Canada at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games
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| Canada at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Asunción, Paraguay 9 August 2025 – 23 August 2025 | |
| Competitors | 157 in 21 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Victor Lai & Rielle Bonne |
| Flag bearers (closing) | Thomas Tittley & Charlotte Simoneau |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Junior Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Canada sent a team of athletes to compete at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay, from 9 to 23 August 2025.
On August 7, 2025, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced a team of 157 athletes (63 men and 94 women) competing in 21 sports (22 disciplines).[1] As part of the announcement, the COC named badminton player Victor Lai and trampoline gymnast Rielle Bonne as the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1] Meanwhile, artistic gymnast Thomas Tittley and weightlifter Charlotte Simoneau were the country's closing ceremony flagbearers.[2]
Canada finished the event with 63 medals, and finished sixth in the medal table.[2]
The following Canadian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3 basketball | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Archery | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Artistic swimming | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Athletics | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Beach volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Diving | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Judo | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Karate | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Rowing | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Rugby sevens | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Sailing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Water skiing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 63 | 94 | 157 |
3x3 Basketball
Canada qualified a men's and women's team of four athletes each.[3] The rosters were officially named on August 7, 2025.[1]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Mason Kraus Aaron Rhooms Yohann Sam Shadynn Smid |
Men's tournament | L 20–21 |
W 21–13 |
2 Q | L 16–21 |
Classification W 21–11 |
Fifth place match L 19–20 |
6 |
| Jade Belmore Marah Dykstra Gage Grassick Mackenzie Smith |
Women's tournament | L 13–15 |
W 16–8 |
1 Q | W 21–6 |
W 13–10 |
W 18–13 |
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Archery
Archery Canada was given a quota of three athletes (one man and two women) by the Canadian Olympic Committee.[4] The team was officially named on July 24, 2025.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Kurtis Ng | Men's individual recurve | 639 | 8 Q | W 6–0 |
L 2–6 |
Did not advance | |||
| Janna Hawash | Women's individual recurve | 619 | 4 Q | Bye | W 7–3 |
W 7–1 |
W 6–4 |
L 2–6 |
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| Kylie Oliver | 599 | 6 Q | Bye | W 6–2 |
L 0–6 |
Did not advance | |||
| Janna Hawash Kylie Oliver |
Women's team recurve | 1218 | 3 Q | N/a | Bye | L 1–5 |
W 5–1 |
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| Kurtis Ng Janna Hawash |
Mixed team recurve | 1258 | 4 Q | N/a | W 6–0 |
L 2–6 |
Did not advance | ||
Artistic swimming
Canada Artistic Swimming named four swimmers (one man and three women) to the team on August 7, 2025.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Technical Routine | Free Routine (Final) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total Points | Rank | ||
| Charlie Breault Olena Verbinska |
Women's duet | 261.8517 | 2 | 234.3188 | 3 | 496.1705 | |
| Nathan Zhang Isabelle Koptie |
Mixed duet | 156.3733 | 4 | 208.5162 | 4 | 364.8895 | 4 |
Athletics
