Gold Coast 2018 - April 7, 2018 - Day 3 results and looking ahead at Team Canada action on day 4

 7 medals for Canada on Day 3:  3 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze

GOLD COAST, Australia, April 7, 2018 /CNW/ -

• Artistic Gymnastics – Gold – Ellie Black – despite falling on the beam, Black earned the top scores on both vault and floor, to take the Commonwealth title with a total score of 54.200.
  
  
• Swimming – 5 medals at the pool today!

Maude Charron of Rimouski, Qc captures the gold medal in Weightlifting, 63kg, breaking the Commonwealth Games record with a lift of 122kg. (CNW Group/Commonwealth Games Association of Canada)

Gold – Kylie Masse 200 backstroke
Silver – Taylor Ruck 50m freestyle
Silver – 4x200m freestyle relay - Oleksiak, Ruck, Sanchez, Smith R.
Silver - Aurélie Rivard  - SM10 200m IM
Bronze – Taylor Ruck 100m backstroke

• Weightlifting – GOLD Women's 63kg Maude Charron set a new Commonwealth Games record on her way to the gold medal.

Day 3 Results

Sport	Event	Competitor	Result
Artistic Gymnastics	Men's Individual All-Around Final	COURNOYER	7th
Artistic Gymnastics	Women's Individual All-Around Final	BLACK	Gold
Artistic Gymnastics	Women's Individual All-Around Final	ONYSHKO	8th
Badminton	Mixed Team Quarterfinal	LI, YAKURA, HONDERICH, TAM, LINDEMAN, TSAI, YANG, HO-SHUE	Loss
Basketball	Men's Preliminary Round Group A	CANADA VS. NIGERIA	Win
Beach Volleyball	Men's Preliminary Pool B	PEDLOW/SCHACHTER	Win
Boxing	Men's 56kilo - Round of 16	BASRAN VS. AAREE (KIR)	Win
Cycling Track	Men's Sprint Qualifying	BARRETTE	9th
Cycling Track	Men's Sprint Qualifying	RITTER	11th
Cycling Track	Men's Sprint Qualifying	ST-LOUIS PIVIN	19th
Cycling Track	Men's Sprint 1/8 Finals - Heat 8	BARRETTE	Loss
Cycling Track	Men's Sprint 1/8 Finals - Heat 6	RITTER	Loss
Cycling Track	Men's 15km Scratch Race Qualifying - Heat 1	CAVES	10th
Cycling Track	Men's 15km Scratch Race Qualifying - Heat 1	JAMIESON	14th
Cycling Track	Men's 15km Scratch Race Qualifying - Heat 2	FOLEY	9th
Cycling Track	Women's 25km Points Race Finals	ROORDA	19th
Cycling Track	Women's 25km Points Race Finals	BEVERIDGE	22nd
Cycling Track	Women's 25km Points Race Finals	GIBSON	8th
Cycling Track	Women's 500m Time Trial	WALSH	10th
Cycling Track	Women's 500m Time Trial	GENEST	9th
Cycling Track	Men's 15km Scratch Race Finals	FOLEY	DNF
Cycling Track	Men's 15km Scratch Race Finals	CAVES	DNF
Hockey	Men's Pool A	CANADA VS. SCOTLAND	Win
Lawn Bowls	Men's Triples - Section A, Rd 5, Match 1	STADNYK C, WILSON, LEFRESNE	Win
Lawn Bowls	Women's Singles - Sec. A, Rd 5, Match 1	MCKERIHEN VS. ANDERSON (NFK)	Loss
Lawn Bowls	Men's Pairs - Section A, Rd 5, Match 1	BESTER, STADNYK R	Loss
Lawn Bowls	Men's Triples Quarterfinal A	STADNYK C, WILSON, LEFRESNE	Win
Lawn Bowls	Women's Fours Quarterfinal A	CHINERY, FOSTER, COOPER, WESTLAKE	Win
Lawn Bowls	Women's Singles Quarterfinal A	MCKERIHEN	Win
Swimming	Men's 200m Butterfly - Heat 2	DARRAGH	1st
Swimming	Women's 200m Breaststroke - Heat 1	SMITH K	1st
Swimming	Women's 200m Breaststroke - Heat 2	HARVEY	3rd
Swimming	Women's 200m Breaststroke - Heat 2	DARCEL	4th
Swimming	Men's SB8 100m Breastroke Heat 1	VACHON	8th
Swimming	Women's SM10 200m IM Heat 1	RIVARD	1st
Swimming	Women's SM10 200m IM Heat 1	RYAN	4th
Swimming	Women's SM10 200m IM Heat 2	ROXON	4th
Swimming	Women's 50m Butterfly - Heat 3	OLEKSIAK	2nd
Swimming	Women's 50m Butterfly - Heat 4	SMITH R	2nd
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - Heat 6	THORMEYER	3rd
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - Heat 7	KISIL	1st
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - Heat 7	GAZIEV	7th
Swimming	Men's 200m Butterfly Final	DARRAGH	6th
Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle Final	RUCK	Silver
Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle Final	SANCHEZ	6th
Swimming	Women's 100m Backstroke Final	RUCK	Bronze
Swimming	Women's 100m Backstroke Final	HANNAH	8th
Swimming	Women's 100m Backstroke Final	MASSE	Gold
Swimming	Women's 50m Butterfly Semifinal 2	SMITH	3rd
Swimming	Women's 50m Butterfly Semifinal 2	OLEKSIAK	2nd
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinal 2	THORMEYER	6e
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinal 2	KISIL	3e
Swimming	Women's 200m Breaststroke Final	SMITH	4e
Swimming	Men's SB8 100m Breastroke Final	VACHON	8e
Swimming	Women's SM10 200m IM Final	RIVARD	Silver
Swimming	Women's SM10 200m IM Final	ROXON	8e
Swimming	Women's SM10 200m IM Final	RYAN	7e
Swimming	Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final	OLEKSIAK, RUCK, SANCHEZ, SMITH R	Silver
Table Tennis	Men's Team Round of 16	WANG, BERNADET, MEDJUGORAC	Loss
Table Tennis	Women's Team Quarterfinal 3	ZHANG, COTE, YEUNG	Loss
Triathlon	Mixed Team Relay Final	BROWN, SHARPE, MISLAWCHUK, RIDENOUR	4th
Weightlifting	Men's 77kg	VACHON	4th
Weightlifting	Women's 63kg	CHARRON	Gold
Weightlifting	Men's 85kg	MARINEAU	8th

