Canada at the Summer Olympics
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1952 Helsinki 0 1 0 1
1984 Los Angeles 0 1 0 1
2008 Beijing 0 0 1 1
2012 London 1 0 0 1
Total 1 2 1 4
Weightlifting
Main article : Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics Canada 's medals in weightlifting were won by Gerald Gratton in 1952 , Jacques Demers in 1984 , and Christine Girard in 2008 and 2012 . In 2008 Christine Girard originally took fourth place at women 's 63 kg weightlifting event . After a positive doping test by the silver medallist the IOC disqualified her , [ 2 ] and Girard 's fourth place was retroactively upgraded to a bronze . [ 3 ] In 2012 Christine Girard originally won the bronze medal at women 's 63 kg weightlifting event . After a positive doping tests by the gold and silver medallists the IOC disqualified them , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and Girard 's bronze was retroactively upgraded to a gold . [ 6 ]
Canada has competed at 23 Summer Olympic Games, missing only the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Canada competes under the IOC country code CAN. Canada has hosted the Summer Olympic Games once, in 1976 in Montreal, and the Winter Olympic Games twice, in Calgary, Alberta in 1988 and Vancouver, British Columbia in 2010.