Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Canada at the Olympic Games

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NOC: Canadian Olympic Committee
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1908 Summer Olympics in London
Medals Gold
3		 Silver
3		 Bronze
10		 Total
16
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Canada competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

  • Bobby Kerr — Athletics, Men's 200 m
  • Frank Dixon, George "Doc" Campbell, Angus Dillon, Richard Louis Duckett, George Rennie, Clarence McKerrow, Alexander Turnbull, Henry Hoobin, Ernest Hamilton, John Broderick, Thomas Gorman, Patrick Brennan — Lacrosse, Men's competition
  • Walter Ewing — Shooting, Men's Trap

[edit] Silver

  • J. Garfield MacDonald — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
  • Walter Ewing, George Beattie, Arthur Westover, Mylie Fletcher, George Vivian, Donald McMackon — Shooting, Men's Team Clay Pigeons
  • George Beattie — Shooting, Men's Trap

[edit] Bronze

[edit] Results by event

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[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

[edit] Running

Event Place Athlete Heats Semifinals Final
Men's 100 metres 3rd Bobby Kerr 11.0 seconds
1st, heat 10		 11.0 seconds
1st, semifinal 2		 11.0 seconds
Heats Frank Lukeman 11.7 seconds
2nd, heat 13		 Did not advance
Louis Sebert 11.7 seconds
2nd, heat 14
David Beland Unknown
3rd, heat 5
Men's 200 metres 1st Bobby Kerr 22.2 seconds
1st, heat 11		 22.6 seconds
1st, semifinal 1		 22.6 seconds
Heats Louis Sebert Unknown
2nd, heat 10		 Did not advance
Frank Lukeman Unknown
3rd, heat 3
Men's 400 metres Semi-
finalist		 Louis Sebert 50.2 seconds
1st, heat 10		 Unknown
2nd, semifinal 4		 Did not advance
Heats Donald Buddo Unknown
2nd, heat 6		 Did not advance
Men's 800 metres Semi-
finalist		 Irving Parkes None held Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2		 Did not advance
Donald Buddo Unknown
3rd, semifinal 5
Men's 1500 metres 4th John Tait None held 4:12.2
1st, semifinal 5		 4:06.8
Semi-
finalist		 Frederick Meadows Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1		 Did not advance
William Galbraith Unknown
3rd, semifinal 7
John Fitzgerald Unknown
7th, semifinal 8
Men's 110 metre hurdles Heats Frank Savage Unknown
3rd, heat 5		 Did not advance
Men's 3200 metre steeplechase 6th William Galbraith None held 11:12.4
1st, semifinal 3		 Unknown
— John Fitzgerald Did not finish
—, semifinal 6		 Did not advance
Men's medley relay Semi-
finalist		 Frank Lukeman
Donald Buddo
Louis Sebert
Irving Parkes		 None held Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3		 Did not advance
Men's 5 miles 6th Frederick Meadows None held Unknown
2nd, heat 4		 Unknown
7th John Fitzgerald Unknown
2nd, heat 5		 Unknown
11-12 William Galbraith Unknown
2nd, heat 6		 Did not start
— John Tait Did not finish
—, heat 4		 Did not advance
Men's marathon 5th William Wood None held 3:01:44.0
6th Frederick Simpson 3:04:28.2
7th Harry Lawson 3:06:47.2
11th John Peter Caffery 3:12:46.0
16th William Goldsboro 3:20:07.0
22nd George Goulding 3:33:26.0
24th Arthur Burn 3:50:17.0
27th George Lister 4:22:45.0
— Edward Cotter Did not finish
Tom Longboat Did not finish
Frederick Noseworthy Did not finish
John Tait Did not finish
Men's 3500 metre walk 4th George Goulding None held 15:54.0
1st, semifinal 3		 15:49.8
Men's 10 mile walk — George Goulding None held Did not finish
—, semifinal 2		 Did not advance

[edit] Jumping

Event Place Athlete Height/
Distance
Men's high jump 10th George Barber 1.77 metres
13th J. Garfield MacDonald 1.72 metres
Men's long jump 3rd Calvin Bricker 7.08 metres
13th Frank Lukeman 6.59 metres
19th George Barber 6.41 metres
21-32 J. Garfield MacDonald Unknown
Men's triple jump 2nd J. Garfield MacDonald 14.76 metres
4th Calvin Bricker 14.10 metres
Men's pole vault 3rd Edward Archibald 3.58 metres
Men's standing high jump 19-23 George Barber Unknown
Men's standing long jump 8-25 George Barber Unknown

[edit] Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Canada's best cycling result was a bronze medal won in the team pursuit.

