Canada claims silver medal in women’s beach volleyball after dropping final to Brazil

Canada claims silver medal in women's beach volleyball after dropping final to Brazil | iNFOnews.ca
Canada's Brandie Wilkerson, right, and Melissa Humana-Paredes talk during the women's beach volleyball gold medal match between Brazil and Canada, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson have won the silver medal in women's beach volleyball at the Paris Olympics. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

PARIS – Canadian beach volleyball players Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson will settle for silver at the Paris Games.

They dropped a 2-1 (26-24, 12-21, 15-10) decision to Brazil’s Ana Patricia Ramos and Eduarda Santos (Duda) Lisboa in Friday’s final at Eiffel Tower Stadium.

It’s the first time a Canadian women’s team has reached the Olympic podium in the sport.

Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson, both from Toronto, lost two of three matches in pool play and won a lucky-loser match just to reach the round of 16.

They shared a fifth-place finish with different partners at the Tokyo Games in 2021.

Canada’s only other Olympic beach volleyball medal came in 1996 when Mark Heese and John Child won men’s bronze in Atlanta.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 9, 2024.

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