Canada competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Despite the games being held during the Great Depression, Canada sent its second largest team to date. 102 competitors, 85 men and 17 women, took part in 69 events in 10 sports.
Canadian Olympic Committee member W. A. Fry self-published a book covering Canadian achievements at the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics. His 1933 book, Canada at the tenth Olympiad, 1932 : Lake Placid, New York, Feb. 4 to 13 - Los Angeles, California, July 30 to Aug. 14, was printed by the Dunnville Chronicle presses and dedicated to Canadian sportsperson Francis Nelson who died in 1932.
Medallists
Gold Duncan McNaughton – Athletics, men's high jump Horace Gwynne – Boxing, men's bantamweight
Silver Alex Wilson – Athletics, men's 800 m Hilda Strike – Athletics, women's 100 m Mildred Fizzell, Lillian Palmer, Mary Frizzel and Hilda Strike – Athletics, women's 4 × 100 m relay Ernest Cribb, Harry Jones, Peter Gordon, Hubert Wallace, Ronald Maitland, and George Gyles – Sailing, 8 m class Daniel MacDonald – Wrestling, men's welterweight (66–72 kg)
Bronze Phil Edwards – Athletics, men's 800 m Phil Edwards – Athletics, men's 1500 m Alex Wilson – Athletics, men's 400 m Raymond Lewis, James Ball, Phil Edwards, and Alex Wilson – Athletics, men's 4 × 400 m relay Eva Dawes – Athletics, women's high jump Charles E. Pratt and Noel De Mille – Rowing, men's double sculls Earl Eastwood, Joseph Harris, Stanley Stanyar, Harry Fry, Cedric Liddell, William Thoburn, Don Boal, Albert Taylor, and Les MacDonald – Rowing, men's eights with coxswain Philip Rogers, Gerald Wilson, Gardner Boultbee, and Kenneth Glass – Sailing, 6 m class
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankPercy Williams100 m11.13 Q10.73 Q10.914Did not advanceBirchall Pearson11.12 Q10.73 Q10.955Did not advanceHarold Madison Wright11.22 Q10.92 Q11.16Did not advanceHarold Madison Wright200 m22.81 Q21.72 Q21.84Did not advanceBirchall Pearson22.31 Q21.72 Q21.96Did not advanceAlex Wilson400 m50.53 Q49.64 Q47.82 Q47.4Jimmy Ball50.02 Q49.34 Q49.06Did not advanceRay Lewis50.72 Q49.15Did not advancePhil Edwards800 m colspan="4" 1:55.12 Q1:51.5Alex Wilson colspan="4" 1:52.52 Q1:49.9Eddie King colspan="4" 1:54.44Did not advancePhil Edwards1500 m colspan="4" 4:03.54 Q3:52.8Eddie King colspan="4" 3:58.63 QDNSLes Wade colspan="4" 4:00.55Did not advanceScotty Rankine5000 m colspan="4" 15:39.65 Q15:24.011Clifford Bricker10,000 m colspan="6" Unknown8Art Ravensdale110 m hurdles15.24 colspan="2" Did not advanceTom Coulter400 m hurdlesDSQ colspan="2" Did not advancePercy WilliamsJim BrownHarold WrightBert Pearson4 × 100 m relay45.03 Q colspan="4" 41.34Ray LewisJimmy BallPhil EdwardsAlex Wilson4 × 400 m relay3:21.83 Q colspan="4" 3:12.8Clifford BrickerMarathon colspan="6" 2:47:5812Johnny Miles colspan="6" 2:50:3214Eddie Cudworth colspan="6" 2:58:3518Henry Cieman50 km walk colspan="6" DNF
Field events AthleteEventFinalResultRankLen HuttonLong jumpDNS12Jack PortlandTriple jumpDuncan McNaughtonHigh jump1.97
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankHilda Strike100 m12.33 Q12.41 Q11.9Mary Frizzell12.12 Q12.35Did not advanceMary Vandervliet12.32 Q12.34Did not advanceBetty Taylor80 m hurdles12.04 colspan="2" Did not advanceAlda Wilson12.13 colspan="2" 12.06Mildred FizzellLillian PalmerMary FrizzellHilda Strike4 × 100 m relay colspan="4" 47.0 WR
Field events AthleteEventFinalResultRankEva DawesHigh jump1.60
Boxing
Cycling
Seven cyclists, all men, represented Canada in 1932.
Individual road race Glen Robbins James Jackson Frank Elliott Ernie Gates
Team road race Glen Robbins James Jackson Frank Elliott Ernie Gates
Sprint Leo Marchiori
Time trial Lew Rush
Team pursuit Lew Rush Glen Robbins Russ Hunt Frank Elliott
Diving
Men AthleteEventFinalPointsRankAlfred Phillips3 m springboard134.644Arthur Stott110.2211Alfred Phillips10 m platform77.107
Women AthleteEventFinalPointsRankDoris Ogilvie3 m springboard70.005
Fencing
Five fencers, four men and a woman, represented Canada in 1932.
Men's foil Ernest Dalton Bertram Markus
Men's épée Patrick Farrell Ernest Dalton Bertram Markus
Men's team épée Ernest Dalton, Bertram Markus, Patrick Farrell, Henri Delcellier
Men's sabre Patrick Farrell
Women's foil Joan Archibald
Rowing
Sailing
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMunroe Bourne100 m freestyle 1:01.1 8 Did not advanceRobert Halloran 1:06.9 20 Did not advanceWalter Spence 59.3 2 Q 59.6 8 Did not advanceGeorge Burrows400 m freestyle 5:28.9 15 Did not advanceGeorge Larson 5:20.1 14 Did not advanceWalter Spence 5:10.0 11 qq 5:15.6 11 Did not advanceGeorge Burrows1500 m freestyle 22:19.6 12 Did not advanceMunroe Bourne100 m backstroke 1:14.3 10 QQ 1:13.9 11 Did not advanceRobert Halloran 1:14.2 9 Did not advanceDennis Walker 1:21.0 14 Did not advanceWalter Spence200 m breaststroke 2:56.5 10 Q 2:52.7 8 Did not advanceRichard Wyndham 3:12.4 16 Did not advanceGeorge LarsonGeorge BurrowsMunroe BourneWalter Spence4 × 200 metre freestyle relay colspan=4 9:36.3 4
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarjorie Linton100 m freestyle 1:19.9 19 Did not advanceIrene Mullen 1:15.2 14 Did not advanceIrene Pirie 1:16.3 17 Did not advanceBetty Edwards400 m freestyle 6:27.2 14 Did not advanceRuth Kerr 6:25.7 13 Did not advanceIrene Pirie 6:22.2 12 Did not advanceRuth Kerr100 m backstroke colspan=2 1:28.2 10 Did not advanceMarjorie Linton colspan=2 1:29.1 11 Did not advanceDorothy Prior200 m breaststroke colspan=2 3:33.2 10 Did not advanceJanet Sheather colspan=2 3:46.1 11 Did not advanceIrene PirieIrene MullenRuth KerrBetty Edwards4 × 100 metre freestyle relay colspan=4 5:05.7 4
Wrestling
Art competitions
References