Canada at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| Canada at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London | ||||||||||
| Competitors | ||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Robert McFarlane | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 25 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 3 |
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Canada competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.
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[edit] Medals
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Silver
- Douglas Bennett — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000 metres
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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
[edit] Results and competitors by event
[edit] Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- Edward Haggis
- James O'Brien
Men's 200 metres
- Edward Haggis
- Donald Pettie
Men's 400 metres
- Ernest McCullough
- Robert McFarlane
- Donald 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 4x100m Relay
- Edward Haggis, Donald McFarlane, James O'Brien, and Donald Pettie
Men's 4x400m Relay
- William Larochelle, Ernest McCullough, Robert McFarlane, and Donald McFarlane
Men's Marathon
- Gérard Côté
- Lloyd Evans
- Walter Fedorick
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 4x100m Relay
[edit] Basketball
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- 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
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- 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
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- Ole Bakken
- William Bell
- David Bloomfield
- David Campbell
- Harry Kermode
- Bennie Lands
- Patrick McGeer
- John Reid Mitchell
- Mort Morein
- Gary Neville Munro
- Robert Scarr
- Sidney Strulovitch
- Sol Tolchinsky
- Murray Waxman
[edit] Boxing
Men's Flyweight (51kg)
- Joey Sandulo
Men's Bantamweight (54kg)
- Frederick Daigle
Men's Featherweight (57kg)
- Armand Savoie
Men's Lightweight (60kg)
- Edward Haddad
Men's Welterweight (69kg)
- Clifford Blackburn
Men's Middleweight (75kg)
Men's Heavyweight (91kg)
- Adam Faul
[edit] Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- George Athans Sr.
Men's 10m Platform
- George Athans Sr.
[edit] Sailing
Men's Finn
Men's Star
- Gerald Fairhead and Norman Gooderham
Men's Swallow
- John Robertson and Richard Townsend
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