Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki, Finland July 19–August 4, 1952 | |
| Competitors | 107 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Bill Parnell |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 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]
Medallists
[edit]Gold
[edit]- George Genereux – Shooting, men's trap
Silver
[edit]- Kenneth Lane and Donald Hawgood – Canoeing, men's C-2 10000 m
- Gerry Gratton – Weightlifting, men's 67.5–75 kg (middleweight)
Athletics
[edit]Basketball
[edit]- 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
Boxing
[edit]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)
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
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
[edit]Cycling
[edit]- 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
[edit]Fencing
[edit]Two fencers, both men, represented Canada in 1952.
Rowing
[edit]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
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Four shooters represented Canada in 1952. George Genereux won a gold medal in the trap event.
Swimming
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]
- ^ "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.