| Canada at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| in Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 37 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Duncan Gillis |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Canada competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 37 competitors, all men, took part in 30 events in 7 sports. [1]
One swimmer competed for Canada at the 1912 Games. It was the second time the nation had competed in swimming, after similarly sending one swimmer to the 1908 Summer Olympics. George Hodgson won Canada's first Olympic swimming medals by taking the gold medals in both of his events, setting world records in each as well.
Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.
| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| George Hodgson | 400 m freestyle | N/A | 5:50.6 | 1 Q | 5:25.4 WR | 1 Q | 5:24.4 WR |  | |
| 1500 m freestyle | N/A | 22:23.0 WR | 1 Q | 22:26.0 | 1 Q | 22:00.0 WR | | ||
18 athletes competed for Canada in 1912. It was the country's fourth appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. For the fourth straight time, Canada won exactly one athletics gold medal, this time with George Goulding's victory in the 10 kilometre racewalk. Calvin Bricker and Duncan Gillis added silver medals in the long jump and discus throw, respectively. William Halpenny earned one of the three bronze medals in the pole vault. Frank Lukeman, originally fourth in the pentathlon, received a bronze medal in 1913 when pentathlon winner Jim Thorpe was disqualified; Lukeman retained his upgraded placing even after Thorpe's reinstatement. The 4x100 metre relay team briefly held the Olympic record in that new event, though the team was eliminated in the semifinals.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Harry Beasley | 100 m | ? | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | ? | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Calvin Bricker | Long jump | N/A | 7.21 | 2 | 7.21 |  | |||
| Triple jump | N/A | 13.25 | 18 | did not advance | |||||
| Mel Brock | 400 m | ? | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| 800 m | 1:57.0 | 1 | 1:55.7 | 1 | 1:53.0 | 5 | |||
| James Corkery | Marathon | N/A | did not finish | ||||||
| Alexander Decoteau | 5000 m | N/A | 15:24.2 | 2 | ? | 6 | |||
| Marathon | N/A | did not start | |||||||
| James Duffy | Marathon | N/A | 2:42:18.8 | 5 | |||||
| Édouard Fabre | Marathon | N/A | 2:50:36.2 | 11 | |||||
| William Forsyth | Marathon | N/A | 2:52:23.0 | 15 | |||||
| Thomas Gallon | 400 m | ? | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Duncan Gillis | Discus throw | N/A | 48.39 | 2 | 48.39 | | |||
| Hammer throw | N/A | 39.01 | 14 | did not advance | |||||
| George Goulding | Marathon | N/A | did not start | ||||||
| 10 km walk | N/A | 47:14.5 | 1 | 46:28.4 | | ||||
| William Halpenny | Pole vault | N/A | 3.65 | 1 | 3.80 |  | |||
| John Howard | 100 m | 11.0 | 1 | ? | 6 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 25.0 | 1 | ? | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Joe Keeper | 5000 m | N/A | 15:24.2 | 2 | ? | 8-11 | |||
| 10000 m | N/A | 33:58.8 | 2 | 32:36.2 | 4 | ||||
| Marathon | N/A | did not start | |||||||
| Frank Lukeman | 100 m | ? | 2 | ? | 3 | did not advance | |||
| 110 m hurdles | ? | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Pentathlon | N/A | 29 | | ||||||
| Decathlon | N/A | 5591.760 | 15 | ||||||
| Arthur Maranda | Long jump | N/A | 5.87 | 29 | did not advance | ||||
| Triple jump | N/A | 12.53 | 20 | did not advance | |||||
| Standing long jump | N/A | 2.98 | 17 | did not advance | |||||
| Frank McConnell | 100 m | ? | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | ? | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| John Tait | 800 m | ? | 2 | ? | 5 | did not advance | |||
| 1500 m | ? | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Marathon | N/A | did not start | |||||||
| Harry Beasley John Howard Frank Lukeman Frank McConnell | 4 × 100 m | 46.2 OR | 1 | 43.5 | 2 | did not advance | |||
| Mel Brock Thomas Gallon John Howard John Tait | 4 × 400 m | N/A | 3:22.2 | 2 | did not advance | ||||
Two cyclists represented Canada. It was the second appearance of the nation in cycling, in which Canada had previously competed in 1908. Frank Brown had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, placing 5th. Because Canada had fewer than four cyclists, the nation was not entered in the team time trial event.
| Cyclist | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Frank Brown | Ind. time trial | 11:01:00.0 | 5 |
| George Watson | Ind. time trial | 12:52:22.2 | 78 |
Two divers, both men, represented Canada. It was Canada's second appearance in diving. Robert Zimmerman, who had previously been Canada's lone diver in 1908, improved upon his prior performance in advancing to the final and placing 5th.
| Diver | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| John P. Lyons | 10 m platform | did not finish | did not advance | ||
| Plain high dive | 32.5 | 8 | did not advance | ||
| Robert Zimmerman | 3 m board | 76.6 | 2 q | 72.54 | 5 |
Ten rowers represented Canada. It was the nation's third appearance in rowing. Butler took one of the bronze medals in the single sculls, giving Canada its fourth rowing bronze medal as the nation continued to seek its first gold in the sport after having won a silver in the eights 1904. The 1912 eights crew, including one member of that silver-winning team from 1904 and three members of the bronze-medal team of 1908, was eliminated in the first round when it lost by half a length to the eventual champions.
(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)
| Rower | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Everard Butler | Single sculls | 7:45.2 | 1 Q | 7:39.9 | 1 Q | 7:41.0 | 2 | did not advance () | |
| Phil Boyd Becher Gale Richard Gregory Albert Kent Winslow McCleary (cox) William Murphy Charles Riddy Alex Sinclair Geoffrey Taylor | Eight | unknown | 2 | did not advance | |||||
Three shooters represented Canada. It was the nation's second appearance in shooting; the 1912 team was much smaller and less successful than the 1908 squad, which had won four medals.
| Shooter | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| William Davies | Trap | 13 | 45 |
| Robert Hutcheson | Trap | 84 | 17 |
| James Kenyon | Trap | 13 | 45 |
