The Rio 2016 Summer Olympics are here! Below, you’ll find a list of BC athletes competing in the Games. Be sure to watch for these names, and cheer on your homegrown heroes!
Men
Field hockey
Athlete: Adam Froese
Birthplace: Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Hometown: Abbotsford, BC
Age: 24
Athlete: Benjamin Martin
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 29
Athlete: Brenden Bissett
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: New Westminster, BC
Age: 23
Athlete: David Carter
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 34
Athlete: Gabriel Ho-Garcia
Birthplace: Burnaby, BC
Hometown: Burnaby, BC
Age: 23
Athlete: Gordie Johnston
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 23
Athlete: Iain Smythe
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Burnaby, BC
Age: 31
Athlete: Mark Pearson
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Tsawwassen, BC
Age: 29
Athlete: Matthew Guest
Birthplace: Shepparton, Australia
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 31
Athlete: Matthew Sarmento
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 25
Athlete: Scott Tupper
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 29
Athlete: Sukhi Panesar
Birthplace: Surrey, BC
Hometown: Surrey, BC
Age: 22
Athlete: Taylor Curran
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
Age: 24
Rowing
Athlete: Brendan Hodge
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: South Delta, BC
Age: 31
Athlete: Kai Langerfeld
Birthplace: North Vancouver, BC
Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
Age: 29
Athlete: Maxwell Lattimer
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Delta, BC
Age: 23
Athlete: Will Dean
Birthplace: Kelowna, BC
Hometown: Kelowna, BC
Age: 29
Swimming
Athlete: Markus Thormeyer
Birthplace: Newmarket, ON
Hometown: Tsawwassen, BC
Age: 18
Athlete: Richard Weinberger
Birthplace: Moose Jaw, SK
Hometown: Kitsilano, BC
Age: 26
Athlete: Ryan Cochrane
Birthplace: Victoria, BC
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Age: 27
Ryan CochraneAthletics
Athlete: Ben Thorne
Birthplace: Kitimat, BC
Hometown: Kitimat, BC
Age: 23
Athlete: Chris Winter
Birthplace: North Vancouver, BC
Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
Age: 30
Athlete: Evan Dunfee
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Richmond, BC
Age: 26
Athlete: Inaki Gomez
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 28
Athlete: Luc Bruchet
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 25
Athlete: Mike Mason
Birthplace: New Westminster, BC
Hometown: Nanoose Bay, BC
Age: 30
Volleyball – indoor
Athlete: Daniel Jansen VanDoorn
Birthplace: Langley, BC
Hometown: Langley, BC
Age: 26
Athlete: Frederic Winters
Birthplace: Victoria, BC
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Age: 33
Athlete: Gord Perrin
Birthplace: Creston, BC
Hometown: Creston, BC
Age: 26
Athlete: Steve Marshall
Birthplace: Abbotsford, BC
Hometown: Abbotsford, BC
Age: 26
Wrestling
Athlete: Haislan Garcia
Birthplace: Guanbacoa, Cuba
Hometown: Coquitlam, BC
Age: 33
Sailing
Athlete: Luke Ramsay
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 28
Gymnastics – artistic
Athlete: Scott Morgan
Birthplace: North Vancouver, BC
Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
Age: 27
Cycling – BMX
Athlete: Tory Nyhaug
Birthplace: New Westminster, BC
Hometown: Coquitlam, BC
Age: 24
Tennis
Athlete: Vasek Pospisil
Birthplace: Vernon, BC
Hometown: Vernon, BC
Age: 26
Women
Athletics
Athlete: Alyxandria Treasure
Birthplace: Prince George, BC
Hometown: Prince George, BC
Age: 24
Athlete: Christabel Nettey
Birthplace: Brampton, ON
Hometown: Surrey, BC
Age: 25
Athlete: Elizabeth (Liz) Gleadle
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 27
Athlete: Natasha Wodak
Birthplace: Surrey, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 34
Rowing
Athlete: Antje von Seydlitz
Birthplace: Smithers, BC
Hometown: Smithers, BC
Age: 25
Athlete: Caileigh Filmer
Birthplace: Victoria, BC
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Age: 19
Athlete: Lauren Wilkinson
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
Age: 27
Athlete: Lindsay Jennerich
Birthplace: Victoria, BC
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Age: 34
Athlete: Lisa Roman
Birthplace: Surrey, BC
Hometown: Langley, BC
Age: 26
Athlete: Patricia Obee
Birthplace: Saanich, BC
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Age: 24
Swimming
Athlete: Emily Overholt
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: West Vancouver, BC
Age: 18
Athlete: Hilary Caldwell
Birthplace: London, ON
Hometown: White Rock, BC
Age: 25
Athlete: Kierra Smith
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Kelowna, BC
Age: 22
Athlete: Noemie Thomas
Birthplace: Richmond, BC
Hometown: Richmond, BC
Age: 20
Equestrian – jumping
Athlete: Tiffany Foster
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
Age: 32
Sailing
Athlete: Nikola Girke
Birthplace: Grande Prairie, AB
Hometown: West Vancouver, BC
Age: 38
Soccer
Athlete: Sophie Schmidt
Birthplace: Winnipeg, MB
Hometown: Abbotsford, BC
Age: 28
Athlete: Christine Sinclair
Birthplace: Burnaby, BC
Hometown: Burnaby, BC
Age: 33
Christine Sinclair | CBCTable tennis
Athlete: Mo Zhang
Birthplace: Shi Jia Zhuang, China
Hometown: Chilliwack, BC
Age: 27
Cycling – track
Athlete: Laura Brown
Birthplace: Calgary, AB
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 30
Athlete: Jasmin Glaesser
Birthplace: Paderborn, Germany
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 24
Athlete: Georgia Simmerling
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: West Vancouver, BC
Age: 27
Cycling – mountain bike
Athlete: Catharine Pendrel
Birthplace: Fredericton, NB
Hometown: Kamloops, BC
Age: 35
Rugby
Athlete: Kayla Moleschi
Birthplace: Williams Lake, BC
Hometown: Williams Lake, BC
Age: 25
Beach volleyball
Athlete: Jamie Broder
Birthplace: Victoria, BC
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Age: 31
Shooting
Athlete: Cynthia Meyer
Birthplace: New York, NY
Hometown: Bowen Island, BC
Age: 50
Gymnastics – artistic
Athlete: Brittany Rogers
Birthplace: New Westminster, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 23
Athlete: Shallon Olsen
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 16
Basketball
Athlete: Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe
Birthplace: Toronto, ON
Hometown: Penticton, BC
Age: 24
Athlete: Kim Gaucher
Birthplace: Surrey, BC
Hometown: Mission, BC
Age: 32
Triathlon
Athlete: Kirsten Sweetland
Birthplace: Nanaimo, BC
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Age: 27