The sport of athletics was given a total of 20 quota spots by the Canadian Olympic Committee.[6] The team of 20 athletes (eight men and 12 women) was officially named on May 6, 2025.[7] This marked the first time the country competed in the sport after missing the inaugural edition in 2021.[7] The team was updated on July 21, 2025 with Matti Erickson and Will Floyd being replaced by Shamiso Sikaneta and Michael Scherk on the men's side.[7] On the women's side Hailey Reid, Chloe Thomas and Julia Tunks were replaced by Arienne Birch and Tricia Madourie.[7] This dropped the team to 19 athletes (eight men and 11 women).[7]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
- GR = Games record
- Men
- Track events
| Athlete | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| John O'Reilly | 800 m | 1:50.81 | 4 Q | 1:49.12 | |
| Shamiso Sikaneta | DQ | Did not advance | |||
| Émile Toupin | 1500 m | N/a | 3:45.29 | ||
| Jude Wheeler-Dee | N/a | 3:45.08 | |||
| Michael Scherk | 110 m hurdles | 14.26 | 8 q | 14.07 | 6 |
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Divine Aniamaka | Triple jump | 16.27 | 5 |
| Praise Aniamaka | 16.94 GR | ||
| Jeremiah Nubbe | Hammer thow | 70.49 | |
- Women
- Track events
| Athlete | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Emily Martin | 200 m | 23.81 | 6 Q | 23.48 | 4 |
| Ella Clayton | 400 m | 54.51 | 6 q | 55.19 | 6 |
| Dianna Proctor | 53.29 | 3 Q | 51.97 GR | ||
| Avery Pearson | 800 m | N/a | 2:06.09 | ||
| Jayden Keeler | 5000 m | N/a | 15:56.77 | ||
| 10,000 m | N/a | 34:16.61 GR | |||
| Emily Martin Izzy Goudros Dianna Proctor Avery Pearson |
4 × 400 m relay | N/a | 3:31.73 GR | ||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Arienne Birch | High jump | 1.65 | 9 |
| Tricia Madourie | 1.82 | ||
| Heather Abadie | Pole vault | 4.00 | |
| Jennifer Elizarov | 4.45 GR | ||
| Liv Sands | Shot put | 16.46 | |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Izzy Goudros | Result | 13.62 | 1.60 | 9.90 | 23.75 | 6.17 | 30.31 | 2:15.93 | 5561 | |
| Points | 1033 | 736 | 523 | 1005 | 902 | 482 | 880 |
Badminton
Badminton Canada was provided a quota of two athletes (one per gender) for the games.[8] The two athlete's names were known after the draw was made.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Victor Lai | Men's singles | W 2–0 (21–3, 21–6) |
W 2–0 (21–7, 21–2) |
W 2–0 (21–9, 21–9) |
W 2–0 (21–6, 21–4) |
W 2–0 (21–6, 23–21) |
|
| Rachel Chan | Women's singles | W 2–0 (21–7, 21–6) |
W 2–0 (21–3, 21–4) |
W 2–0 (21–16, 21–15) |
W 2–0 (21–8, 21–11) |
W 2–0 (21–12, 21–16) |
|
| Victor Lai Rachel Chan |
Mixed doubles | W WD |
W 2–0 (21–7, 21–10) |
W 2–0 (21–7, 21–7) |
W 2–1 (22–24, 21–12, 21–6) |
L 1–2 (21–23, 21–14, 19–21) |
Beach volleyball
Canoeing
Canoe Kayak Canada named a team of three athletes (one man and two women) to the team on July 16, 2025.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Elizabeth Desrosiers | Women's C-1 200 m | 52.10 | 1 F | Bye | 50.07 | ||
| Women's C-1 500 m | 2:23.88 | 2 F | Bye | 2:19.55 | 4 | ||
| Jérémy Lantz | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:44.77 | 3 SF | 1:49.68 | 1 F | 1:49.23 | 7 |
| Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:07.79 | 1 F | Bye | 3:56.88 | |||
| Brianna Smith | Women's K-1 200 m | 52.13 | 4 SF | 51.12 | 3 F | DNS | |
| Women's K-1 500 m | 2:04.02 | 4 SF | 2:05.55 | 2 F | 2:08.15 | 8 | |
| Jérémy Lantz Brianna Smith |
Mixed K-2 500 m | 1:44.77 | 2 F | Bye | 2:05.41 | ||
Diving
Diving Canada named six divers (three per gender) to the team on August 7, 2025.[1]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Carson Paul | 1 m springboard | 339.85 | 4 Q | 338.40 | 7 |
| 3 m springboard | 388.05 | 1 Q | 403.75 | ||
| Matt Cullen | 10 m platform | 437.15 | 2 Q | 438.40 | 4 |
| Benjamin Tessier | 379.65 | 6 Q | 463.40 | ||
| Matt Cullen Benjamin Tessier |
10 m synchro platform | N/a | 413.46 | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Amélie‑Laura Jasmin | 1 m springboard | 243.75 | 3 Q | 231.15 | 7 |