GOLD COAST 2018
LOOKING AHEAD AT TEAM CANADA ACTION ON DAY 4 – APRIL 8, 2018

Canada enters Day 4 ranked 3^rd at the Games, with a total of 18 medals

Athletics begins today, part of the 31 medal events up for grabs today – the most so far in one day!

• Athletics
• Men's 20km walk – Evan Dunfee, 4th place finisher at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games is the Canadian record holder in the 50km, and definitely one to watch in this race.
  
  
• Men's 5000m Mohammed Ahmed – he is the Canadian record holder in this event; based on his personal best, he is ranked in the top 3 here at the Games and a contender for a podium position.
  
• Cycling
• Women's Keirin - Amelia Walsh and Lauriane Genest - Genest is the revelation of the team, with a bronze medal final in her first international race ever
  
  
• Women's Scratch - Steph Roorda, Allison Beveridge and Ariane Bonhomme - Canada could do well in this race
  
  
• Men's 1000m Time Trial - Stefan Ritter and Aidan Caves - Stefan is the Junior world record holder in this event.
  
• Swimming –
• Women's 200m Backstroke Final – Heats to determine finalists
• Men's 100m Freestyle Final – Yuri Kisil, Markus Thormeyer
• Men's SM8 200m IM Final – Finalists to be determined
• Women's S9 100m Freestyle Final – Finalists to be determined
• Women's 200m Individual Medley Final – Heats to determine finalists
• Women's 50m Butterfly Final – Penny Oleksiak, Rebecca Smith
• Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final
  
• Weightlifting
• Women's 75kg - Marie-Ève Beauchemin-Nadeau is the defending Commonwealth Games Champion and silver medallist at Delhi 2010 as well as a Rio 2016 Olympian – she will be looking to repeat
  
  
• Women's 69kg - Andréanne Messier has mostly Junior Worlds experience but is ranked 4th in the Commonwealth and could contend.
  
  
• Men's 94kg Boady Santavy – Ranked 1st amongst the Commonwealth nations in his weight category, he may earn his first medal at a multi-sport Games here in Gold Coast.

