1920 Summer Olympics / Participant (Canada)

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Canada participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , Belgium , with a delegation of 53 athletes. The athletes were able to win three gold, three silver and three bronze medals.

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Bert Schneider	Boxing	Welterweight
Robert Benson Walter Byron (goalkeeper) Frank Fredrickson Chris Fridfinnson Magnus Goodman Haldor Halderson Konrad Johannesson Allan Woodman Gordon Sigurjonson (coach)	ice Hockey	ice Hockey
Earl Thomson	athletics	110 m hurdles

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Clifford Graham	Boxing	Bantamweight
Georges Prud'Homme	Boxing	medium weight
George Vernot	swim	1500 m freestyle

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Clarence Newton	Boxing	lightweight
Moe Herscovitch	Boxing	medium weight
George Vernot	swim	400 m freestyle

Participants by sport

Boxing

athlete	discipline	First round	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	Final / fight for 3rd place
		Opponent result	Opponent result	Opponent result	Opponent result	Opponent result	space
Chris Graham	Bantam weight (up to 53.50 kg)	not carried out	bye	Ricard Won	Hébrants Won	Walker Lost	Second
Moe Herscovitch	Middle weight (up to 72.57 kg)	bye	Munting Won	Bradley Won	Mallin Lost	Strømme Won	Third
Clarence Newton	Lightweight (up to 61.24 kg)	not carried out	Jensen Won	Sæterhaug Won	Johansen Lost	Beland won	Third
Walter Newton	Feather weight (up to 57.15 kg)	bye	Clausen Lost	not reached			Ninth
Georges Prud'Homme	Middle weight (up to 72.57 kg)	bye	Masson Won	Rey-Golliet Won	Strømme Won	Mallin Lost	Second
William Rankin	Feather weight (up to 57.15 kg)	Hesterman Lost	not reached				16.
Albert Schneider	Welter weight (up to 66.68 kg)	bye	Thomas Won	Steen Won	Colberg Won	Ireland Won	Olympic champion
Harry Turner	Fly weight (up to 50.80 kg)	not carried out	Rampignon Lost	not reached			Ninth

ice Hockey

The winning team of the Winnipeg Falcons before leaving for Antwerp

• Olympic champion

  Walter Byron (goalkeeper)

  Robert Benson

  Konrad Johannesson

  Allan Woodman

  Chris Fridfinnson

  Frank Fredrickson

  Magnus Goodman

  Haldor Halderson

  Gordon Sigurjonson (Trainer)

athletics

athlete	discipline	leader		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final
		Result	space	Result	space	Result	space	Result	space
Cyril Coaffee	100 m	k. A.	Third	not reached
	200 m	k. A.	Third	not reached
James Dellow	marathon	not carried out						2: 46: 47.0 h	13.
Edward Freeman	3000 m walking	not carried out				k. A.	Eighth	not reached
	10,000 m walking	not carried out				DSQ		not reached
Edward Lawrence	1500 m	not carried out				4: 03.9 min	5	not reached
	10,000 m	not carried out				33: 08.5 min	Sixth	not reached
Georges Norman	marathon	not carried out						2: 58: 01.0 h	22nd
Alexandre Penton	100 m	11.2 s	Second	11.4 s	fifth	not reached
	200 m	22.9 s	Second	22.7 s	Second	k. A.	Fourth	not reached
Hector Phillips	400 m	52.3 s	Second	51.5 s	fifth	not reached
	800 m	not carried out		k. A.	Eighth	not reached
Arthur Scholes	marathon	not carried out						2: 48: 30.0 h	15th
Albert Smoke	marathon	not carried out						DNF
Earl Thomson	110 m hurdles	not carried out		15.4 s	Second	15.0 s (WR)	First	14.8 s (WR)	Olympic champion
Thomas Towns	1500 m	not carried out				k. A.	Sixth	not reached
	5000 m	not carried out				DNF		not reached
	Cross-country run, individual evaluation	not carried out						k. A.	Ninth
athlete	discipline	qualification						final
		Result	space					Result	space
John Cameron	Hammer throw	no space	12.	not carried out				not reached
William Kennedy	high jump	no space	21st	not carried out				not reached
Archie McDiarmid	Hammer throw	44.66 m	Ninth	not carried out				not reached
	Weight throwing	9.475 m	Fourth	not carried out				10.12 m	Fourth