Event Place Cyclist Heats Semifinals Final
Men's 660 yards Semi-
finalist		 Walter Andrews 55.8 seconds
1st, heat 8		 Unknown
4th, semifinal 1		 Did not advance
Heats Frederick McCarthy Unknown
2nd, heat 2		 Did not advance
William Morton Unknown
3rd, heat 14
Men's 5000 metres Semi-
finalist		 Frederick McCarthy None held Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2		 Did not advance
William Anderson Unknown
3rd, semifinal 7
William Morton Unknown
5th, semifinal 3
Walter Andrews Unknown
5-6, semifinal 6
Men's 20 kilometres Semi-
finalist		 Harry Young None held 33:45.2
3rd, semifinal 3		 Did not advance
William Anderson 34:55.6
3rd, semifinal 5
Frederick McCarthy Unknown
6th, semifinal 1
Walter Andrews Unknown
7-9, semifinal 2
Men's 100 kilometres 6th Walter Andrews None held Unknown
5th, semifinal 2		 Unknown
9-17 Harry Young Unknown
7-9, semifinal 2		 Did not finish
Semi-
finalist		 William Anderson Unknown
7-14, semifinal 1		 Did not advance
— Frederick McCarthy Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
William Morton Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Men's sprint Heats William Morton Unknown
2nd, heat 9		 Did not advance
Frederick McCarthy Unknown
4th, heat 4
Men's tandem Heats Frederick McCarthy
William Morton		 Unknown
3rd, heat 7		 Did not advance
Men's team pursuit 3rd William Anderson
Walter Andrews
Frederick McCarthy
William Morton		 Walkover
1st, heat 2		 2:29.2
2nd, semifinal 1		 Did not advance

[edit] Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Diver Prelimary
groups		 Semi-
finals		 Final
Men's 3 metre springboard 13th Robert Zimmerman 74.00 points
3rd, group 1		 Did not advance

[edit] Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Canada's lone épéeist was eliminated in the first round

Event Place Fencer First
round		 Second
round		 Semi-
final		 Final
Men's épée First
round		 Percy Nobbs 2-6 (6th in I) Did not advance

[edit] Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Gymnast Score
Men's all-around 59th Allan Keith Unknown
80th Orville Elliott Unknown

[edit] Lacrosse

Main article: Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Canada won the only lacrosse match played in 1908 against Great Britain, earning the gold medal.

Event Place Players Final
Men's lacrosse 1st Patrick Brennan, John Broderick, George "Doc" Campbell, Angus Dillon, Frank Dixon, Richard Louis Duckett,
J. Fyon[1], Thomas Gorman, Ernest Hamilton, Henry Hoobin, A. Mara[1], Clarence McKerrow,
D. McLeod[1], George Rennie, Alexander Turnbull		 Won vs.
Great Britain
14-10

[edit] Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Rowers First
round		 Quarter-
finals		 Semi-
finals		 Final
Men's single sculls 5th Walter Bowler Bye Unknown
2nd, quarterfinal 3		 Did not advance
Louis Scholes Bye Unknown
2nd, quarterfinal 1
Men's coxless pairs 3rd Frederick Toms
Norwey Jackes		 None held Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1		 Did not advance
Men's coxless fours 3rd Gordon Balfour, Becher Gale,
Charles Riddy, Geoffrey Taylor		 None held Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1		 Did not advance
Men's coxed eights 3rd Irvine Robertson, Joseph Wright, Julius Thomson,
Walter Lewis, Gordon Balfour, Becher Gale,
Charles Riddy, Geoffrey Taylor, Douglas Kertland		 None held 8.6
1st, quarterfinal 1		 Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1		 Did not advance

[edit] Shooting

Event Place Shooter Score
Men's 1000 yard free rifle 6th S. Harry Kerr 91
9th Charles Crowe 90
Frank Utton 90
11th Stanley Brown 89
16th Dugald McInnis 87
19th Frank Morris 86
27th James Freeborn 83
28th Fred Elmitt 82
James Jones 82
33rd Arthur Martin 79
35th George Rowe 75
37th J. Arthur Steele 74
Men's team military rifle 3rd William Smith
Charles Crowe
Bruce Williams
Dugald McInnis
William Eastcott
S. Harry Kerr		 2439
Men's individual trap shooting 1st Walter Ewing 72
2nd George Beattie 60
5th Arthur Westover 55
7th Mylie Fletcher 53
12th Donald McMackon 50
20th George Vivian 44
27th Frank Parker 19
Men's team trap shooting 2nd George Beattie
Walter Ewing
Mylie Fletcher
Donald McMackon
George Vivian
Arthur Westover		 405

[edit] Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Swimmer Heats Semifinals Final
Men's 100 metre freestyle Heats Robert Zimmerman 1:35.0
2nd, heat 7		 Did not advance
Men's 100 metre backstroke Heats Robert Zimmerman Unknown
3rd, heat 3		 Did not advance

[edit] Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Name Round
of 64		 Round
of 32		 Round
of 16		 Quarter-
finals		 Semi-
finals		 Final
Men's singles 5th Charles Brown Bye Bye Defeated Robetín Lost to Richardson Did not advance
9th James Foulkes Bye Defeated R. van Lennep Lost to Richardson Did not advance
Richard Powell Defeated C. van Lennep Defeated Žemla Lost to Caridia
Men's doubles 7th James Foulkes
Richard Powell		 None held Bye Lost to
Crawley/K. Powell		 Did not advance
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
Bohemia 2 0 1.000
Great Britain 0 2 .000
Netherlands 2 0 1.000
South Africa 0 2 .000
Total 4 4 .500

[edit] Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Wrestler Round
of 16		 Quarter-
finals		 Semi-
finals		 Final
Freestyle bantamweight 3rd Aubert Coté Bye Defeated
Davis		 Lost to
Mehnert		 Defeated
Tomkins
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
Great Britain 2 0 1.000
United States 0 1 .000
Total 2 1 .667

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c This player is listed as a reserve in the Official Report, and might not have actually played. Regardless, the IOC database lists him as a medallist.

[edit] Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association. 
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). Top London 1908 Olympians. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on June 5, 2007.


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