Canada at the 1906 Intercalated Games

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Canada at the
1906 Intercalated Olympics
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IOC code CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.ca  (in English and French)
in Athens
Competitors3 in 1 sport
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Canada competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. Three athletes, all men, competed in four events in one sport. [1] These games are not now considered as official Olympic games by the International Olympic Committee, and results are not included in official records and medal counts.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Billy Sherring Athletics Marathon
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Donald Linden Athletics 1500 metre walk

Athletics

AthleteEventsFinal
ResultRank
Billy Sherring Marathon2-51:23.6Gold medal icon.svg
Donald Linden 1500 metre walk7:19.8Silver medal icon.svg
Field
AthleteEventsFinal
ResultRank
Ed Archibald Pole vault2.75010
Pentathlon (Ancient)337

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References

  1. "Canada at the 1906 Intercalated Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2014.