Canada at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 118 competitors, 100 men and 18 women, took part in 80 events in 13 sports.[1]

Canada at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in London, United Kingdom
July 29–August 14, 1948
Competitors118 in 13 sports
Flag bearerRobert McFarlane
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Silver
  • Douglas Bennett – Canoeing, men's C-1 1000 metres

Bronze
  • Norman Lane – Canoeing, men's C-1 10000 metres
  • Viola Myers, Nancy MacKay, Diane Foster, Patricia Jones – Athletics, women's 4×100 metre relay

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

  • Edward Haggis
  • James O'Brien

Men's 200 metres

  • Edward Haggis
  • Donald Pettie

Men's 400 metres

  • Ernest McCullough
  • Bob McFarlane
  • Don McFarlane

Men's 800 metres

  • Ezra Henniger
  • Jack Hutchins
  • William Parnell

Men's 1500 metres

  • Jack Hutchins
  • William Parnell
  • Clifford Salmond

Men's 5000 metres

  • Clifford Salmond

Men's 4 × 100 m relay

  • Edward Haggis, Don McFarlane, James O'Brien, and Donald Pettie

Men's 4 × 400 m relay

  • William Larochelle, Ernest McCullough, Bob McFarlane, and Don McFarlane

Men's marathon

Men's 400m hurdles

  • William Larochelle

Men's shot put

  • Eric Coy

Men's discus throw

  • Eric Coy

Men's high jump

  • Arthur Jackes

Men's javelin throw

  • Leo Roininen

Men's Decathlon

  • Lionel Fournier


Women's 100 metres

  • Millicent Cousins
  • Patricia Jones
  • Viola Myers

Women's 200 metres

  • Millicent Cousins
  • Diane Foster
  • Donna Gilmore

Women's high jump

  • Shirley Olafsson
  • Elaine Silburn
  • Doreen Wolff

Women's long jump

  • Elaine Silburn

Women's 4 × 100 m relay

  • Viola Myers, Nancy MacKay, Diane Foster, and Patricia Jones

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men's team competition
  • Preliminary round (group A)
    • Defeated Italy (55-37)
    • Defeated Great Britain (44-24)
    • Lost to Hungary (36-37)
    • Lost to Brazil (35-57)
    • Defeated Uruguay (52-50)
  • Classification matches
    • 9th/16th place: defeated Iran (81-25)
    • 9th/12th place: defeated Belgium (45-40)
    • 9th/10th place: defeated Peru (49-43) → Ninth place
  • Team roster
    • Ole Bakken
    • William Bell
    • David Bloomfield
    • David Campbell
    • Harry Kermode
    • Bennie Lands
    • Patrick McGeer
    • James Reid Mitchell
    • Mendy Morein
    • Gary Neville Munro
    • Robert Scarr
    • Sidney Strulovitch
    • Sol Tolchinsky
    • Murray Waxman

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)

  • Joey Sandulo

Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg)

  • Frederick Daigle

Men's featherweight (– 57 kg)

  • Armand Savoie

Men's lightweight (– 60 kg)

  • Edward Haddad

Men's welterweight (– 69 kg)

  • Clifford Blackburn

Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)

  • John Keenan

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

  • Adam Faul

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists, all men, represented Canada in 1948.

Individual road race
  • Lorne Atkinson
  • Florent Jodoin
  • Lance Pugh
  • Laurent Tessier
Team road race
  • Lorne Atkinson
  • Florent Jodoin
  • Lance Pugh
  • Laurent Tessier
Sprint
  • Bob Lacourse
Time trial
  • Lorne Atkinson
Team pursuit
  • Lorne Atkinson
  • William Hamilton
  • Lance Pugh
  • Laurent Tessier

Diving

Men's 3m springboard

  • George Athans Sr.

Men's 10m platform

  • George Athans Sr.

Fencing

Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Canada in 1948.

Men's foil
  • Alf Horn
  • Georges Pouliot
  • Roland Asselin
Men's team foil
  • Robert Desjarlais, Georges Pouliot, Alf Horn, Roland Asselin
Men's épée
  • Alf Horn
  • Roland Asselin
  • Georges Pouliot
Men's team épée
  • Robert Desjarlais, Alf Horn, Roland Asselin, Georges Pouliot
Men's sabre
  • Roland Asselin
Men's team sabre
  • Robert Desjarlais, Alf Horn, Roland Asselin, Georges Pouliot
Women's foil
  • Rhoda Martin
  • Betty Hamilton

Rowing

Canada had eleven male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.[2]

Men's double sculls
  • Gabriel Beaudry
  • Fred Graves
Men's eight
  • Peter Green
  • Robert Christmas
  • Art Griffiths
  • Alfred Stefani
  • Marvin Hammond
  • Jack Zwirewich
  • Bill McConnell
  • Ron Cameron
  • Walt Robertson (cox)

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's Finn

  • Paul McLaughlin

Men's Star

  • Gerald Fairhead and Norman Gooderham

Men's Swallow

  • John Robertson and Richard Townsend

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Canada at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Canada Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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