Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | CAN |
NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Helsinki | |
Competitors | 107 in 13 sports |
Flag bearer | William Parnell |
Medals Ranked 21st |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
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.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- George Genereux — Shooting, Men's Trap
Silver
- Kenneth Lane and Donald Hawgood — Canoeing, Men's C-2 10000 m
- Gerald Gratton — Weightlifting, Men's 67.5–75 kg (middleweight)
Athletics
Basketball
- 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
Boxing
Men's Light Welterweight (–63,5 kg)
- Roy Keenan
- First Round — Lost to Piet van Klaveren (Netherlands) on points (1-2)
Men's Featherweight (–57 kg)
- Leonard Walters
- First Round — Defeated Salah El Din Ahmed Fathi (Egypt) on points (3-0)
- Second Round — Defeated Willi Roth (Germany) on points (2-1)
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Leonard John Leisching (South Africa) on points (0-3)
Men's Lightweight (–60 kg)
- Clayton Kenny
- First Round — Defeated Niels Erik Berthelsen (Denmark) on technical knock-out in third round
- Second Round — Lost to István Juhász (Hungary) on points (1-2)
Men's Welterweight (–67 kg)
- Jacob Butula
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Ron Norris (India) on technical knock-out in third round
Men's Light Middleweight (–71 kg)
- Charles Chase
- First Round — Defeated Andre Oueillé (France) on points (2-1)
- Second Round — Lost to László Papp (Hungary) on knock-out in second round
Men's Middleweight (–75 kg)
- Robert Malouf
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Leen Jansen (Netherlands) on technical knock-out in first round
Men's Heavyweight (> 91 kg)
- James Saunders
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Giacomo di Segni (Italy) on points (0-3)
Canoeing
Cycling
- 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
Equestrian
Fencing
Two fencers, both men, represented Canada in 1952.
Rowing
Canada had 15 male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- Ted Chilcott
- Jack Taylor
- Bo Westlake
- Frank Young
- John Sharp
- Mervin Kaye
- Jack Russell
- George McCauley
- Norm Rowe (cox)
Sailing
Shooting
Four shooters represented Canada in 1952. George Genereux won a gold medal in the trap event.
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Canada at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Canada Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.