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

• George Genereux – Shooting, men's trap

Silver

• Kenneth Lane and Donald Hawgood – Canoeing, men's C-2 10000 m
• Gerry Gratton – Weightlifting, men's 67.5–75 kg (middleweight)

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Basketball

See main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Men's team competition

• Qualification round (Group C)
  • Defeated Italy (68-57)
  • Defeated Romania (72-51)
  • Defeated Egypt (63-57)
• Main round (group C)
  • Lost to Brazil (55-57)
  • Lost to Argentina (81-82)
  • Lost to Philippines (65-81) → did not advance, 13th place
• Team roster
  • Ralph Campbell
  • William Coulthard
  • James Curren
  • Charles Dalton
  • William Pataky
  • Glen Pettinger
  • Robert Phibbs
  • Bernard Pickell
  • (John) Carl Ridd
  • Robert Simpson
  • Harry Wade
  • George Wearring
  • Roy Williams

Boxing

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

• Roy Keenan
  1. First round – lost to Piet van Klaveren (Netherlands) on points (1-2)

Men's featherweight ( - 57 kg)

• Leonard Walters
  1. First round – defeated Salah El Din Ahmed Fathi (Egypt) on points (3-0)
  2. Second round – defeated Willi Roth (Germany) on points (2-1)
  3. Quarterfinals – lost to Leonard John Leisching (South Africa) on points (0-3)

Men's lightweight ( - 60 kg)

• Clayton Kenny
  1. First round – defeated Niels Erik Berthelsen (Denmark) on technical knock-out in third round
  2. Second round – lost to István Juhász (Hungary) on points (1-2)

Men's welterweight ( - 67 kg)

• Jacob Butula
  1. First round – bye
  2. Second round – lost to Ron Norris (India) on technical knock-out in third round

Men's Light Middleweight ( - 71 kg)

• Charles Chase
  1. First round – defeated Andre Oueillé (France) on points (2-1)
  2. Second round – lost to László Papp (Hungary) on knock-out in second round

Men's middleweight ( - 75 kg)

• Robert Malouf
  1. First round – bye
  2. Second round – lost to Leen Jansen (Netherlands) on technical knock-out in first round

Men's Heavyweight (> 91 kg)

• James Saunders
  1. First round – bye
  2. Second round – lost to Giacomo di Segni (Italy) on points (0-3)

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

• Frederick Henry
  • Final – 1:17.6 (→ 22nd place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• John Millman – 8th place

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

• Edward Brooke
• Roland Asselin

Men's épée

• Edward Brooke
• Roland Asselin

Men's sabre

• Roland Asselin

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

• Bob Williams
• Derek Riley

Men's coxless four

• Ron Cameron
• Lloyd Montour
• Jack Zwirewich
• Art Griffiths

Men's eight

• Ted Chilcott
• Jack Taylor
• Bo Westlake
• Frank Young
• John Sharp
• Mervin Kaye
• Jack Russell
• George McCauley
• Norm Rowe (cox)

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

• Edson Warner

300 m rifle, three positions

• Gil Boa

50 m rifle, three positions

• Gil Boa
• Edson Warner

50 m rifle, prone

• Gil Boa
• Edson Warner

Trap

• George Genereux
• Roy Cole

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.