Canada at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Canada at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg
IOC code CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.ca  (in English and French)
in Paris
Competitors65 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Hector Phillips
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Canada competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 65 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 8 sports. [1]

Contents

In January 1924, Canadian Olympic Committee secretary-treasurer Fred Marples announced that sending the Canadian team to the Summer Olympics would cost C$40,000. [2] He stated that unless the Canadian Olympic Committee could raise $20,000 to $25,000 within a couple months, the national team would be small and not representative of Canadian athletics. He felt that it was the duty of all Canadian citizens to help, and urged contributions from individuals, organizations, and provincial governments. [3]

J. Howard Crocker was appointed chairman of the track and field sub-committee to select athletes, and named committee members to represent each province. [4] [5] He visited track and field championships across Canada to scout Canada's next Olympic athletes. [6] [7] When Crocker declined to be Chef de Mission for Canada at the Olympics, Patrick J. Mulqueen replaced him as manager of the Canadian delegation. [6] [8]

After the games, Marples reported that it cost $460 to send each athlete to France, but the Canadian Olympic Committee still had financial reserves despite being approximately $1100 over budget. The Amateur Athletic Union of Canada praised Marples and Canadian Olympic Committee executives for their efforts and assembling the largest Canadian Olympic team to date. [9]

Medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Archibald Black , Colin Finlayson,
George MacKay, William Wood
Rowing Men's coxless four July 17
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Arthur Bell , Ivor Campbell, Robert Hunter, William Langford,
Harold Little, John Smith, Warren Snyder, Norman Taylor, William Wallace
Rowing Men's eight July 17
Silver medal icon.svg Silver William Barnes , George Beattie, John Black,
Robert Montgomery, Samuel Newton, Samuel Vance
Shooting Men's team clay pigeons July 7
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Douglas Lewis Boxing Men's welterweight July 20

Aquatics

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

SwimmerEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Clayton Bourne 100 m freestyle 1:06.21 Q1:06.05did not advance
George Vernot 400 m freestyle 5:32.23 q5:38.04did not advance
1500 m freestyle 23:11.42 Q23:02.45did not advance

Athletics

Twenty-seven athletes represented Canada in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Laurie Armstrong 100 m unknown3did not advance
200 m unknown2 Qunknown5did not advance
Horace Aylwin 400 m 54.01 Qunknown6did not advance
Rolph Barnes 1500 m N/A4:13.13did not advance
Alan Christie 400 m 50.52 Q50.83did not advance
Cyril Coaffee 100 m 11.01 Q10.81 Q10.85did not advance
200 m unknown2 Qunknown2 Q22.46did not advance
John Cuthbert Marathon N/A3:00:44.613
Irvine Francis Pole vault N/A3.555did not advance
Edward Freeman 10 km walk N/ADisqualifieddid not advance
William Fuller 400 m 51.53did not advance
Philip Grandville 10 km walk N/ADisqualifieddid not advance
Jack Harris 800 m N/A2:01.63 Qunknown6did not advance
Gordon Hester 100 m 11.21 Q10.72 Q11.56did not advance
200 m unknown2 Qunknown4did not advance
David Johnson 400 m 51.81 Q49.32 Q48.03 Q48.84
Victor MacAuley Marathon N/A3:02:05.414
Philip MacDonald Triple jump N/A13.337did not advance
David McGill 5000 m N/Aunknown7did not advance
John MacKechenneay 200 m 23.21 Qunknown5did not advance
Tom McKay 800 m N/A2:00.13 Q1:58.58did not advance
Jack Miller High jump N/A1.658did not advance
Warren Montabone 110 m hurdles N/Aunknown4did not advance
400 m hurdles N/Aunknown4did not advance
John Murdoch Hammer throw N/A42.488did not advance
Hec Phillips 800 m N/Aunknown5did not advance
Victor Pickard Pole vault N/A3.661 Q3.805
Javelin throw N/A44.6914did not advance
Sydney Pierce 110 m hurdles N/A16.23did not advance
Russ Sheppard Triple jump N/A12.728did not advance
Anthony Vince 100 m 11.42 Qunknown6did not advance
Larry Armstrong
Cyril Coaffee
George Hester
Anthony Vince
4 × 100 m relay N/A43.02 Qunknown3did not advance
Horace Aylwin
Alan Christie
David Johnson
William Maynes
4 × 400 m relay N/A3:34.52 Q3:22.84

Boxing

Nine boxers represented Canada at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Facing tougher competition, Canada's team was unable to achieve results comparable to the five medals earned in 1920. Lewis was the only Canadian boxer in 1924 to win a medal, taking the bronze in the welterweight.

