Canada at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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Canada at the
1912 Summer Olympics
Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg
IOC code CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.ca  (in English and French)
in Stockholm
Competitors37 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Duncan Gillis
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
The team of Canada at the opening ceremony. 1912 Opening ceremony - Canada.JPG
The team of Canada at the opening ceremony.
The Union Jack was the Canada flag for the 1912 Olympics. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
The Union Jack was the Canada flag for the 1912 Olympics.

Canada competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 37 competitors, all men, took part in 30 events in 7 sports. [1]

Contents

Medallists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Aquatics

Swimming

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.

Men
SwimmerEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
George Hodgson 400 m freestyle N/A5:50.61 Q5:25.4 WR1 Q5:24.4 WRGold medal icon.svg
1500 m freestyle N/A22:23.0 WR1 Q22:26.01 Q22:00.0 WRGold medal icon.svg

Athletics

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.

AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Harry Beasley 100 m  ?4did not advance
200 m  ?4did not advance
Calvin Bricker Long jump N/A7.2127.21 Silver medal icon.svg
Triple jump N/A13.2518did not advance
Mel Brock 400 m  ?3did not advance
800 m 1:57.011:55.711:53.05
James Corkery Marathon N/Adid not finish
Alexander Decoteau 5000 m N/A15:24.22 ?6
Marathon N/Adid not start
James Duffy Marathon N/A2:42:18.85
Édouard Fabre Marathon N/A2:50:36.211
William Forsyth Marathon N/A2:52:23.015
Thomas Gallon 400 m  ?3did not advance
Duncan Gillis Discus throw N/A48.39248.39 Silver medal icon.svg
Hammer throw N/A39.0114did not advance
George Goulding Marathon N/Adid not start
10 km walk N/A47:14.5146:28.4 Gold medal icon.svg
William Halpenny Pole vault N/A3.6513.80 Bronze medal icon.svg
John Howard 100 m 11.01 ?6did not advance
200 m 25.01 ?3did not advance
Joe Keeper 5000 m N/A15:24.22 ?8-11
10000 m N/A33:58.8232:36.24
Marathon N/Adid not start
Frank Lukeman 100 m  ?2 ?3did not advance
110 m hurdles  ?3did not advance
Pentathlon N/A29 Bronze medal icon.svg
Decathlon N/A5591.76015
Arthur Maranda Long jump N/A5.8729did not advance
Triple jump N/A12.5320did not advance
Standing long jump N/A2.9817did not advance
Frank McConnell 100 m  ?3did not advance
200 m  ?3did not advance
John Tait 800 m  ?2 ?5did not advance
1500 m  ?4did not advance
Marathon N/Adid not start
Harry Beasley
John Howard
Frank Lukeman
Frank McConnell
4 × 100 m 46.2 OR143.52did not advance
Mel Brock
Thomas Gallon
John Howard
John Tait
4 × 400 m N/A3:22.22did not advance

Cycling

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.

Road cycling

CyclistEventsFinal
ResultRank
Frank Brown Ind. time trial 11:01:00.05
George Watson Ind. time trial 12:52:22.278

Diving

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.

Men
DiverEventsHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
John P. Lyons 10 m platform did not finishdid not advance
Plain high dive 32.58did not advance
Robert Zimmerman 3 m board 76.62 q72.545

Rowing

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.)

RowerEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Everard Butler Single sculls 7:45.21 Q7:39.91 Q7:41.02did not advance (Bronze medal icon.svg)
Phil Boyd
Becher Gale
Richard Gregory
Albert Kent
Winslow McCleary (cox)
William Murphy
Charles Riddy
Alex Sinclair
Geoffrey Taylor
Eight unknown2did not advance

Shooting

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.

ShooterEventFinal
ResultRank
William Davies Trap 1345
Robert Hutcheson Trap 8417
James Kenyon Trap 1345

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References

  1. "Canada at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2014.