27 quick facts and statistics — 2019 Canada Winter Games

Let's celebrate the 27^th edition of the Canada Games with 27 facts and statistics.

2019 Canada Winter Games facts & statistics

2019 is the 52^nd anniversary of the Canada Games.
The 2019 Canada Winter Games are the 27^th edition of the Canada Games.
Red Deer is the third city in Alberta to host the Canada Winter Games. Previously, Alberta hosted the Canada Games in 1975 (Lethbridge) and 1995 (Grande Prairie).
The first-ever national MNP Canada Games Torch Relay will visit over 48 communities across Canada before making its way to Red Deer for the Opening Ceremony.
The 2019 Canada Winter Games open February 15 and close March 3; that makes it a 17 day event!
Red Deer will provide national competitive opportunities for athletes from 19 sports to achieve excellence in their sport.
The 2019 Canada Winter Games will use 13 competition venues for athlete development and hosting competitions, of which 4 received funding from the Host Society for new or upgraded facilities.
Over 3,600 athletes, coaches, managers, and support staff will participate in the Games.
The 2019 Canada Winter Games will require approximately 500 sport officials to ensure fair play.
Red Deer is expecting over 20,000 visitors to attend the 2019 Canada Winter Games.
The 2019 Canada Winter Games will require over 5,000 volunteers.
8 of the 13 provincial and territorial delegations have female Chefs de Mission.

The first Canada Games were held in Québec City in February of 1967.
The first Canada Games motto was "Unity Through Sport".
The Canada Games are held every two years alternating between summer and winter.
The sports are selected approximately six years before the games.
The Canada Games are the country's largest domestic multisport event for young athletes.
9 of 19 Canada Games alumni left the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games with one or more medals around their neck.
Canada Games Alumni contributed to 10 of Canada's 28 medals at the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
37 percent of Canada's roster at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games were Canada Games alumni.
Canada Games alumni contributed to 11 of Canada's 29 medals at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
In 1991, Canada Games added both women's hockey and ringette, substantially adding to female team sports.
122 of the 148 medal events at the 2017 Canada Summer Games featured female athletes.
47 percent of the 2017 Canada Summer Games athletes were female.
Bathurst-Campbellton, and 12 other municipalities, staged the 2003 Canada Winter Games – the largest number of communities to ever come together to host.
The first and only time to date one of Canada's territories hosted the Canada Games was the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Team Ontario has won the most Canada Games medals with a total of 3,127. The next closest province is Quebec with 2,762.

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