Cycling

athlete	discipline											final
												Result	space
Harold Bounsell	Individual time trial (175 km)	not carried out										DNF
Harry Martin	Individual time trial (175 km)	not carried out										5:30: 16.2 h	38.
Herbert McDonald	Individual time trial (175 km)	not carried out										5: 20: 34.6 h	31.
Norman Webster	Individual time trial (175 km)	not carried out										DNF
Harold Bounsell Harry Martin Herbert McDonald Norman Webster	Team driving (175 km)	not carried out										DNF
athlete	discipline	leader		Quarter finals		Hope run semifinals		Reunion finals		Semifinals		final
		Result	space	Result	space	Result	space	Result	space	Result	space	Result	space
Harold Bounsell	sprint	k. A.	Second	k. A.	Second	13.4 s	First	k. A.	Second	not reached
	50 km	not carried out										DNF
Herbert McDonald	sprint	k. A.	Fourth	not reached
	50 km	not carried out										k. A.	fifth
William Taylor	sprint	k. A.	Third	not reached
	50 km	not carried out										DNF
Norman Webster	sprint	k. A.	Second	k. A.	Third	k. A.	Third	not reached
	50 km	not carried out										DNF
Harold Bounsell Herbert McDonald William Taylor Norman Webster	4000 m team pursuit	not carried out		k. A.	Second	not carried out				not reached

Wrestling

Athletes	discipline	First round	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	Final / fight for 3rd place	space
Freestyle
Frank Locon	Middle weight (up to 75 kg)	Johnson Lost	not reached				17th

rowing

athlete	discipline	Quarter finals		Semifinals		final
		Result	space	Result	space	Result	space
Art Everett (helmsman) Harold Harcourt Robert Hay Strathy Hay Larry Landreau	Foursome with a helmsman	not carried out		7: 18.0 min	Third	not reached

shoot

athlete	discipline	final
		Result	space
George Beattie	Clay pigeon shooting	73	k. A.
John Black	Clay pigeon shooting	52	k. A.
William Hamilton	Clay pigeon shooting	82	Eleventh
James Montgomery	Clay pigeon shooting	86	Sixth
Samuel Vance	Clay pigeon shooting	71	k. A.
George Beattie William Hamilton William McLaren James Montgomery True Oliver Samuel Vance	Clay pigeon shooting team	474	fifth

swim

athlete	discipline	Quarter finals		Semifinals		final
		Result	space	Result	space	Result	space
Men
Sidney Gooday	200 m chest	k. A.	fifth	not reached
	400 m chest	DNF		not reached
George Hodgson	400 m freestyle	5: 49.8 min	Second	k. A.	Fourth	not reached
	1500 m freestyle	24: 36.6 min	Second	k. A.	fifth	not reached
George Vernot	100 m freestyle	1: 05.2 min	First	1: 05.8 min	Third	not reached
	400 m freestyle	5: 32.6 min	First	5: 27.8 min	First	5: 29.6 min	Third
	1500 m freestyle	23: 40.0 min	First	22: 59.4 min	First	22: 36.4 min	Second

Diving

athlete	discipline	Preliminary round			final
		Points	Result	space	Points	Result	space
Men
Richard Flint	Artistic jumping 1 m and 3 m	29	480.70	fifth	not reached
	Diving 5 m and 10 m	28	351.35	Sixth	not reached
	Diving 3 m and 10 m	34	126.0	seventh	not reached

Web links

• Olympic team from Canada 1920 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )