Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:CAN
Nocname:Canadian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Games Link:1952 Summer Olympics
Year:1952
Date:July 19–August 4, 1952
Website: 
Location:Helsinki, Finland
Competitors:107
Sports:13
Flagbearer:Bill Parnell
Rank:21
Gold:1
Silver:2
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Canada competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 107 competitors, 97 men and 10 women, took part in 74 events in 13 sports.[1]

Medallists

Gold

Silver

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Basketball

See main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Men's team competition

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Men's Light Welterweight ( - 63,5 kg)

Men's featherweight ( - 57 kg)

Men's lightweight ( - 60 kg)

Men's welterweight ( - 67 kg)

Men's Light Middleweight ( - 71 kg)

Men's middleweight ( - 75 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (> 91 kg)

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Track CompetitionMen's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Two fencers, both men, represented Canada in 1952.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Canada had 15 male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's double sculls
Men's coxless four
Men's eight

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Four shooters represented Canada in 1952. George Genereux won a gold medal in the trap event.

25 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417083403/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/summer/1952/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 15 February 2015 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Canada Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417232456/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/summer/1952/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 10 March 2018.