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Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
CAN

Flag bearer
  
William Parnell

Competitors
  
107 in 13 sports


NOC
  
Canadian Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.olympic.ca (English) (French)

Medals Ranked 21st
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 2 0 3

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.

Contents

Gold

  • George Genereux — Shooting, Men's Trap

    • Silver

  • Kenneth Lane and Donald Hawgood — Canoeing, Men's C-2 10000 m
  • Gerald Gratton — Weightlifting, Men's 67.5–75 kg (middleweight)

    • 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
    1. First Round — Lost to Piet van Klaveren (Netherlands) on points (1-2)

    • Men's Featherweight (–57 kg)

  • Leonard Walters
    1. First Round — Defeated Salah El Din Ahmed Fathi (Egypt) on points (3-0)
    2. Second Round — Defeated Willi Roth (Germany) on points (2-1)
    3. Quarterfinals — Lost to Leonard John Leisching (South Africa) on points (0-3)

    • Men's Lightweight (–60 kg)

  • Clayton Kenny
    1. First Round — Defeated Niels Erik Berthelsen (Denmark) on technical knock-out in third round
    2. Second Round — Lost to István Juhász (Hungary) on points (1-2)

    • Men's Welterweight (–67 kg)

  • Jacob Butula
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Lost to Ron Norris (India) on technical knock-out in third round

    • Men's Light Middleweight (–71 kg)

  • Charles Chase
    1. First Round — Defeated Andre Oueillé (France) on points (2-1)
    2. Second Round — Lost to László Papp (Hungary) on knock-out in second round

    • Men's Middleweight (–75 kg)

  • Robert Malouf
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Lost to Leen Jansen (Netherlands) on technical knock-out in first round

    • Men's Heavyweight (> 91 kg)

  • James Saunders
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Lost to Giacomo di Segni (Italy) on points (0-3)

    • 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

    • Fencing

    Two fencers, both men, represented Canada in 1952.

    Men's foil
  • Edward Brooke
  • Roland Asselin
    • Men's épée
  • Edward Brooke
  • Roland Asselin
    • Men's sabre
  • Roland Asselin

    • Shooting

    Four shooters represented Canada in 1952. George Genereux won a gold medal in the trap event.

    25 m pistol
  • Edson Warner
    • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Gil Boa
    • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Gil Boa
  • Edson Warner
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Gil Boa
  • Edson Warner
    • Trap
  • George Genereux
  • Roy Cole

    • References

    Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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