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Canada competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Canadian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1900, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the US-led boycott. The Canadian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games, since the nation boycotted the games in 1980. This had become a result of the COC changing its qualification standards, with the aim of sending fewer athletes but focusing its energy on those who have the best chance at winning medals. This controversial policy was pursued after a reduced medal showing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. A total of 263 athletes, 130 men and 133 women, took part in 28 sports. Canada left Athens with a total of 12 medals (3 golds, 6 silver, and 3 bronze), the lowest in Summer Olympic history since 1988.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2004 Athens: Medal Tally )〕 Canada's overall medal count had been dropping, along with the totals for most developed countries as the developing nations capture comparatively more medals. Most expected Canada to win a similar number of medals as they did in 2000. Most of these medals were awarded to the athletes in canoeing, cycling, diving, and gymnastics. Sprint kayaker Adam van Koeverden became the most decorated athlete of the Games with two Olympic medals, including a gold in the men's K-1 500 m. The flag bearer was Nicolas Gill, a judoka. A mild controversy developed after it was revealed that Gill had made comments in favour of Quebec separatism, and had voted yes in the 1995 Quebec referendum.〔 ==Medalists== | style="text-align:left; width:72%; vertical-align:top;"| | style="text-align:left; width:23%; vertical-align:top;"| 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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