Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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]

Canada at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Helsinki
Competitors107 in 13 sports
Flag bearer William Parnell
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Basketball
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

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Welterweight (–63,5 kg)

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
Main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Fencing
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
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
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Shooting
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
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Canada at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Canada Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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