Canada at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Canada at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg
IOC code CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.ca  (in English and French)
in Amsterdam
Competitors69 (62 men, 7 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer Joseph Wright Jr.
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
4
Silver
4
Bronze
7
Total
15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
1928 Canadian Olympic team 1928 Canadian Olympic team group photo at Dundurn Park in Hamilton.jpg
1928 Canadian Olympic team

Canada competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 69 competitors, 62 men and 7 women, took part in 49 events in 8 sports. [1]

Contents

Medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Percy Williams Athletics Men's 100 m July 30
Men's 200 m August 1
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jane Bell , Myrtle Cook,
Bobbie Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith 		Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m relay August 5
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ethel Catherwood Athletics Women's high jump August 5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jimmy Ball Athletics Men's 400 m August 3
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Bobbie Rosenfeld Athletics Women's 100 m July 31
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jack Guest , Joseph Wright Jr. Rowing Men's double sculls August 10
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Donald Stockton Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight August 1
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jimmy Ball , Phil Edwards,
Stanley Glover, Alex Wilson 		Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay August 5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ethel Smith Athletics Women's 100 m July 31
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Raymond Smillie Boxing Men's welterweight August 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze John Donnelly , Frank Fiddes, John Hand
Frederick Hedges, Athol Meech, Jack Murdoch,
Edgar Norris, Herbert Richardson, William Ross 		Rowing Men's eight August 10
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Garnet Ault , Munroe Bourne,
Walter Spence, James Thompson 		Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay August 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze James Trifunov Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight August 1
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Maurice Letchford Wrestling Men's freestyle welterweight August 1

Athletics

32 athletes represented Canada in 1928. It was the nation's 7th appearance in the sport, having competed in athletics at every Olympics to date. After failing to win any medals in 1924, Canada returned to the athletics podium in 1928 with 4 golds, 2 silvers, and 2 bronzes.

The women's relay team broke the world record twice on the way to winning the gold medal. Percy Williams won both of the men's sprint events, twice matching the Olympic record in the 100 metres. Bobbie Rosenfeld briefly held the Olympic record in the women's 100 metres, setting it at 12.4 seconds in the semifinals before that mark was bested by all three medalists, including Rosenfeld and Smith (with the record ultimately ending with American gold medalist Betty Robinson at 12.2 seconds).

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ralph Adams Men's 100 metres unknown2 Qunknown4did not advance
John Fitzpatrick 11.01 Qunknown2 Q10.96did not advance
George Hester unknown2 Qunknown4did not advance
Percy Williams 11.01 Q10.6 =OR1 Q10.6 =OR2 Q10.8Gold medal icon.svg
Jane Bell Women's 100 metres —13.02 Qunknown3did not advance
Myrtle Cook 12.81 Qunknown2 QDQ–
Bobbie Rosenfeld 12.61 Q12.4 OR 1 Q12.3Silver medal icon.svg
Ethel Smith 12.61 Qunknown2 Q12.3Bronze medal icon.svg
Ralph Adams Men's 200 metres 22.52 Qunknown3did not advance
John Fitzpatrick 22.81 Q22.01 Q22.03 Q22.15
George Hester DQ–did not advance
Percy Williams 22.61 Q21.82 Q22.01 Q21.8Gold medal icon.svg
Jimmy Ball Men's 400 metres 55.81 Q49.21 Q48.61 Q48.0Silver medal icon.svg
Phil Edwards 49.81 Q49.21 Q50.26did not advance
Fred Macbeth unknown2 Qunknown5did not advance
Alex Wilson 49.92 Qunknown2 Q49.24did not advance
Brant Little Men's 800 metres —1:57.82 Q1:57.64did not advance
Phil Edwards 1:59.41 Q1:52.82 Q1:54.04
Jack Walter unknown5did not advance
Alex Wilson 1:59.21 Q1:57.16did not advance
Bobbie Rosenfeld Women's 800 metres —unknown3 Q2:22.45
Jean Thompson 2:23.21 Q2:21.44
Alex Docherty Men's 1500 metres —unknown5did not advance
David Griffin unknown4did not advance
Jack Walter unknown6did not advance
Pete Walter unknown7did not advance
Vincent Callard Men's 5000 metres —unknown8did not advance
Art Keay DNF–did not advance
Warren Montabone Men's 400 metres hurdles —56.54did not advance
Art Keay Men's 3000 metres steeplechase —unknown8did not advance
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay —42.21 QDQ–
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay —49.3 WR 1 Q48.4 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay —unknown2 Q3:15.4Bronze medal icon.svg
Clifford Bricker Men's marathon —2:39:2410
Frank Hughes 2:58:1243
Silas McLellan 2:49:3326
Johnny Miles 2:43:3217
Percy Wyer 2:58:5245

Boxing

7 boxers, all men, represented Canada in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport. Canada had a boxer in every weight class except the heavyweight. For the second straight Games, Canada won exactly one bronze medal in boxing.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / bronze match
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Frankie Martin Men's flyweight byeFlag of France.svg  Armand Apell  (FRA)
L points		did not advance9
Vince Glionna Men's bantamweight byeFlag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hans Ziglarski  (GER)
W points		Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Harry Isaacs  (RSA)
L points		did not advance5
Frederick Volkert Men's featherweight byeFlag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Jan Górny  (POL)
L points		did not advance9
Frank Battaglia Men's lightweight Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Robert Smith  (RSA)
L points		did not advance17
Raymond Smillie Men's welterweight Flag of Austria.svg  Johann Fraberger  (AUT)
W points		Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Patrick Lenehan  (IRL)
W points		Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kintaro Usuda  (JPN)
W points		Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Raúl Landini  (ARG)
L points		Flag of France.svg  Robert Galataud  (FRA)
W points		Bronze medal icon.svg
Honoré Chevrier Men's middleweight byeFlag of Sweden.svg  Oscar Kjällander  (SWE)
L points		did not advance9
Donald Carrick Men's light heavyweight —Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jean Welter  (LUX)
W points		Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Víctor Avendaño  (ARG)
L points		did not advance5

Cycling

Six cyclists, all men, represented Canada in 1928. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport. Joe Laporte had previously competed in 1924.

