Edward Archibald (athlete)
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1908 London | Pole vault |
Edward Blake "Ed" Archibald (March 29, 1884 – March 20, 1965)[1] was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He was born and died in Toronto.
He competed for a Canada in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the pole vault where he won the Bronze medal jointly with American Clare Jacobs and Swede Bruno Söderström.
The Chatham-Kent Museum purchased Archibald's 1906 Greek Olympic participation medal, and a 1908 Olympic Trials medal (London) for hammer throw.
Archibald started a summer camp for boys near Sudbury, and then it was moved around 1930 to the Temagemi area.
References
- Canadian Medals by Olympic Games at TSN.ca
Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1965 deaths
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Canadian male pole vaulters
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
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