Team Canada Daily Schedule – 8 April

Sport	Venue	Start Time	Event	Phase	Competitor	Notes
Artistic Gymnastics	Coomera Indoor Sports Ctr	14:33	Men's Floor Exercise Final	FNL-	MORGAN
Artistic Gymnastics	Coomera Indoor Sports Ctr	15:27	Men's Pommel Horse Final	FNL-	CLAY
Artistic Gymnastics	Coomera Indoor Sports Ctr	15:27	Women's Vault Final	FNL-	OLSEN, BLACK
Artistic Gymnastics	Coomera Indoor Sports Ctr	16:46	Men's Rings Final	FNL-	MORGAN, COURNOYER
Artistic Gymnastics	Coomera Indoor Sports Ctr	16:46	Women's Uneven Bars Final	FNL-	ROGERS, ONYSHKO
Athletics	Currumbin Beachfront	7:00	Men's 20km Race Walk Final	FNL-	DUNFEE
Athletics	Currumbin Beachfront	7:00	Men's 20km Race Walk Final	FNL-	THORNE
Athletics	Carrara Stadium	14:00	Men's Hammer Throw Final	FNL-	KEENAN
Athletics	Carrara Stadium	14:45	Men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 1	RND1	MAKINDE
Athletics	Carrara Stadium	15:27	Men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 8	RND1	EFFAH
Athletics	Carrara Stadium	15:21	Men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 7	RND1	SMELLIE
Athletics	Carrara Stadium	16:35	Men's Shot Put Qual. Round - Group B	QUAL	NEDOW Tim
Athletics	Carrara Stadium	16:40	Men's 5000m Final	FNL-	AHMED
Athletics	Carrara Stadium	17:35	Men's 100m Semifinal 1	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Athletics	Carrara Stadium	17:42	Men's 100m Semifinal 2	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Athletics	Carrara Stadium	17:49	Men's 100m Semifinal 3	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Basketball	Townsville E & C Centre	18:30	Women's Preliminary Round Group A	GPA-	CANADA VS. AUSTRALIA
Boxing	Oxenford Studios	13:17	Men's 64kg Round of 16	RND16	BLUMENFELD VS. McKECHNIE (SCO)
Boxing	Oxenford Studios	19:17	Women's 69kg Quarterfinal 4	QFNL	PARENT VS. SIMBI (KEN)
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	17:37	Women's Keirin First Round - Heat 2	RND1	GENEST
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	17:42	Women's Keirin First Round - Heat 3	RND1	WALSH
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	17:47	Men's 40km Points Race Qualifying-Heat 1	QUAL	GEE, LAMOUREUX
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	18:12	Men's 40km Points Race Qualifying-Heat 2	QUAL	FOLEY
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	18:37	Women's Keirin First Rnd Rep. - Heat 1	RND1	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	18:42	Women's Keirin First Rnd Rep. - Heat 2	RND1	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	18:47	Men's 1000m Time Trial	FNL-	RITTER, CAVES
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	20:05	Women's Keirin Second Round - Heat 1	RND2	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	20:10	Women's Keirin Second Round - Heat 2	RND2	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	20:24	Women's 10km Scratch Race Finals	FNL-	BEVERIDGE, ROORDA, BONHOMME
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	20:39	Women's Keirin Finals 7-12	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	20:44	Women's Keirin Finals 1-6	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	21:01	Men's 40km Points Race Finals	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Hockey	Gold Coast Hockey Centre	11:30	Women's Pool B	GPB-	CANADA VS. NEW ZEALAND
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	9:01	Men's Triples Semifinal	SFNL	CANADA VS. AUSTRALIA	STADNYK C, WILSON, LEFRESNE
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	9:00	Women's Fours Semifinal	SFNL	CANADA VS. AUSTRALIA	CHINERY, FOSTER, COOPER, WESTLAKE
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	12:30	Men's Triples Bronze Medal Match	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	12:30	Men's Triples Gold Medal Match	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	12:30	Women's Singles Semifinal	SFNL	MCKERIHEN
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	17:30	Women's Singles Bronze Medal Match	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	17:30	Women's Singles Gold Medal Match	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	10:35	Women's 200m Backstroke - Heat 2	HEAT	CALDWELL, MASSE
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	10:39	Women's 200m Backstroke - Heat 3	HEAT	RUCK
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	10:54	Men's 50m Breaststroke - Heat 5	HEAT	WALL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:03	Women's 100m Freestyle - Heat 3	HEAT	OLEKSIAK
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:08	Women's 100m Freestyle - Heat 5	HEAT	RUCK
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:08	Women's 100m Freestyle - Heat 5	HEAT	SANCHEZ
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:12	Men's SM8 200m IM Heat 1	HEAT	ZONA
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:12	Men's SM8 200m IM Heat 1	HEAT	VACHON
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:19	Women's S9 100m Freestyle Heat 1	HEAT	ROXON, BIRD, TRIPP
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:25	Women's 200m Individual Medley - Heat 1	HEAT	SELTENREICH-HODGSON
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:29	Women's 200m Individual Medley - Heat 2	HEAT	DARCEL, SANCHEZ
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:42	Men's 100m Butterfly - Heat 4	HEAT	DARRAGH
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:40	Men's 100m Butterfly - Heat 3	HEAT	BINNEMA
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:52	Women's 100m Breaststroke - Heat 3	HEAT	KNELSON
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	12:10	Women's 100m Breaststroke - Heat 4	HEAT	NICOL, SMITH K
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	19:37	Women's 200m Backstroke Final	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	19:43	Men's 100m Freestyle Final	FNL-	KISIL, THORMEYER
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	19:59	Women's 100m Freestyle Semifinal 1	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	20:03	Women's 100m Freestyle Semifinal 2	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	20:19	Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinal 1	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	20:23	Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinal 2	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	20:29	Men's SM8 200m IM Final	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	20:36	Women's S9 100m Freestyle Final	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	20:53	Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinal 1	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	20:58	Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinal 2	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:03	Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinal 1	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:08	Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinal 2	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:24	Women's 200m Individual Medley Final	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:36	Women's 50m Butterfly Final	FNL-	OLEKSIAK, SMITH
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:55	Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final	FNL-	CANADA	BAGSHAW, KISIL, BELANGER, OLAFSON, THORMEYER
Weightlifting	Carrara Sports Arena 1	9:30	Women's 69kg	FNL-	MESSIER Andreanne
Weightlifting	Carrara Sports Arena 1	14:00	Men's 94kg	FNL-	SANTAVY Boady
Weightlifting	Carrara Sports Arena 1	18:30	Women's 75kg	FNL-	BEAUCHEMIN-NADEAU Marie-Eve

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