| 3 m springboard | 234.60 | 5 Q | 278.50 | 4 | |
| Katelyn Fung | 10 m platform | 282.60 | 5 Q | 311.10 | |
| Kate Miller | 236.60 | 8 Q | 279.05 | 7 | |
| Katelyn Fung Kate Miller |
10 m synchro platform | N/a | 289.05 | ||
Field hockey
Canada qualified a men's and women's team of 16 athletes each (32 athletes in total).[12]
Key:
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Canada U-21 men's | Men's tournament | L 3–4 |
W 2–0 |
W 6–1 |
1 Q | W 1–0 |
L 2–4 |
|
| Canada U-21 women's | Women's tournament | W 2–0 |
L 0–6 |
L 0–2 |
3 | Fifth to eighth place classification W 4–0 |
Fifth and sixth place Cancelled |
=5 |
Men's tournament
The Canadian men's team qualified after placing in the top five of the 2024 Men's Junior Pan American Championship in Surrey, British Columbia.[12]
- Roster
The men's team of 16 athletes was officially named on July 18, 2025.[13]
- Brooklyn Aranha
- Parmveer Basra
- Gurwinder Brar
- Josiah Campbell
- Christopher Chalut
- Navdip Chandi
- Leighton De Souza
- Satpreet Dhadda
- Caleb Fitch
- Morgan Garside
- Ravpreet Gill
- Kirin Robinson
- Sawyer Ross
- Harjas Sanghera
- Kale Simonson
- Grant Simpson
- Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[14]
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- Semi-finals
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- Gold medal match
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Women's tournament
The Canadian women's team qualified after placing in the top five of the 2024 Women's Junior Pan American Championship in Surrey, British Columbia.[12]
- Roster
The women's team of 16 athletes was officially named on July 18, 2025.[13]
- Olive Bodel
- Mackenna Brown
- Wynn Brown
- Robyn Goh
- Prabnoor Hundal
- Madison Hunter
- Maia Lawrence
- Sydney Le
- Sadie Lee
- Kate Martin
- Rylie Novak
- Kaitlyn Pennefather
- Elise Piper
- Shannon Stelling
- Rebecca Stone
- Ava Winter
- Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 9 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[14]
(H) Hosts
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- Cross-overs
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- Fifth and sixth place
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Gymnastics
Canada entered 12 gymnast (six per gender).[16]
Artistic
Canada qualified a maximum team of eight athletes (four per gender).[16]
- Men
- Women
Trampoline
Canada qualified a maximum team of four athletes (four per gender).[16]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Cody Cyman | Men's individual | 100.49 | 6 Q | 55.31 | 4 |
| Étienne Cloutier | 103.16 | 3 Q | 54.93 | 6 | |
| Cody Cyman Étienne Cloutier |
Men's synchronized | 45.06 | 3 Q | 48.11 | |
| Rielle Bonne | Women's individual | 94.01 | 6 Q | 51.78 | 4 |
| Mélina Corriveau | 94.61 | 5 Q | 51.47 | 5 | |
| Rielle Bonne Mélina Corriveau |
Women's synchronized | 19.44 | 5 Q | 47.60 | |
Judo
Karate
Canada's Karate team consisted of six karateka (two men and four women).[17] Canada originally qualified five karateka (one man and four women).[18] The team was officially named on July 30, 2025, with an additional male athlete being named to the team (Louis-Félix Deschamps).[17]
- Men
- Women
Rowing
Canada qualified eleven rowers (two men and nine women). The team was named on July 31, 2025.[19]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Final A/B | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Oliver Baker | Single sculls | 7:35.58 | 5 R | 7:35.58 | 2 FA | 7:22.44 | 5 |
| Oliver Baker Kyland Mels |
Double sculls | 7:10.27 | 2 R | 6:50.59 | 4 FA | 6:35.04 | 4 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Final A/B | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tess Friar Jalyn Mowry |
Double sculls | 7:41.49 | 1 FA | Bye | 7:41.49 | ||
| Ella McKinley Riley Richardson |
Pair | N/a | 7:34.63 | ||||
| Ella McKinley Riley Richardson Firinne Rolfe Alessandra Tuttle |
