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James Stewart (July 10, 1910 – August 12, 1990) was a Canadian basketball player, born in Kingsville, Ontario, who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1]
He was the captain of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal. He played four matches including the final.
Canada competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 97 competitors, 79 men and 18 women, took part in 69 events in 12 sports.
The Canada men's national basketball team represents Canada in international basketball competitions since 1923. They are overseen by Canada Basketball, the governing body for basketball in Canada.
Lusia Mae Harris was an American professional basketball player. Harris is considered to be one of the pioneers of women's basketball. She played for Delta State University and won three consecutive Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Championships, the predecessors to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships, from 1975 to 1977. On the international level, she represented the United States' national team. She was on the team which won the gold medal in the 1975 Pan American Games. In addition, she was a member of the team which won the silver medal in the 1976 Olympic Games, the first women's basketball tournament in the Olympic Games. She played professional basketball with the Houston Angels of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) and was the first and only woman ever to be officially drafted by the National Basketball Association (NBA). For her achievements, Harris was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
Charles Winston Chapman was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Vancouver, he played in four games, including the final, for the Canadian basketball team which won the silver medal. He was the older brother of Art Chapman, who also played at the Berlin Games.
James Douglas Peden was a Canadian basketball player who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Malcolm Edward "Red" Wiseman was a Canadian basketball player, born in Winnipeg, who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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William Sanderson Coulthard was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Buffalo, New York.
Robert James Phibbs was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Windsor, Ontario. He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches. Phibbs was on the University of Western Ontario basketball team.
Roy Edward Williams was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg. Williams was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches. He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Allen Rae was a Canadian basketball referee. He refereed in the 1964 Olympics, 1968 Olympics, 1972 Olympics and 1976 Olympics. He also refereed the final of the 1975 European Championship. He was the Technical Commissioner in 1984 Olympics, 1988 Olympics, 1992 Olympics, 1990 World Championship and 1983 Pan American Games. From 1984 to 1994, he served as Vice President of the Technical Commission of the FIBA. He also served as the President of the Dr. James Naismith Basketball Foundation & Museum since 2003. In 1997 Rae was awarded FIBA Order of Merit, and in 2007 he was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame.
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James Daniel Stewart was an American decathlete. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished fourth. He placed second at the AAU championships in 1928 and 1930 and fourth in 1927. He was also an accomplished high jumper, and representing the USC Trojans track and field team he was the 1930 NCAA high jump champion.
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