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Canada at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
CAN

Flag bearer
  
Robert Steckle


NOC
  
Canadian Olympic Committee

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

Competitors
  
92 (77 men and 15 women) in 14 sports

MedalsRanked 15th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal2136

Canada competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 92 competitors, 77 men and 15 women, took part in 81 events in 14 sports.

Contents

Gold

  • Archibald MacKinnon, Kenneth Loomer, Walter D'Hondt, and Donald Arnold — Rowing, Men's Coxless Four
  • Gerald Ouellette — Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle Prone

    • Silver

  • Philip Kueber, Richard McClure, Robert Wilson, David Helliwell, Donald Pretty, Bill McKerlich, Douglas McDonald, Lawrence West, Carlton Ogawa — Rowing, Men's Eight with Coxswain

    • Bronze

  • Irene MacDonald — Diving, Women's 3m Springboard
  • Stuart Boa — Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle Prone
  • John Rumble, James Elder, Brian Herbinson — Equestrian, Team Three-Day Event

    • Cycling

    Sprint
  • Fred Markus — 17th place
    • Time trial
  • James Davies — 1:15.2 (→ 17th place)
    • Individual road race
  • Patrick Murphy — 5:27:28 (→ 29th place)
  • Fred Markus — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • James Davies — did not finish (→ no ranking)

    • Diving

    Men's 10m Platform

  • William Patrick
  • Preliminary Round — 67.71 (→ did not advance, 15th place)

    • Fencing

    One fencer represented Canada in 1956.

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

    • Shooting

    Five shooters represented Canada in 1956. In the 50 m rifle, prone event, Gerald Ouellette won gold and Gil Boa won bronze.

    25 m pistol
  • James Zavitz
    • 50 m pistol
  • James Zavitz
    • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Gerald Ouellette
    • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Gil Boa
  • Gerald Ouellette
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Gil Boa
  • Gerald Ouellette
    • Trap
  • Earl Caldwell
  • Frank Opsal

    • References

    Canada at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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