Canada at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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.[1]

Canada at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in London
Competitors118 in 13 sports
Flag bearerRobert McFarlane
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Silver

Bronze

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

Men's 200 metres

  • Edward Haggis
  • Donald Pettie

Men's 400 metres

Men's 800 metres

Men's 1500 metres

Men's 5000 metres

  • Clifford Salmond

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

Men's Marathon

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • William Larochelle

Men's Shot Put

Men's Discus Throw

Men's High Jump

  • Arthur Jackes

Men's Javelin Throw

Men's Decathlon


Women's 100 metres

Women's 200 metres

Women's High Jump

Women's Long Jump

Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

  • Frederick Daigle

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

  • Edward Haddad

Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

  • John Keenan

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists, all men, represented Canada in 1948.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Team pursuit

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard

Men's 10m Platform

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Canada in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Canada had eleven male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.[2]

Men's double sculls
Men's eight

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's Finn

Men's Star

  • Gerald Fairhead and Norman Gooderham

Men's Swallow

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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References
  1. "Canada at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Canada Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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