Road cycling

CyclistEventTimeRank
Lew Elder Men's road race DNF–
Joe Laporte 5:21:3031
William Peden 6:09:2663
Alfred Tourville 5:51:0556
Joe Laporte Men's team road race 17:22:0114
William Peden
Alfred Tourville

Track cycling

Time trial
CyclistEventTimeRank
Lew Elder Men's time trial 1:19.011
Match races
CyclistEvent1st RoundRepechage 1Repechage FinalQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / bronze match
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
James Davies Men's team pursuit unknown2 q—unknown2did not advance
Lew Elder
Andy Houting
William Peden
James Davies Men's sprint unknown2 Runknown3did not advance

Diving

One man represented Canada in diving in 1928. It was the nation's 4th appearance in the sport and first since 1920. Phillips advanced to the finals in both events, placing 7th in each.

DiverEventSemifinalsFinal
PointsScoreRankPointsScoreRank
Alfred Phillips Men's 3 m board 17134.103 Q32.5149.487
Alfred Phillips Men's 10 m platform 1478.423 Q3577.267

Rowing

11 rowers, all men, represented Canada in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, tying Belgium and Great Britain for most appearances. Canada had 3 boats compete and won one silver medal in men's double sculls (matching its best ever result in the sport) and one bronze medal in the men's eight, as well as an effectively 5th place finish in men's single sculls after Wright was defeated in the quarterfinal round.

RowerEventRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3SemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Joseph Wright Jr. Men's single sculls 7:57.81 Qbye8:45.02 R7:49.61 Q7:57.62did not advance
Joseph Wright Jr. Men's double sculls 7:48.21 Qbye6:58.62 R7:21.81 Q6:42.21 Q6:58.01 Q6:51.0Silver medal icon.svg
Jack Guest
Frank Fiddes Men's eight 6:29.81 Qbye6:59.01 Qbye6:37.41 Q6:03.82 (Bronze medal icon.svg)did not advance
John Hand
Frederick Hedges
Athol Meech
Jack Murdoch
Edgar Norris
Herbert Richardson
William Ross
John Donnelly (cox)

Swimming

Bronze medalists in the 4x200-metre relay. Back row, left to right: Munroe Bourne, James Thompson, Walter Spence, and Garnet Ault Canada Men 4x200m team 1928 Olympics.jpg
Bronze medalists in the 4×200-metre relay. Back row, left to right: Munroe Bourne, James Thompson, Walter Spence, and Garnet Ault

6 swimmers, 5 men and 1 women, represented Canada in 1928. It was nation's 5th appearance in the sport and the first time the nation sent a female swimmer. Canada won a bronze medal in the men's relay, the first medal in the sport for Canada since 1920. In the individual events, Canadian swimmers advanced to 3 finals but took 6th place each time.

SwimmerEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Munroe Bourne Men's 100 m freestyle unknown4did not advance
Walter Spence 1:00.62 Q1:01.43 q1:01.46
Garnet Ault Men's 400 m freestyle 5:18.81 Qunknown4did not advance
James Thompson unknown4did not advance
Garnet Ault Men's 1500 m freestyle 22:55.82 Q21:33.43 Q21:46.06
James Thompson 22:56.63did not advance
Munroe Bourne Men's 100 metre backstroke 1:14.42 Qunknown4did not advance
Jack Aubin Men's 200 metre breaststroke unknown4did not advance
Walter Spence 2:56.61 Q2:53.02 Q2:57.26
Dorothy Prior Women's 200 metre breaststroke unknown4did not advance
Garnet Ault Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay —9:55.01 Q9:47.8Bronze medal icon.svg
Munroe Bourne
Walter Spence
James Thompson

Wrestling

5 wrestlers, all men, competed for Canada in 1928. They competed only in the freestyle discipline. It was the nation's 4th appearance in the sport. Canadian wrestlers won a silver medal (the nation's best result in the sport so far, improving on a bronze medal in 1908) and 2 bronze medals.

Freestyle wrestling

WrestlerEventGold medal roundsSilver medal roundsBronze medal roundsRank
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalSemifinalsFinalSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
James Trifunov Men's bantamweight —Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Spapen  (BEL)
L		did not advanceNot qualified—Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Sansum  (GBR)
W		Bronze medal icon.svg
Daniel MacDonald Men's featherweight byeFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Angus  (GBR)
W		Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Minder  (SUI)
L		did not advanceNot qualified6
Maurice Letchford Men's welterweight byeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roosen  (BEL)
W		US flag 48 stars.svg  Appleton  (USA)
L		did not advanceNot qualifiedFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Cook  (GBR)
W		Flag of France.svg  Jourlin  (FRA)
W		Bronze medal icon.svg
Donald Stockton Men's middleweight byeFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Rabin  (GBR)
W		Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Kyburz  (SUI)
L		did not advanceUS flag 48 stars.svg  Hammonds  (USA)
W		Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Praeg  (RSA)
W		Already rankedSilver medal icon.svg
Earl McCready Men's heavyweight —US flag 48 stars.svg  George  (USA)
L		did not advanceNot qualified6

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References

  1. ↑ "Canada at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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