Canada competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 118 competitors, 100 men and 18 women, took part in 80 events in 13 sports.
Douglas Bennett — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000 metres
Norman Lane — Canoeing, Men's C-1 10000 metres
Viola Myers, Nancy MacKay, Diane Foster, Patricia Jones — Athletics, Women's 4×100 metre relay
Men's 100 metres
Edward Haggis
James O'Brien
Men's 200 metres
Edward Haggis
Donald Pettie
Men's 400 metres
Ernest McCullough
Bob McFarlane
Don 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 4 × 100 m Relay
Edward Haggis, Don McFarlane, James O'Brien, and Donald Pettie
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
William Larochelle, Ernest McCullough, Bob McFarlane, and Don 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 4 × 100 m Relay
Viola Myers, Nancy MacKay, Diane Foster, and Patricia Jones
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group A)
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
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
Ole Bakken
William Bell
David Bloomfield
David Campbell
Harry Kermode
Bennie Lands
Patrick McGeer
James Reid Mitchell
Mendy Morein
Gary Neville Munro
Robert Scarr
Sidney Strulovitch
Sol Tolchinsky
Murray Waxman
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Joey Sandulo
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Frederick Daigle
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Armand Savoie
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Edward Haddad
Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)
Clifford Blackburn
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
John Keenan
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Adam Faul
Six cyclists, all men, represented Canada in 1948.
Individual road race
Lorne Atkinson
Florent Jodoin
Lance Pugh
Laurent Tessier
Team road race
Lorne Atkinson
Florent Jodoin
Lance Pugh
Laurent Tessier
Sprint
Bob Lacourse
Time trial
Lorne Atkinson
Team pursuit
Lorne Atkinson
William Hamilton
Lance Pugh
Laurent Tessier
Men's 3m Springboard
George Athans Sr.
Men's 10m Platform
George Athans Sr.
Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Canada in 1948.
Men's foil
Alf Horn
George Pouliot
Roland Asselin
Men's team foil
Robert Desjarlais, George Pouliot, Alf Horn, Roland Asselin
Men's épée
Alf Horn
Roland Asselin
George Pouliot
Men's team épée
Robert Desjarlais, Alf Horn, Roland Asselin, George Pouliot
Men's sabre
Roland Asselin
Men's team sabre
Robert Desjarlais, Alf Horn, Roland Asselin, George Pouliot
Women's foil
Rhoda Martin
Betty Hamilton
Men's Finn
Paul McLaughlin
Men's Star
Gerald Fairhead and Norman Gooderham
Men's Swallow
John Robertson and Richard Townsend
