akeem Haynes, Calgary; Aaron Brown, Toronto; Brendon Rodney, Brampton, Ont.; and Mobolade Ajomale, Richmond Hill, Ont.) posted the fourth-fastest time in qualifying (37.89) to earn a berth in Friday night's final.
Men's shot put — Tim Nedow, Brockville, Ont., did not advance with a best toss of 20.00 metres in the qualifying round.
Women's 800 — Melissa Bishop, Eganville, Ont., finished second in her semifinal (1:59.05) to earn an automatic berth in Saturday's medal race.
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Women's 4x100 relay — Canada (Farah Jacques, Gatineau, Que.; Crystal Emmanuel, Toronto; Phylicia George, Markham, Ont.; and Khamica Bingham, Brampton, Ont.) placed seventh overall in qualifying in a season-best 42.70, and will race in Friday night's final.
Women's high jump — Alyxandria Treasure, Prince George, B.C., earned a berth in Saturday's final with a mark of 1.94 in qualifying.
Canoe/kayak (sprint)
Men's K2 200 — Ryan Cochrane, Lac Beauport, Que., and Hugues Fournel, Dorval, Que., finished eighth in the final (33.767).
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Cycling (BMX)
Men — Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam, B.C., won his quarter-final group (first, 35.958 seconds; first, 35.035; and second, 38.754) and advanced to Friday's semifinal round.
Golf
Women — Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., shot a seven-under-par 64 and is tied for third following the second round — two shots behind the leader; Alena Sharp, Hamilton, had a 69 to rank 32nd.
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Modern pentathlon
Women's fencing — Melanie McCann, Mount Carmel, Ont., was third in the ranking round with 238 points; Donna Vakalis, Toronto, was fourth (232).
Triathlon
Men — Tyler Mislawchuk of Oak Bluff, Man., finished 15th overall in one hour, 47 minutes and 50 seconds; Andrew Yorke, Caledon East, Ont., was 42nd (1:52:46).
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Wrestling
Women's 53 kg freestyle — Jillian Gallays, Saskatoon, lost 11-0 in her qualification match to Myong Suk Jon of North Korea.
Women's 63 kg freestyle — Danielle Lappage, Olds, Alta., suffered an injury during her opening-round bout against Yulia Tkach Ostapchuk, Ukraine, did not advance.
By The Canadian Press