Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Canada at the Flag bearer | Bill Parnell | |
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| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| 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
- Gerry 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
- Ralph Campbell
- William Coulthard
- James Curren
- Charles Dalton
- William Pataky
- Glen Pettinger
- Robert Phibbs
- Bernard Pickell
- (John) Carl Ridd
- Robert Simpson
- Harry Wade
- George Wearring
- Roy Williams
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)
- First round – defeated
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
- First round – defeated
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.
- 50 m rifle, prone
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.