BoxerWeight classRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / bronze match
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Charley Belanger Light heavyweight byeUS flag 48 stars.svg  Mulholland  (USA)
L
did not advance9
Leslie Black Middleweight Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Feidt  (LUX)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Lefkowitch  (USA)
W
Flag of Ireland.svg  Murphy  (IRL)
W
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Elliott  (GBR)
L
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Beecken  (BEL)
L
4
Agnew Burlie Featherweight US flag 48 stars.svg  Salas  (USA)
L
did not advance17
Chris Graham Lightweight Flag of Uruguay.svg  Corney  (URU)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Rothwell  (USA)
L
did not advance9
Harry Henning Middleweight Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Leopardi  (ITA)
W
Flag of Norway.svg  Jensen  (NOR)
W
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Elliott  (GBR)
L
did not advance5
Douglas Lewis Welterweight Flag of Sweden.svg  Hultgren  (SWE)
W
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Oldani  (ITA)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Haggerty  (USA)
W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Delarge  (BEL)
L
Flag of Ireland.svg  Dwyer  (IRL)
W
Bronze medal icon.svg
Mickey MacGowan Featherweight Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Francecchini  (ITA)
L
did not advance17
John "Jock" MacGregor Flyweight byeFlag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Vitria  (ESP)
W
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  McKenzie  (GBR)
L
did not advance5
Stephen Rennie Flyweight byeFlag of Switzerland.svg  Nyffeler  (SUI)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  LaBarba  (USA)
L
did not advance5

Cycling

A single cyclist represented Canada in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

CyclistEventFinal
ResultRank
Joe Laporte Time trial 8:11:22.054

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

CyclistEventFirst roundFirst repechageQuarterfinalsSecond repechageSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Joe Laporte 50 km N/Aunknown8–36

Rowing

14 rowers represented Canada in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, tying Belgium and Great Britain for most appearances. Canada won a pair of silver medals, its first rowing medals since 1912 and tying its best rowing result (a silver medal in 1904).

Ranks given are within the heat.

RowerEventSemifinalsRepechageFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Hilton Belyea Single sculls unknown3did not advance
Archibald Black
George MacKay
Colin Finlayson
William Wood
Coxless four 6:31.01 QN/A7:18.0Silver medal icon.svg
Arthur Bell
Ivor Campbell
Robert Hunter
William Langford
Harold Little
John Smith
Warren Snyder
Norman Taylor
William Wallace
Eight unknown2 r6:37.01 Q6:49.0Silver medal icon.svg

Sailing

A single sailor represented Canada in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

SailorEventQualifyingFinal
Race 1Race 2Race 3TotalRace 1Race 2TotalRank
Norm Robertson Olympic monotype 77N/Adid not advance

Shooting

Six sport shooters represented Canada in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The six-man clay pigeon teams finished second to earn Canada's first medal in shooting since 1908. The three members of the team who competed in the individual trap all finished in the top six, with Montgomery finishing outside the medals only because of a tie-breaker.

ShooterEventFinal
ScoreRank
George Beattie Trap 966
Robert Montgomery Trap 974
Samuel Vance Trap 966
William Barnes
George Beattie
John Black
Robert Montgomery
Samuel Newton
Samuel Vance
Team clay pigeons 360Silver medal icon.svg

Wrestling

Freestyle wrestling

Men's
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Clifford Chilcott Featherweight byeFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Cavallini  (ITA)
W
Flag of Australia.svg  Angelo  (AUS)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Reed  (USA)
L
Silver medal semifinal
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Naito  (JPN)
L
did not advance
Walter Montgomery Lightweight US flag 48 stars.svg  Vis  (USA)
L
did not advanceSilver medal semifinal
Flag of Finland.svg  Wikström  (FIN)
L
did not advance
George Rumple Light heavyweight Flag of France.svg Baillot (FRA)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Spellman  (USA)
L
Silver medal semifinal
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Wilson  (GBR)
L
did not advance
Donald Stockton Welterweight byeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bacon  (GBR)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Lookabough  (USA)
L
Bronze medal semifinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Müller  (SUI)
L
did not advance
James Trifunov Bantamweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sansum  (GBR)
L
did not advance

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