Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Canada at the Olympic Games
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Competitors	107 in 13 sports
Flag bearer	William Parnell
Medals Rank: 21	Gold 1	Silver 2	Bronze 0	Total 3
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Canada competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 107 competitors, 97 men and 10 women, took part in 74 events in 13 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• George Genereux — Shooting, Men's Trap

Silver

• Kenneth Lane and Donald Hawgood — Canoeing, Men's C-2 1000 m
• Gerald Gratton — Weightlifting, Men's 67.5–75 kg (middleweight)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Qualification Round (Group C)

• Defeated Italy (68-57)
• Defeated Romania (72-51)
• Defeated Egypt (63-57)

• Main Round (Group C)

• Lost to Brazil (55-57)
• Lost to Argentina (81-82)
• Lost to Philippines (65-81) → did not advance, 13th place

• Team Roster

• Ralph Campbell
• William Coulthard
• James Curren
• Charles Dalton
• William Pataky
• Glen Pettinger
• Robert Phibbs
• Bernard Pickell
• John Ridd
• Robert Simpson
• Harry Wade
• George Wearring
• Roy Williams

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Welterweight (–63,5 kg)

• Roy Keenan
  1. First Round — Lost to Piet van Klaveren (Netherlands) on points (1-2)

Men's Featherweight (–57 kg)

• Leonard Walters
  1. First Round — Defeated Salah El Din Ahmed Fathi (Egypt) on points (3-0)
  2. Second Round — Defeated Willi Roth (Germany) on points (2-1)
  3. Quarterfinals — Lost to Leonard John Leisching (South Africa) on points (0-3)

Men's Lightweight (–60 kg)

• Clayton Kenny
  1. First Round — Defeated Niels Erik Berthelsen (Denmark) on technical knock-out in third round
  2. Second Round — Lost to István Juhász (Hungary) on points (1-2)

Men's Welterweight (–67 kg)

• Jacob Butula
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Ron Norris (India) on technical knock-out in third round

Men's Light Middleweight (–71 kg)

• Charles Chase
  1. First Round — Defeated Andre Oueillé (France) on points (2-1)
  2. Second Round — Lost to László Papp (Hungary) on knock-out in second round

Men's Middleweight (–75 kg)

• Robert Malouf
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Leen Jansen (Netherlands) on technical knock-out in first round

Men's Heavyweight (> 91 kg)

• James Saunders
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Giacomo di Segni (Italy) on points (0-3)

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Frederick Henry

• Final — 1:17.6 (→ 22nd place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• John Millman — 8th place

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, both men, represented Canada in 1952.

Men's foil

• Edward Brooke
• Roland Asselin

Men's épée

• Edward Brooke
• Roland Asselin

Men's sabre

• Roland Asselin

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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Swimming

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Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics