Canada competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. Canadian athletes won three gold, three silver, and ten bronze medals.

Team selection The Canadian Olympic Committee was established to select athletes for the 1908 Summer Olympics, when the Canadian Amateur Athletic Union and the Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada had unsettled differences. YMCA executive J. Howard Crocker assisted the Canadian Amateur Athletic Union in arranging regional and national trials to select Olympic athletes. He was subsequently appointed manager of the national team for Canada in 1908, which was first national team organized despite that individuals had competed on behalf of Canada in prior Summer Olympics.

Medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's 200 m Lacrosse Shooting Men's trap Athletics Men's triple jump Shooting Men's trap , Walter Ewing, Mylie Fletcher,David McMackon, George Vivian, Arthur Westover Shooting Men's trap, team Athletics Men's 100 m Athletics Men's long jump Athletics Men's pole vault Athletics Men's hammer throw , Walter Andrews,Frederick McCarthy, William Morton Cycling Men's team pursuit , Frederick Toms Rowing Men's coxless pair , Becher Gale,Charles Riddy, Geoffrey Taylor Rowing Men's coxless four , Becher Gale, Douglas Kertland,Walter Lewis, Charles Riddy, Irvine Robertson,Geoffrey Taylor, Julius Thomson, Joseph Wright Rowing Men's eight , William Eastcott, S. Harry Kerr,Dugald McInnes, William Smith, Bertram Williams Shooting Men's military rifle, team Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight

Results by event

Athletics

Running

In response to Tom Longboat's poor performance in the marathon, J. Howard Crocker reported that Longboat was likely "doped", explaining his collapse and subsequent condition. This was subsequently probed by the Canadian Olympic Committee, with Crocker testifying.

Event Place Athlete Heats Semifinals Final Men's 100 metres 3rd Robert Kerr 11.0 seconds 1st, heat 10 11.0 seconds 1st, semifinal 2 11.0 seconds Heats Frank Lukeman 11.7 seconds 2nd, heat 13 did not advance Louis Sebert 11.7 seconds 2nd, heat 14 David Beland unknown 3rd, heat 5 Men's 200 metres 1st Robert Kerr 22.2 seconds 1st, heat 11 22.6 seconds 1st, semifinal 1 22.6 seconds Heats Louis Sebert unknown 2nd, heat 10 did not advance Frank Lukeman unknown 3rd, heat 3 Men's 400 metres Semi-finalist Louis Sebert 50.2 seconds 1st, heat 10 unknown 2nd, semifinal 4 did not advance Heats Donald Buddo unknown 2nd, heat 6 did not advance Men's 800 metres Semi-finalist Irving Parkes none held unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 did not advance Donald Buddo unknown 3rd, semifinal 5 Men's 1500 metres 4th John Tait none held 4:12.2 1st, semifinal 5 4:06.8 Semi-finalist Frederick Meadows unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 did not advance William Galbraith unknown 3rd, semifinal 7 James Fitzgerald unknown 7th, semifinal 8 Men's 110 metre hurdles Heats Ted Savage unknown 3rd, heat 5 did not advance Men's 3200 metre steeplechase 6th William Galbraith none held 11:12.4 1st, semifinal 3 unknown — James Fitzgerald did not finish —, semifinal 6 did not advance Men's medley relay Semi-finalist Frank Lukeman Donald Buddo Louis Sebert Irving Parkes none held unknown 3rd, semifinal 3 did not advance Men's 5 miles 6th Frederick Meadows none held unknown 2nd, heat 4 unknown 7th James Fitzgerald unknown 2nd, heat 5 unknown 11-12 William Galbraith unknown 2nd, heat 6 did not start — John Tait did not finish —, heat 4 did not advance Men's marathon 5th William Wood none held 3:01:44.0 6th Frederick Simpson 3:04:28.2 7th Harry Lawson 3:06:47.2 11th John Peter Caffery 3:12:46.0 16th William Goldsboro 3:20:07.0 22nd George Goulding 3:33:26.0 24th Arthur Burn 3:50:17.0 27th George Lister 4:22:45.0 — Edward Cotter did not finish Tom Longboat did not finish Frederick Noseworthy did not finish John Tait did not finish Men's 3500 metre walk 4th George Goulding none held 15:54.0 1st, semifinal 3 15:49.8 Men's 10 mile walk — George Goulding none held did not finish —, semifinal 2 did not advance

Jumping

Event Place Athlete Height/Distance Men's high jump 10th George Barber 1.77 metres 13th Garfield MacDonald 1.72 metres Men's long jump 3rd Calvin Bricker 7.08 metres 13th Frank Lukeman 6.59 metres 19th George Barber 6.41 metres 21-32 Garfield MacDonald unknown Men's triple jump 2nd Garfield MacDonald 14.76 metres 4th Calvin Bricker 14.10 metres Men's pole vault 3rd Edward Archibald 3.58 metres Men's standing high jump 19-23 George Barber unknown Men's standing long jump 8-25 George Barber unknown

Throwing

Event Place Athlete Distance Men's hammer throw 3rd Con Walsh 48.51 metres

Cycling

Canada's best cycling result was a bronze medal won in the team pursuit.

