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Team Canada players react after a basket while playing against the United States during second half gold medal action at the Pan American Games in Toronto on Monday, July 20, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canada got its first-ever taste of Pan Am basketball gold on Monday as the hosts defeated the No. 1-ranked American squad in the women’s final.
The 81-73 win capped off a perfect 5-0 run for the Canadians at the 2015 Pan Am Games tournament in Toronto, marking this country’s first major international basketball tournament win.
The U.S. women had dominated international competition over the past two decades, racking up five Olympic gold medal finishes and four world titles.
Next up for the Canadian team is a chance to qualify for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. They’ll start that journey when they begin play at the FIBA Americas Championship in Edmonton in August.
While that may have been the only gold medal captured by Canada on Day 10, there were still plenty of medal-winning performances by Canadian athletes.
Here’s a full rundown of podium finishes by Canada on Day 10:
The 81-73 win capped off a perfect 5-0 run for the Canadians at the 2015 Pan Am Games tournament in Toronto, marking this country’s first major international basketball tournament win.
The U.S. women had dominated international competition over the past two decades, racking up five Olympic gold medal finishes and four world titles.
Next up for the Canadian team is a chance to qualify for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. They’ll start that journey when they begin play at the FIBA Americas Championship in Edmonton in August.
While that may have been the only gold medal captured by Canada on Day 10, there were still plenty of medal-winning performances by Canadian athletes.
Here’s a full rundown of podium finishes by Canada on Day 10:
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