Noc: | CAN |
Nocname: | Canadian Olympic Committee |
Games: | Summer Olympics |
Year: | 1908 |
Website: | |
Location: | London |
Competitors: | 87 |
Sports: | 11 |
Flagbearer: | Edward Archibald |
Rank: | 7 |
Gold: | 3 |
Silver: | 3 |
Bronze: | 10 |
Appearances: | auto |
App Begin Year: | 1900 |
See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Canada competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. Canadian athletes won three gold, three silver, and ten bronze medals.[1] [2]
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.[3]
See main article: Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
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.[4]
Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||
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3rd | 11.0 seconds 1st, heat 10 | 11.0 seconds 1st, semifinal 2 | 11.0 seconds | ||||
Heats | 11.7 seconds 2nd, heat 13 | did not advance | |||||
11.7 seconds 2nd, heat 14 | |||||||
unknown 3rd, heat 5 | |||||||
bgcolor=gold | 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 | ||||||
Semi- finalist | Louis Sebert | 50.2 seconds 1st, heat 10 | unknown 2nd, semifinal 4 | bgcolor=lightgray | did not advance | ||
Heats | unknown 2nd, heat 6 | did not advance | |||||
Semi- finalist | none held | unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 | did not advance | ||||
Donald Buddo | unknown 3rd, semifinal 5 | ||||||
4th | none held | 4:12.2 1st, semifinal 5 | 4:06.8 | ||||
Semi- finalist | unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 | did not advance | |||||
unknown 3rd, semifinal 7 | |||||||
unknown 7th, semifinal 8 | |||||||
Heats | unknown 3rd, heat 5 | did not advance | |||||
6th | William Galbraith | none held | 11:12.4 1st, semifinal 3 | unknown | |||
— | James Fitzgerald | did not finish —, semifinal 6 | bgcolor=lightgray | did not advance | |||
Semi- finalist | Frank Lukeman Donald Buddo Louis Sebert Irving Parkes | bgcolor=lightgray | none held | unknown 3rd, semifinal 3 | bgcolor=lightgray | did not advance | |
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 | bgcolor=lightgray | did not advance | |||
5th | none held | 3:01:44.0 | |||||
6th | 3:04:28.2 | ||||||
7th | 3:06:47.2 | ||||||
11th | 3:12:46.0 | ||||||
16th | 3:20:07.0 | ||||||
22nd | 3:33:26.0 | ||||||
24th | 3:50:17.0 | ||||||
27th | 4:22:45.0 | ||||||
— | did not finish | ||||||
did not finish | |||||||
did not finish | |||||||
John Tait | did not finish | ||||||
4th | George Goulding | bgcolor=lightgray | none held | 15:54.0 1st, semifinal 3 | 15:49.8 | ||
— | George Goulding | bgcolor=lightgray | none held | did not finish —, semifinal 2 | bgcolor=lightgray | did not advance | |
Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance | |
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10th | 1.77 metres | |||
13th | 1.72 metres | |||
3rd | 7.08 metres | |||
13th | Frank Lukeman | 6.59 metres | ||
19th | George Barber | 6.41 metres | ||
21-32 | Garfield MacDonald | unknown | ||
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Garfield MacDonald | 14.76 metres | |
4th | Calvin Bricker | 14.10 metres | ||
3rd | 3.58 metres | |||
19-23 | George Barber | unknown | ||
8-25 | George Barber | unknown | ||
Event | Place | Athlete | Distance | |
---|---|---|---|---|
3rd | 48.51 metres | |||
See main article: Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Canada's best cycling result was a bronze medal won in the team pursuit.
Event | Place | Cyclist | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |
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Semi- finalist | 55.8 seconds 1st, heat 8 | unknown 4th, semifinal 1 | bgcolor=lightgray | did not advance | ||
Heats | unknown 2nd, heat 2 | did not advance | ||||
unknown 3rd, heat 14 | ||||||
Semi- finalist | Frederick McCarthy | none held | unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 | did not advance | ||
unknown 3rd, semifinal 7 | ||||||
William Morton | unknown 5th, semifinal 3 | |||||
Walter Andrews | unknown 5-6, semifinal 6 | |||||
Semi- finalist | 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 | |||||
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 | |||||
Heats | William Morton | unknown 2nd, heat 9 | did not advance | |||
Frederick McCarthy | unknown 4th, heat 4 | |||||
Heats | Frederick McCarthy William Morton | unknown 3rd, heat 7 | did not advance | |||
3rd | William Anderson Walter Andrews Frederick McCarthy William Morton | walkover 1st, heat 2 | 2:29.2 2nd, semifinal 1 | bgcolor=lightgray | did not advance | |
See main article: Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Event | Place | Diver | Preliminary groups | Semi- finals | Final | |
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13th | 74.00 points 3rd, group 1 | did not advance | ||||
See main article: Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Canada's lone épéeist was eliminated in the first round
Event | Place | Fencer | First round | Second round | Semi- final | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 2-6 (6th in I) | did not advance | |||||
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Gymnast | Event | Score | Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
170 | 59 | |||
132.5 | 80 |
See main article: Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Canada won the only lacrosse match played in 1908 against Great Britain, earning the gold medal.
Event | Place | Players | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men's lacrosse | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Won vs. Great Britain 14-10 | |
See main article: Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Event | Place | Rowers | First round | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final | ||
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5th | bye | unknown 2nd, quarterfinal 3 | did not advance | |||||
bye | unknown 2nd, quarterfinal 1 | |||||||
3rd | none held | unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | bgcolor=lightgray | did not advance | ||||
3rd | none held | unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | bgcolor=lightgray | did not advance | ||||
3rd | bgcolor=lightgray | none held | 8.6 1st, quarterfinal 1 | unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | bgcolor=lightgray | did not advance | ||
Event | Place | Shooter | Score | |
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6th | 91 | |||
9th | 90 | |||
90 | ||||
11th | 89 | |||
16th | 87 | |||
19th | 86 | |||
27th | 83 | |||
28th | 82 | |||
82 | ||||
33rd | 79 | |||
35th | 75 | |||
37th | 74 | |||
bgcolor=cc9966 align=center | 3rd | William Smith Charles Crowe Bertram Williams Dugald McInnis William Eastcott S. Harry Kerr | 2439 | |
bgcolor=gold align=center | 1st | 72 | ||
bgcolor=silver align=center | 2nd | 60 | ||
5th | 55 | |||
7th | 53 | |||
12th | 50 | |||
20th | 44 | |||
27th | 19 | |||
bgcolor=silver align=center | 2nd | George Beattie Walter Ewing Mylie Fletcher David McMackon George Vivian Arthur Westover | 405 | |
See main article: Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heats | 1:35.0 2nd, heat 7 | did not advance | ||||
Heats | Robert Zimmerman | unknown 3rd, heat 3 | did not advance | |||
See main article: Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Event | Place | Name | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5th | bye | bye | did not advance | ||||||
9th | bye | did not advance | |||||||
lost to Caridia | |||||||||
7th | James Foulkes Robert Powell | bgcolor=lightgray | none held | bye | did not advance | ||||
Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
0 | 2 | .000 | ||
2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
0 | 2 | .000 | ||
Total | 4 | 4 | .500 |
See main article: Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3rd | bye | bgcolor=pink | Defeated Tomkins | ||||
Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
0 | 1 | .000 | ||
Total | 2 | 1 | .667 |