Edward Archibald (athlete)

Edward Blake "Ed" Archibald (March 29, 1884 – March 20, 1965)[1] was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He was born and died in Toronto.

Edward Archibald
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
1908 London Pole vault

He competed for a Canada in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the pole vault where he won the Bronze medal jointly with American Clare Jacobs and Swede Bruno Söderström.

Archibald started a summer camp for boys near Sudbury, and then it was moved around 1930 to the Temagemi area.

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