Canada at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games
# Canada at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games

Canada is scheduled to compete at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali–Valle, Colombia from November 25 to December 5, 2021.

Canada's full team of 31 athletes (13 men and 18 women) competing in ten sports was announced on November 19, 2021. Along with the announcement, artistic gymnast Aurélie Tran and badminton athlete Brian Yang were named as co-flag bearers during the opening ceremony.

Trampolinist Remi Aubin and gold medal winning karateka Yamina Lahyanssa were named as co-flag bearers during the closing ceremony. Canadian athletes won a total of ten medals in six sports.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Beach volleyball | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Diving | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Karate | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Squash | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 13 | 18 | 31 |

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Brian Yang Rachel Chan | Badminton | Mixed doubles | November 29 |
| Gold | Rachel Chan | Badminton | Women's singles | November 29 |
| Gold | Brian Yang | Badminton | Men's singles | November 29 |
| Gold | Yamina Lahyanssa | Karate | Women's 50 kg | December 5 |
| Silver | Aurélie Tran | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | November 28 |
| Bronze | Nicholas Hoefling | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | November 26 |
| Bronze | Aurélie Tran | Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | November 27 |
| Bronze | Hannah Blatt Sydney Maxwell Iman Shaheen | Squash | Women's team | November 30 |
| Bronze | Jeremy Hazin Sophie Gauthier | Table tennis | Mixed doubles | December 1 |
| Bronze | Jeremy Hazin | Table tennis | Men's singles | December 2 |

## Badminton

Canada qualified two badminton athletes (one male and one female). Canada went on to sweep all three gold medals.

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Brian Yang | Men's singles | Bye | Huebla (ECU) W 2–0 (21–5, 21–6) | Caycho (PER) W 2–0 (21–8, 21–15) | Averia (USA) W 2–0 (21–12, 21–4) | Matias (BRA) W 2–1 (14–21, 21–16, 21–18) | Artiga (ESA) W 2–0 (21–8, 21–6) | |
| Rachel Chan | Women's singles | — | Hernandez (ESA) W 2–0 (21–2, 21–5) | Acosta (DOM) W 2–0 (21–5, 21–7) | Gai (USA) W 2–0 (21–19, 21–15) | Vieira (BRA) W 2–0 (21–8, 21–9) | Chi (USA) W 2–1 (14–21, 21–5, 21–15) | |
| Brian Yang Rachel Chan | Mixed doubles | — | Bye | Jiménez / Vega (CRC) W 2–0 (21–5, 21–3) | Salvador / Quan (GUA) W 2–0 (21–12, 21–12) | Matias / Lima (BRA) W 2–0 (21–15, 21–12) | Artiga / Fuentes (ESA) W 2–0 (21–13, 21–14) | |

## Beach volleyball

Canada qualified a women's beach volleyball pair.

### Women

* Kaylee Glagau
* Becky Tresham

## Diving

Canada qualified three divers (one male and two females).

### Men

* Ben Smyth

### Women

* Julianne Boisvert
* Quinn Gariepy

## Gymnastics

Canada qualified four gymnasts (two per gender).

### Artistic

Canada qualified two artistic gymnasts (one per gender).

**Men**

* Mathys Jalbert

**Women**

* Aurélie Tran

### Trampoline

Canada qualified two trampolinists (one per gender).

**Men**

* Remi Aubin

**Women**

* Gabriella Flynn

## Karate

Canada qualified four karatekas (one male and three female).

### Men

* Émile Desrosiers

### Women

* Kristin Dixon
* Yamina Lahyanssa
* Megan Rochette

## Modern pentathlon

Canada qualified two modern pentathletes (one per gender).

### Men

* Quinn Schulz

### Women

* Olivia Li

## Squash

Canada qualified six squash athletes (three per gender).

### Men

* Noel Heaton
* Elliott Hunt
* Ryan Picken

### Women

* Hannah Blatt
* Sydney Maxwell
* Iman Shaheen

## Table tennis

Canada qualified two table tennis athletes (one per gender).

### Men

* Jeremy Hazin

### Women

* Sophie Gauthier

## Taekwondo

Canada qualified two taekwondo practitioners (one per gender).

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nicholas Hoefling | Men's 58 kg | Bye | Cazeau (HAI) W 20–0 | Reyes (COL) L 3–9 | Did not advance | |
| Josipa Kafadar | Women's 49 kg | Bye | Torres (COL) L 6–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Wrestling

Canada qualified four wrestlers (two per gender).

### Men

* Jason-Guy Luneau
* Dechlan Papadopoulos

### Women

* Nyla Burgess
* Bronwyn MacGregor
