1. Adam van Koeverden – Kayaking
Likely Canada’s strongest Olympic hopeful, vanKoeverden is the reigning world champion in the K-1 1000m, and is a candidate to win a medal in the K-1500m as well.
2. Carol Huynh – Wrestling
Huynh is the defending Olympic gold medalist in the 48 kg freestyle wrestling division, and heads to London as the 2011 Pan Am Games champion.
3. Dylan Armstrong – Shot put
Canadian shot putter Dylan Armstrong will aim for his first Olympic medal, after earning a silver medal at the 2011 IAAF World Championships.
4. Mary Spencer – Boxing
Women’s boxing will make its inaugural appearance as an Olympic event in London, and Spencer is considered the favourite, having already won three past World Championship titles.
5. Tara Whitten – Cycling
Whitten is a former cross-country skier, and specializes in the Omnium cycling event, winning the gold medal at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
6. Karine Sergerie – Taekwondo
Since winning the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Sergerie took home bronze in the lightweight division at the 2011 Wold Taekwondo Championships.
7. Annamay Pierse – Swimming
The 2008-2009 CIS female athlete of the year,Pierse is the current world record holder in the200m long course breaststroke.
8. Emilie Heymans – Diving
Heymans is Canada’s strongest women’s diver, and looks to repeat her 2008 Beijing silver medal performance in the 10m platform.
9. Alexandre Despatie – Diving
One of Canada’s most successful male divers,Despatie has won silver medals in the 3mspringboard at the past two Olympic Games.
10. Priscilla Lopes-Schliep – Hurdler
While she is often cast under Perdita Felicien’sshadow, Lopes-Schliep gives Canada its best chance to earn a medal in the 100m hurdles, after winning a bronze medal at the event in Beijing.
