Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Competitors	107 in 13 sports
Flag bearer	William Parnell
	Olympic history (summary)
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Intercalated Games
	1906

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]

Medalists[edit]

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

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)