Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canada competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Canada returned to the Summer Games after having participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 408 competitors, 257 men and 151 women, took part in 193 events in 23 sports. Primarily due to the Soviet Union-led boycott of these Games, Canada enjoyed its best-ever results at the Summer Games, coming in sixth place in the number of Gold medals won, and fourth place in the total medals won - double their second best total in 1996 and 2016. Women's
Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium. 15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events: The medal records at the 2008 Games were heavily amended following retests of competitors samples in 2015 and 2016. A significant number of medalists have been disqualified, including some weightlifters who originally stood to inherit medals. The following table has been updated as a result of this. Where a medal has been forfeited, the attached note contains details of