Four | N/a | 6:48.74 | ||||
| Tess Friar Annika Goodwyn Ella McKinley Jalyn Mowry Riley Richardson Firinne Rolfe Alessandra Tuttle Maylie Valiquette Teija Patryc |
Eight | N/a | 6:27.64 | ||||
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Rugby sevens
Canada qualified a women's team of 12 athletes.[12][20]
Women's tournament
- Roster
The women's team of 12 athletes was officially named on July 21, 2025.[21]
- Bomi Lawal
- Kiki Idowu
- Sarah Schonfeld
- Olivia Newsome
- Adia Pye
- Zina Umeh
- Ivy Poetker
- Kennedi Stevenson
- Adelaide Holmes
- Charlotte Hilton
- Elle Douglas
- Kelsa Kempf
Sailing
Canada qualified three sailors (two men and one woman).[22] Both dinghy boats qualified, meanwhile the men's kite quota was through a universality place.[22] The team was officially named on July 28, 2025.[23]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Net points | Rank | ||
| James Huynh | Men's formula kite | 2 | 2 | 3 | N/a | 7 | ||
| Reilly Nakatsu | Men's ILCA 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 8 | |
| Annie Balasubramanian | Women's ILCA 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 6 | |
Shooting
Two shooters (one of each gender) was named to the team on August 7, 2025.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Rex Liu | Men's 10 m air rifle | 616.1 | 5 Q | 182.2 | 5 |
| Emily Yang | Women's 10 m air rifle | 619.0 | 5 Q | 203.7 | 4 |
| Rex Liu Emily Yang |
Mixed pairs air rifle | 616.5 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Table tennis
Canada qualified the maximum team of four athletes (two per gender). The team was officially named on July 2, 2025.[24]
- Men
- Women
Taekwondo
Two taekwondo practitioners (two women) were named to the team on August 7, 2025.[1]
Kyorugi
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Maude Ricard | 49 kg | W 2–1 |
L 0–2 |
Bronze medal final L 1–2 |
5 |
| Gabrielle Beaulieu | 67 kg | W 2–0 |
W 1–0 |
W 2–1 |
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Triathlon
Water skiing
Six water skiers/wakeboarders (three per gender) were named to the team on August 7, 2025.[1]
- Men
- Jakob Taylor – Wakeboard
- Jacob Chambers
- Charlie Ross
- Women
- Baye Hoctor-Duncan – Wakeboard
- Kate Pinsonneault
- Hannah Stopnicki
Weightlifting
Four weightlifters (two per gender) were named to the team on August 7, 2025.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Thomas Pilotte | Men's 71 kg | 114 | 5 | 150 | =2 | 264 | 5 |
| Dryden Parchewsky | Men's 88 kg | 134 | 7 | 155 | 7 | 289 | 7 |
| Charlotte Simoneau | Women's 69 kg | 110 | 1 | 130 | 1 | 240 GR | |
| Rose Beaudoin | Women's 77 kg | NM | DNF | ||||
Wrestling
Wrestling Canada Lutte was given a quota of four spots (two men and two women) by the Canadian Olympic Committee.[25] The athletes were selected using results of the 2025 Canadian U-23 championships.[25] The team was officially named on July 22, 2025.[26]
- Men
- Javier Tonita-Charriez - 57 kg
- Jorawar Dhinsa - 125 kg
- Women
- Serena Di Benedetto - 53 kg
- Mia Friesen - 57 kg
Non-competing Sports & Events
- Cycling
Cycling Canada declined all 13 quota spots earned in track cycling, four in BMX racing, four in mountain biking and two in BMX freestyle.[27]
- Fencing
Through the qualification system, Canada qualified a full team, but did not enter any fencers.[12]
- Golf
Through the qualification system, Canada qualified a full team, but did not enter any golfers.[12]
- Gymnastics - Rhythmic
Gymnastics Canada did not name any rhythmic gymnasts to the team, however did name athletes in the other two disciplines (artistic and trampoline).[16]
- Rugby sevens
Rugby Canada's announcement excluded the mention of the men's team competing. The men's team had qualified automatically for the event.[20][12]
- Squash
Canada competed in the inaugural edition in 2021, but did not enter athletes here.
- Swimming
Canada did not enter any swimmers.