Selecting a flag-bearer for the closing ceremony is never an easy task. Here are five candidates for Canada:

1 Penny Oleksiak, swimming

She was the story of the first half, winning four medals — gold in the 100-metre freestyle, silver in the 100 butterfly and bronze in 4x100- and 4x200-metre relays — to set a new standard for Canadians at the Summer Olympics. Her four medals at a single Games trail the five won by speedskater Cindy Klassen at the 2006 Winter Olympics. But the Toronto native is 16 and some might argue the honour should go to a veteran.

2 Derek Drouin, high jump

By soaring his way to the top of the podium, Drouin became the second Canadian ever to win high jumping gold and the first since Duncan McNaughton in 1932. The native of Corunna, Ont., also became the first Canadian to win a gold medal in track and field since sprinter Donovan Bailey in 1996. Drouin now has one of the most impressive resumes in sports: he’s the reigning Olympic, world, Commonwealth and Pan Am Games champion.

3 Andre De Grasse, track

De Grasse has been the story of the Games’ second half. Both his bravado — in claiming he could take down Usain Bolt — and his performances captivated a country. With a bronze medal in the 100 metres and silver in the 200 metres, the Markham, Ont., native became the first Canadian since Percy Williams in 1928 to win a medal in both events at the same Games.

4 Erica Wiebe, wrestling

The Stittsville, Ont., native came into Rio ranked No. 2 in the world in her 75-kg weight class and destroyed the competition en route to gold. With wins of 3-0, 3-0, 3-1 and 3-0, she earned Canada’s fourth gold medal of the Games and she kept Canada’s medal streak in women’s wrestling alive. The country has not left an Olympics without a women’s wrestling medal since 2000.

5 Rosie MacLennan, trampoline

She carried the flag at the opening ceremony, so it’s unlikely the trampoline star from King City, Ont., will get the nod again. But she was the country’s only gold medallist at the London Games four years ago and was the only Canadian athlete challenged with defending her title. She did just that becoming the first Olympic champion from any country to successfully defend a trampoline title.