Canada at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 102 in 10 sports | |||||||||||
Flag bearer | George Maughan | |||||||||||
Medals Rank: 12 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 5 |
Bronze 8 |
Total 15 |
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Canada competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Despite the games being held during the Great Depression, Canada sent its second largest team to date. 102 competitors, 85 men and 17 women, took part in 69 events in 10 sports.[1]
Contents
Medalists[edit]
Gold[edit]
- Duncan McNaughton — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Horace Gwynne — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
Silver[edit]
- Alex Wilson — Athletics, Men's 800 m
- Hilda Strike — Athletics, Women's 100 m
- Mildred Fizzell, Lillian Palmer, Mary Frizzel and Hilda Strike — Athletics, Women's 4x100 m Relay
- Ernest Cribb, Harry Jones, Peter Gordon, Hubert Wallace, Ronald Maitland, and George Gyles — Sailing, 8 m Class
- Daniel MacDonald — Wrestling, Men's Welterweight (66–72 kg)
Bronze[edit]
- Phil Edwards — Athletics, Men's 800 m
- Phil Edwards — Athletics, Men's 1500 m
- Alex Wilson — Athletics, Men's 400 m
- Raymond Lewis, James Ball, Phil Edwards, and Alex Wilson — Athletics, Men's 4x400 m Relay
- Eva Dawes — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Charles E. Pratt and Noel De Mille — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Earl Eastwood, Joseph Harris, Stanley Stanyar, Harry Fry, Cedric Liddell, William Thoburn, Donald Boal, Albert Taylor, and George MacDonald — Rowing, Men's Eights with Coxswain
- Philip Rogers, Gerald Wilson, Gardner Boultbee, and Kenneth Glass — Sailing, 6 m Class
Athletics[edit]
Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Boxing[edit]
Main article: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Cycling[edit]
Main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Seven cyclists, all men, represented Canada in 1932.
Diving[edit]
Main article: Diving at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Fencing[edit]
Main article: Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Six fencers, five men and a woman, represented Canada in 1932.
Rowing[edit]
Main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Sailing[edit]
Main article: Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Swimming[edit]
Main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Wrestling[edit]
Main article: Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Art competitions[edit]
Main article: Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics
References[edit]
- ^ "Canada at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-02.