Event Place Cyclist Heats Semifinals Final Men's 660 yards Semi-finalist Walter Andrews 55.8 seconds 1st, heat 8 unknown 4th, semifinal 1 did not advance Heats Frederick McCarthy unknown 2nd, heat 2 did not advance William Morton unknown 3rd, heat 14 Men's 5000 metres Semi-finalist Frederick McCarthy none held unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 did not advance William Anderson unknown 3rd, semifinal 7 William Morton unknown 5th, semifinal 3 Walter Andrews unknown 5–6, semifinal 6 Men's 20 kilometres Semi-finalist Harry Young none held 33:45.2 3rd, semifinal 3 did not advance William Anderson 34:55.6 3rd, semifinal 5 Frederick McCarthy unknown 6th, semifinal 1 Walter Andrews unknown 7–9, semifinal 2 Men's 100 kilometres 6th Walter Andrews none held unknown 5th, semifinal 2 unknown 9-17 Harry Young unknown 7-9, semifinal 2 did not finish Semi-finalist William Anderson unknown 7–14, semifinal 1 did not advance — Frederick McCarthy did not finish —, semifinal 1 William Morton did not finish —, semifinal 2 Men's sprint Heats William Morton unknown 2nd, heat 9 did not advance Frederick McCarthy unknown 4th, heat 4 Men's tandem Heats Frederick McCarthy William Morton unknown 3rd, heat 7 did not advance Men's team pursuit 3rd William Anderson Walter Andrews Frederick McCarthy William Morton walkover 1st, heat 2 2:29.2 2nd, semifinal 1 did not advance

Diving

Event Place Diver Preliminary groups Semi-finals Final Men's 3 metre springboard 13th Robert Zimmerman 74.00 points 3rd, group 1 did not advance

Fencing

Canada's lone épéeist was eliminated in the first round

Event Place Fencer First round Second round Semi-final Final Men's épée First round Percy Nobbs 2-6 (6th in I) did not advance

Gymnastics

Gymnast Event Score Rank Allan Keith Men's all-around 170 59 Orville Elliott Men's all-around 132.5 80

Lacrosse

Canada won the only lacrosse match played in 1908 against Great Britain, earning the gold medal.

Event Place Players Final Men's lacrosse 1st Patrick Brennan, John Broderick, George "Doc" Campbell, Gus Dillon, Frank Dixon, Richard Louis Duckett, J. Fyon,This player is listed as a reserve in the Official Report, and might not have played. Regardless, the IOC database lists him as a medallist. Thomas Gorman, Ernest Hamilton, Henry Hoobin, A. Mara, Clarence McKerrow, D. McLeod, George Rennie, Alexander Turnbull Won vs. Great Britain 14–10

Rowing

Event Place Rowers First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Men's single sculls 5th Walter Bowler bye unknown 2nd, quarterfinal 3 did not advance Lewis Scholes bye unknown 2nd, quarterfinal 1 Men's coxless pair 3rd Frederick Toms Norway Jackes none held unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 did not advance Men's coxless four 3rd Gordon Balfour, Becher Gale, Charles Riddy, Geoffrey Taylor none held unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 did not advance Men's eight 3rd Irvine Robertson, Joseph Wright, Julius Thomson, Walter Lewis, Gordon Balfour, Becher Gale, Charles Riddy, Geoffrey Taylor, Douglas Kertland none held 8.6 1st, quarterfinal 1 unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 did not advance

Shooting

Event Place Shooter Score Men's 1000 yard free rifle 6th S. Harry Kerr 91 9th Charles Crowe 90 Frank Utton 90 11th Sydney Brown 89 16th Dugald McInnis 87 19th Frank Morris 86 27th James Freeborn 83 28th Fred Elmitt 82 James Jones 82 33rd Alexander Martin 79 35th George Rowe 75 37th James Steele 74 Men's team military rifle 3rd William Smith Charles Crowe Bertram Williams Dugald McInnis William Eastcott S. Harry Kerr 2439 Men's individual trap shooting 1st Walter Ewing 72 2nd George Beattie 60 5th Arthur Westover 55 7th Mylie Fletcher 53 12th David McMackon 50 20th George Vivian 44 27th Frank Parker 19 Men's team trap shooting 2nd George Beattie Walter Ewing Mylie Fletcher David McMackon George Vivian Arthur Westover 405

Swimming

Event Place Swimmer Heats Semifinals Final Men's 100 metre freestyle Heats Robert Zimmerman 1:35.0 2nd, heat 7 did not advance Men's 100 metre backstroke Heats Robert Zimmerman unknown 3rd, heat 3 did not advance

Tennis

Event Place Name Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Men's singles 5th Claude Russell-Brown bye bye Defeated Slíva lost to Richardson did not advance 9th James Foulkes bye Defeated R. van Lennep lost to Richardson did not advance Robert Powell Defeated C. van Lennep Defeated Žemla lost to Caridia Men's doubles 7th James Foulkes Robert Powell none held bye lost to Crawley/K. Powell did not advance

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Bohemia 2 0 1.000 Great Britain 0 2 .000 Netherlands 2 0 1.000 South Africa 0 2 .000 Total 4 4 .500

Wrestling

Event Place Wrestler Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Freestyle bantamweight 3rd Aubert Côté bye Defeated Davis lost to Mehnert Defeated Tomkins

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Great Britain 2 0 1.000 United States 0 1 .000 Total 2 1 .667

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References

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