| Noc: | CAN |
| Nocname: | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Winter Olympics |
| Games Link: | 1948 Winter Olympics |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Date: | January 30–February 8, 1948 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Competitors: | 28 (24 men, 4 women) |
| Sports: | 7 |
| Flagbearer: | Hubert Brooks (ice hockey) |
| Rank: | 6 |
| Gold: | 2 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Canada competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | ||||
| Canada men's national ice hockey team (RCAF Flyers) | Men's competition | |||
| | Pairs |
Of the 28 athletes participating only 8 did not receive any medals. While the men's hockey medal is counted as one, each of the 17 players received individual medals. The pairs figure skating counted as a single medal.
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bill Irwin | Downhill | 3:41.3 | 60 | ||||
| Bert Irwin | 3:39.1 | 56 | |||||
| Hector Sutherland | 3:14.1 | 28 | |||||
| Harvey Clifford | 3:14.1 | 28 | |||||
| Bill Irwin | Slalom | 1:40.4 | 51 | 1:21.2 | 45 | 3:01.6 | 50 |
| Bert Irwin | 1:29.4 | 39 | 1:16.6 | 35 | 2:46.0 | 37 | |
| Hector Sutherland | 1:19.2 | 27 | 1:12.0 | 28 | 2:31.2 | 28 | |
| Harvey Clifford | 1:13.5 | 19 | 1:10.2 | 24 | 2:23.7 | 19 | |
Men's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Bert Irwin | 2:02.5 (+0:05) | 1:18.9 | 61 | 53.51 | 49 | |
| Bill Irwin | 1:32.9 | 1:12.7 | 33 | 39.25 | 36 | |
| Harvey Clifford | 1:26.8 | 1:10.2 | 23 | 20.34 | 21 | |
| Hector Sutherland | 1:22.8 | 1:17.3 | 25 | 21.72 | 23 | |
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| 18 km | Bill Irwin | 1'44:43 | 81 | |
| Tom Dennie | 1'35:41 | 73 | ||
| 50 km | Tom Dennie | DNF | - | |
See main article: Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Final rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Morrow | 9 | 15 | 143.655 | 117 | 14 | |
| Marilyn Ruth Take | 12 | 13 | 143.722 | 110.5 | 12 | |
| Barbara Ann Scott | 1 | 1 | 163.077 | 11 |
See main article: Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 28 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 97 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 77 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 156 | 0 | ||
| * | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 10 |
See main article: Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
Events:
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.
See main article: Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Irwin | Normal hill | 56.0 | 54.0 | 175.1 | 39 |
| Laurent Bernier | 58.0 | 54.5 (fall) | 129.3 | 46 | |
| Tom Mobraaten | 59.0 (fall) | 58.0 | 135.9 | 44 |
See main article: Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| 500 m | Craig Mackay | DNF | - | |
| Abe Hardy | 45.5 | 19 | ||
| Gordon Audley | 45.3 | 17 | ||
| Frank Stack | 43.6 | 6 | ||
| 1500 m | Gordon Audley | 2:30.0 | 32 | |
| Abe Hardy | 2:28.5 | 29 | ||
| Frank Stack | 2:25.7 | 27 | ||
| 5000 m | Craig Mackay | 8:47.2 | 14 | |
| 10,000 m | Craig Mackay | 20:15.5 | 13 | |