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BELGRADE, Serbia 鈥� Team Canada ended the 25th Summer Universiade with a bang Sunday afternoon at Red Star Stadium, capturing its second gold medal of the biennial FISU Games courtesy of the women鈥檚 4x400 metres relay.

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The red and white ends the Belgrade Universiade with 15 medals, one fewer than in 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand. The 2009 tally includes a pair of gold, seven silver and six bronze.

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鈥淚 think we had a very successful Games,鈥� said Canadian chef de mission Drew Love from 9I制作厂免费. 鈥淔ifteen medals is a solid result for us and finishing off with gold in the women鈥檚 4x400, our very last event, is very exciting for everybody. We should all be proud of what we鈥檝e done.

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鈥淚 personally had a lot of fun because I had a chance to see as many of our athletes in action as possible. To see how every sport has its own nuances and its own flavour, to watch Canadian athletes give their best everywhere they went was very exciting for us. We were extremely well represented by our student-athletes.

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鈥淚 have to compliment our hosts from Serbia for putting together a wonderful event for us.鈥�

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Canada finished 13th overall in the medal standings. Russia topped all countries for the second straight Universiade with 76 podiums (27-22-27), followed by Japan with 73 medals (20-21-32) and China with 58 (22-21-15). Host Serbia was 10th with 19 medals (5-5-9).

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In addition to Sunday鈥檚 triumph by the women鈥檚 track relay comprised of Carline Muir of Edmonton, Amonn Nelson of Calgary, Kimberly Hyacinthe of Terrebonne, Que., and Esther Akinsulie of Kanata, Ont., Canada鈥檚 other gold medal came on Saturday night when swimmer Kevyn Peterson of Salmon Arm, B.C., touched the wall first in the women鈥檚 400m freestyle.

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All of Canada鈥檚 medals at the Games came at the track and in the pool, with athletics reaching the podium on eight occasions (1-3-4) and swimming seven times (1-4-2).

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The eight medals at the stadium represent the second highest Canadian total in history in athletics at the FISU Games, behind 13 podiums in 1983 in Edmonton, while the relay victory was Canada鈥檚 first gold in track and field since 1983.

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Canada鈥檚 best result in team sports in Belgrade came from the women鈥檚 water polo squad, which finished fourth as the sport was making its Universiade debut. Men鈥檚 volleyball and women鈥檚 soccer both reached the quarterfinals, ending up in sixth place and seventh position, respectively.

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The 2011 Summer Universiade will be held in Shenzhen, China.

Canadian Medals

Gold
Athletics: Carline, Muir (Edmonton, Alta., / University of Alberta), Amonn Nelson (Calgary, Alta., / U of Calgary), Kimberly Hyacinthe (Terrebonne, Que. / Vanier College), Esther Akinsulie (Kanata, Ont. / Carleton U), women鈥檚 4x400m relay

Swimming: Kevyn Peterson (Salmon Arm, B.C. / U of Calgary), 400m freestyle

Silver
Athletics: Jim Steacy (Lethbridge, Alta. / U of Lethbridge), hammer throw

Athletics: Michael Mason (Nanoose Bay, B.C. / U of British Columbia), high jump

Athletics: Esther Akinsulie (Kanata, Ont. / Carleton U), 400m

Swimming: Keith Beavers (Orangeville, Ont. / U of Waterloo), 200m individual medley

Swimming: Katy Murdoch (Calgary, Alta. / U of Calgary), 100m backstroke

Swimming: Kevyn Peterson (Salmon Arm, B.C. / U of Calgary), 200m freestyle

Swimming: Kevyn Peterson (Salmon Arm, B.C. / U of C), Breanna Hendriks (Cochrane, Alta. / U of C), Seanna Mitchell (Manotick, Ont. / U of C), Katy Murdoch (Calgary, Alta. / U of C), women鈥檚 4x200m freestyle relay

Bronze
Athletics: Ruky Abdulai (Coquitlam, B.C. / Simon Fraser U), long jump

Athletics: Daniel Harper (Brampton, Ont. / York U), 400m

Athletics: Rebecca Johnstone (Bowen Island, B.C. / B.C. Institute of Technology), 800m

Athletics: Carline Muir (Edmonton, Alta. / U of Alberta), 400m

Swimming: Marie-Pier Ratelle (Quebec City, Que. / Laval U), Breanna Hendriks (Cochrane, Alta. / U of C), Katy Murdoch (Calgary, Alta. / U of C), Seanna Mitchell (Manotick, Ont. / U of C), women鈥檚 4x100m freestyle relay

Swimming: Ray Betuzzi (Calgary, Alta. / U of Minnesota), Brian Johns (Richmond, B.C. / U of British Columbia), Keith Beavers (Orangeville, Ont. / U of Waterloo), Matthew Swanston (Newmarket, Ont. / Stanford U), men鈥檚 4x200m freestyle

Canadian Team Sports Results

Women鈥檚 water polo: 4th place

Men鈥檚 volleyball: 6th place

Women鈥檚 soccer: 7th place

Men鈥檚 basketball: 9th place

Men鈥檚 soccer: 12th place

Women鈥檚 volleyball: 13th place

Men鈥檚 water polo: 13th place

Women鈥檚 basketball: 15th place

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Medal Table

1. Russia 76 (27 gold, 22 silver, 27 bronze)

2. Japan 73 (20-21-32)

3. China 58 (22-21-15)

4. South Korea 47 (21-11-15)

5. USA 39 (13-13-13)

6. Ukraine 31 (7-11-13)

6. Italy 31 (6-14-11)

8. Poland 24 (6-10-8)

9. France 21 (4-8-9)

10. Serbia 19 (5-5-9)

11. Chinese Taipei 17 (7-5-5)

11. Germany 17 (3-3-11)

13. CANADA 15 (2-7-6)

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About the Summer Universiade

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The Summer Universiade is an international multi-sport event that takes place every two years, and is second only to the Olympic Games in the number of participating athletes and countries. The Universiade is open to competitors between the ages of 17 and 28 in the year of the Games who are full-time students at a post-secondary institution (university, college, CEGEP) or have graduated from a post-secondary institution in the year preceding the event.

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For more information:

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Michel B茅langer

Communications Manager

Team Canada

2009 Summer Universiade

Cell: 064-0922989

From Canada dial: 011-381-64-0922989

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