Canadian gymnast Félix Dolci secured three additional medals, including two golds, at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, according to competition results. Dolci captured gold in the men’s vault final with an average of 13.766 and added another gold in the men’s horizontal bar final with a score of 14.233. The 24-year-old from Laval, Que., also claimed bronze in the men’s parallel bars final with a score of 13.300, bringing his total haul at the Games to six medals and moving him closer to Curtis Hibbert’s Canadian record of seven medals set at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
Men’s Apparatus Finals and Podium Finishes
In the vault final, England’s Luke Whitehouse claimed silver with an average of 13.749, while Cyprus’ Neofytos Kyriakou earned bronze with 13.733, according to official scoring. Australia’s Jesse Moore won the parallel bars gold with 14.000, and Cyprus’ Marios Georgiou took silver with 13.800. On the horizontal bar, Marios Georgiou earned silver with 14.166, while Canada’s William Émard secured bronze with 13.566 following a routine redo due to a grip break. Émard finished his competition with three medals, contributing to Canada’s total of 15 artistic gymnastics medals.
Maude Charron Captures Third Consecutive Weightlifting Title
Maude Charron of Rimouski, Que., won her third consecutive Commonwealth Games title in the women’s 63kg weightlifting category, according to event records. Charron set a Games record in the snatch by lifting 102kg, followed by another Games record with a 130kg clean and jerk, finishing with a combined total of 232kg. England’s Sarah Davies Smale claimed silver with 217kg, and 17-year-old Femily-Crystie Notte of Nauru won bronze with 216kg.
Did you know? Maude Charron’s performance in Glasgow included breaking two separate Commonwealth Games records in a single competition session.
Lia-Monica Fontaine Earns Balance Beam Bronze
Lia-Monica Fontaine of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., added a bronze medal in the women’s balance beam final with a score of 13.000, according to results. Fontaine completed her sweep of the full set of podium colors at these Games, having previously won gold on vault, silver in the team event, and bronze in the all-around. Australia’s Breanna Scott won gold with 13.933, while Singapore’s Amanda Yap secured silver with 13.233, matching the best-ever Commonwealth Games result for a Singaporean gymnast. Teammate Ellie Black finished fourth with 12.966.
Swimming Medal Results and Preliminaries
Canadian swimmers added to the nation’s medal count on Day 5 in Glasgow, according to race results. Lorne Wigginton won bronze in the men’s 400m individual medley in 4:11.38, finishing behind New Zealand gold medalist Lewis Clareburt (4:08.72) and Australia’s silver medalist William Petric (4:11.02). Nicolas-Guy Turbide captured bronze in the men’s 50m freestyle S13 final with a time of 24.96 seconds, behind Scotland’s Stephen Clegg (24.73) and South Africa’s Nathan Hendricks (24.84). In the men’s 100m freestyle, Josh Liendo placed fourth in 48.08 seconds, just behind Australia’s bronze medalist Kyle Chalmers.
Athletics and Boxing Updates at Scotstoun Stadium
Ottawa’s Lauren Gale won her heat in the first round of the women’s 400m in 51.59 seconds to advance to the semifinals, according to track results. In the women’s heptathlon, Sienna MacDonald and Hannah Blair ranked seventh and ninth respectively after two events, with MacDonald winning her 100m hurdles heat in 12.99 seconds. In boxing, Scarlett Savannah Delgado advanced to the women’s 54kg semifinals with a 5-0 unanimous decision over New Zealand’s Greer Hall, and Marie Al-Ahmadieh defeated Kenya’s Rosemarion Otieno 4-1 to reach the women’s 60kg semifinals.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many medals has Félix Dolci won at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games?
Félix Dolci has won six medals, including four golds in the vault, rings, team event, and horizontal bar, according to official results.
What record did Maude Charron break in weightlifting?
Maude Charron set Commonwealth Games records in both the snatch (102kg) and the clean and jerk (130kg) on her way to the 63kg gold medal.
Which Canadian swimmers reached the podium on Day 5?
Lorne Wigginton (400m individual medley) and Nicolas-Guy Turbide (50m freestyle S13) both won bronze medals.
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