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.
Medallists
Silver Douglas Bennett – Canoeing, men's C-1 1000 metres
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
Athletics
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
Basketball
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
Boxing
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
Canoeing
Cycling
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
Diving
Men AthleteEventFinalPointsRankGeorge Athans3 m springboard114.13910 m platform100.918
Fencing
Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Canada in 1948.
Men's foil Alf Horn Georges Pouliot Roland Asselin
Men's team foil Robert Desjarlais, Georges Pouliot, Alf Horn, Roland Asselin
Men's épée Alf Horn Roland Asselin Georges Pouliot
Men's team épée Robert Desjarlais, Alf Horn, Roland Asselin, Georges Pouliot
Men's sabre Roland Asselin
Men's team sabre Robert Desjarlais, Alf Horn, Roland Asselin, Georges Pouliot
Women's foil Rhoda Martin Betty Hamilton
Rowing
Canada had eleven male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.
Men's double sculls Gabriel Beaudry Fred Graves
Men's eight Peter Green Robert Christmas Art Griffiths Alfred Stefani Marvin Hammond Jack Zwirewich Bill McConnell Ron Cameron Walt Robertson (cox)
Sailing
Men's Finn Paul McLaughlin
Men's Star Gerald Fairhead and Norman Gooderham
Men's Swallow John Robertson and Richard Townsend
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEric Jubb100 m freestyle 1:02.8 31 Did not advancePeter Salmon 1:01.0 =18 Did not advanceDoug Gibson400 m freestyle 5:13.4 27 Did not advanceAllen Gilchrist 5:21.5 33 Did not advanceDoug Gibson1500 m freestyle 21:25.6 30 Did not advanceAllen Gilchrist 23:00.6 38 Did not advanceEric Jubb100 m backstroke 1:14.3 5* Did not advancePeter Mingie 1:13.2 5* Did not advancePeter Salmon200 m breaststroke 3:01.5 27 Did not advanceDoug GibsonEric JubbAllen GilchristPeter Salmon4 × 200 metre freestyle relay 9:43.2 6* colspan=2 Did not advance *Ranks given are within the heat.
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKay McNamee100 m freestyle 1:13.3 27 Did not advanceIrene Strong 1:13.5 28 Did not advanceVivian King400 m freestyle 5:54.8 16 Q 5:52.7 15 Did not advanceKay McNamee 5:58.7 17 Did not advanceJoyce Court100 m backstroke 1:26.8 23 Did not advanceIrene Strong200 m breaststroke 3:14.2 5 q* 3:16.9 8* Did not advanceKay McNameeJoyce CourtVivian KingIrene Strong4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 5:04.5 6* colspan=2 Did not advance *Ranks given are within the heat.
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
External links
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