1948 Summer Olympics / Participant (Canada)
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Canada took part in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with a delegation of 127 athletes (106 men and 21 women) in 83 competitions in 13 competitions. It was Canada's tenth summer Olympics participation.
The Canadian athletes won one silver and two bronze medals. This put Canada in tenth place in the medal table . After 1924 , it was the second Games in which Canada failed to win the Olympic Games . The silver medal went to canoeist Douglas Bennett in the single-canoe over 1000 meters, bronze went to canoeist Norman Lane in the single-canoe over 10,000 meters and the athletes Viola Myers , Nancy Mackay , Diane Foster and Patricia Jones in the 4 x 100 -Meter relay. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Bob McFarlane .
Participants by sport
basketball
- 9th place
Boxing
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Joey Sandulo
- Flyweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Fred Daigle
- Bantamweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Armand Savoie
- Featherweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Eddie Haddad
- Lightweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Clifford Blackburn
- Welterweight: eliminated in the second round
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Jack Keenan
- Middleweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Adam Lazy
- Heavyweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals
fencing
- Men
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Georges Pouliot
- Foil: eliminated in the 1st round
- Epee: eliminated in the 1st round
- Epee team: eliminated in the 1st round
- Saber team: eliminated in the 1st round
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Alf Horn
- Foil: eliminated in the 1st round
- Epee: eliminated in the quarterfinals
- Epee team: eliminated in the 1st round
- Saber team: eliminated in the 1st round
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Roland Asselin
- Foil: eliminated in the 1st round
- Epee: eliminated in the quarterfinals
- Saber: eliminated in the 1st round
- Epee team: eliminated in the 1st round
- Saber team: eliminated in the 1st round
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Robert Desjarlais
- Foil team: eliminated in the quarterfinals
- Epee team: eliminated in the 1st round
- Saber team: eliminated in the 1st round
- Women
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Rhoda Martin
- Foil: eliminated in the 1st round
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Betty Hamilton
- Foil: eliminated in the 1st round
Weightlifting
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Rosaire Smith
- Bantamweight: 7th place
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John Stuart
- Lightweight: 5th place
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Gerry Gratton
- Middleweight: 5th place
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Joe Sklar
- Middleweight: 10th place
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Jack Varaleau
- Light heavyweight: 6th place
canoe
- Men
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George Covey
- Two-person kayak 1000 m: 7th place
- Two-person kayak 10,000 m: 14th place
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Henry Harper
- Two-person kayak 1000 m: 7th place
- Two-person kayak 10,000 m: 14th place
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Douglas Bennett
- Single Canoe 1000 m: silver
- Two-man canoe 1000 m: 4th place
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Norman Lane
- Single Canoe 10,000 m: bronze
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Harry Poulton
- Two-man canoe 1000 m: 4th place
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Bert Oldershaw
- Two-man canoe 10,000 m: 5th place
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William Stevenson
- Two-man canoe 10,000 m: 5th place
Art competitions
- Geraldine Wright
- Abraham Sprachman
- Harry Somers
- Bettina Somers
- Clermont Pépin
- Barbara Pentland
- Robert Norgate
- Robert Morris
- Oskar Morawetz
- Tait McKenzie
- Vera Mathew-Irving
- Ferdinand Marani
- Yvon Lalande
- Sybil Kennedy
- Harold Kaplan
- Doris Hedges
- Rodolphe Dubé
- Jean Coulthard Adams
- Alexander Brott
- Fritz Brandtner
- Gérard Bessette
- Lucien Bernier
- John Weinzweig
athletics
- Men
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Edward Haggis
- 100 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals
- 200 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals
- 4 x 100 meter relay: 5th place
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James O'Brien
- 100 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals
- 4 x 100 meter relay: 5th place
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Donald Pettie
- 200 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 100 meter relay: 5th place
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Bob McFarlane
- 400 m: eliminated in the semi-finals
- 4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Ernie McCullough
- 400 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals
- 4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Don McFarlane
- 400 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 100 meter relay: 5th place
- 4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Jack Hutchins
- 800 m: eliminated in the semi-finals
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Ezra Henniger
- 800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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William Parnell
- 800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Cliff Salmond
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Lloyd Evans
- Marathon: 16th place
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Gérard Côté
- Marathon: 17th place
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Walter Fedorick
- Marathon: 23rd place
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Bill LaRochelle
- 400 m hurdles: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Arthur Jackes
- High jump: 6th place
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Eric Coy
- Shot put: without a valid distance
- Discus throw: 23rd place
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Leo Roininen
- Javelin throw: 20th place
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Lionel Fournier
- Decathlon: 25th place
- Women
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Viola Myers
- 100 m: 4th place
- 4 x 100 meter relay: bronze
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Patricia Jones
- 100 m: 5th place
- 4 x 100 meter relay: bronze
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Millie Cheater
- 100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 200 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Diane Foster
- 200 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 100 meter relay: bronze
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Donna Gilmore
- 200 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Nancy Mackay
- 4 x 100 meter relay: bronze
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Doreen Dredge
- High jump: 4th place
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Shirley Gordon
- High jump: 11th place
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Elaine Silburn
- High jump: 19th place
- Long jump: 16th place
Cycling
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Lorne Atkinson
- Road Race: Race not finished
- Road race team classification: Race not finished
- Track 1000 m time trial: 15th place
- Track 4000 m team pursuit: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Florent Jodoin
- Road Race: Race not finished
- Road race team classification: Race not finished
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Lance Pugh
- Road Race: Race not finished
- Road race team classification: Race not finished
- Track 4000 m team pursuit: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Laurent Tessier
- Road Race: Race not finished
- Road race team classification: Race not finished
- Track 4000 m team pursuit: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Bob Lacourse
- Track sprint: eliminated in the 3rd round
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William Hamilton
- Track 4000 m team pursuit: eliminated in the 2nd round
Wrestling
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Norman May
- Bantamweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Mario Crete
- Featherweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Morgan Plumb
- Lightweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 3rd round
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Harry Peace
- Welterweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 3rd round
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Maurice Vachon
- Middleweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 3rd round
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Fernand Payette
- Light heavyweight, freestyle: 4th place
rowing
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Gabriel Beaudry
- Doubles twos: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Fred Graves
- Doubles twos: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Peter Green
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals
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Robert Christmas
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals
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Kind of Griffiths
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals
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Alfred Stefani
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals
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Marvin Hammond
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals
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Jack Zwierewich
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals
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Bill McConnell
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals
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Ron Cameron
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals
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Walt Robertson
- Eighth with helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals
swim
- Men
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Peter Salmon
- 100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 200 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Eric Jubb
- 100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 100 m back: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Doug Gibson
- 400 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 1500 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Allen Gilchrist
- 400 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 1500 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Peter Mingie
- 100 m back: eliminated in the preliminary run
- Women
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Kay McNamee
- 100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 400 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Joyce Court
- 100 m back: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Vivian King
- 400 m freestyle: eliminated in the semi-finals
- 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Irene Strong
- 100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 200 m chest: eliminated in the semifinals
- 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run
sailing
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Paul McLaughlin
- Firefly: 5th place
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Gerald Fairhead
- Star: 8th place
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Norman Gooderham
- Star: 8th place
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John Robertson
- Swallow: 7th place
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Richard Townsend
- Swallow: 7th place
Diving
- Men
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George Athans
- 3 m jumping: 9th place
- 10 m high diving: 8th place
Web links
- Canadian Olympic team from 1948 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )