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Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ca (in English and French)
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Competitors	87 in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Edward Archibald
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold 3 Silver 3 Bronze 10 Total 16
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Canada competed at the 1908 Summer OlympicsinLondon, United Kingdom. Canadian athletes won three gold, three silver, and ten bronze medals.^[1][2]

Team selection[edit]

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]

Medalists[edit]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Robert Kerr	Athletics	Men's 200 m	July 23
Gold	Canada national lacrosse team Patrick Brennan Jack Broderick George Campbell Gus Dillon Frank Dixon Richard Louis Duckett J. Fyon Tommy Gorman Ernest Hamilton Henry Hoobin Albert Mara Clarence McKerrow David McLeod George Rennie Alexander Turnbull	Lacrosse		October 24
Gold	Walter Ewing	Shooting	Men's trap	July 11
Silver	Garfield MacDonald	Athletics	Men's triple jump	July 25
Silver	George Beattie	Shooting	Men's trap	July 11
Silver	George Beattie, Walter Ewing, Mylie Fletcher, David McMackon, George Vivian, Arthur Westover	Shooting	Men's trap, team	July 11
Bronze	Robert Kerr	Athletics	Men's 100 m	July 22
Bronze	Calvin Bricker	Athletics	Men's long jump	July 22
Bronze	Edward Archibald	Athletics	Men's pole vault	July 24
Bronze	Con Walsh	Athletics	Men's hammer throw	July 14
Bronze	William Anderson, Walter Andrews, Frederick McCarthy, William Morton	Cycling	Men's team pursuit	July 17
Bronze	Norway Jackes, Frederick Toms	Rowing	Men's coxless pair	July 31
Bronze	Gordon Balfour, Becher Gale, Charles Riddy, Geoffrey Taylor	Rowing	Men's coxless four	July 31
Bronze	Gordon Balfour, Becher Gale, Douglas Kertland, Walter Lewis, Charles Riddy, Irvine Robertson, Geoffrey Taylor, Julius Thomson, Joseph Wright	Rowing	Men's eight	July 31
Bronze	Charles Crowe, William Eastcott, S. Harry Kerr, Dugald McInnes, William Smith, Bertram Williams	Shooting	Men's military rifle, team	July 11
Bronze	Aubert Côté	Wrestling	Men's freestyle bantamweight	July 20

Results by event[edit]

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Athletics[edit]

Running[edit]

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]

Jumping[edit]

Throwing[edit]

Cycling[edit]

Canada's best cycling result was a bronze medal won in the team pursuit.

Diving[edit]

Fencing[edit]

Canada's lone épéeist was eliminated in the first round

Gymnastics[edit]

Lacrosse[edit]

Canada won the only lacrosse match played in 1908 against Great Britain, earning the gold medal.

Rowing[edit]

Shooting[edit]

Swimming[edit]

Tennis[edit]

Wrestling[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

• sports-reference
• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). "Top London 1908 Olympians". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2006.