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Canada at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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The Canadian men's swimming team poses for a photo before their 4x200 meter race at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.

Canada took part in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This was an important event where athletes from many countries came together to compete in different sports. In total, 69 Canadian athletes joined the games—62 men and 7 women. They participated in 49 different events across 8 sports, showing their skills and trying to win medals. The Olympics is a special tradition where people from around the world meet every few years to celebrate sports and fair play.

1928 Canadian Olympic team

Medallists

Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table

MedalNameSportEventDate
 GoldPercy WilliamsAthleticsMen's 100 mJuly 30
Men's 200 mAugust 1
 GoldJane Bell, Myrtle Cook,
Bobbie Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith		AthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 m relayAugust 5
 GoldEthel CatherwoodAthleticsWomen's high jumpAugust 5
 SilverJimmy BallAthleticsMen's 400 mAugust 3
 SilverBobbie RosenfeldAthleticsWomen's 100 mJuly 31
 SilverJack Guest, Joseph Wright Jr.RowingMen's double scullsAugust 10
 SilverDonald StocktonWrestlingMen's freestyle middleweightAugust 1
 BronzeJimmy Ball, Phil Edwards,
Stanley Glover, Alex Wilson		AthleticsMen's 4 × 400 m relayAugust 5
 BronzeEthel SmithAthleticsWomen's 100 mJuly 31
 BronzeRaymond SmillieBoxingMen's welterweightAugust 11
 BronzeJohn Donnelly, Frank Fiddes, John Hand
Frederick Hedges, Athol Meech, Jack Murdoch,
Edgar Norris, Herbert Richardson, William Ross		RowingMen's eightAugust 10
 BronzeGarnet Ault, Munroe Bourne,
Walter Spence, James Thompson		SwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relayAugust 11
 BronzeJames TrifunovWrestlingMen's freestyle bantamweightAugust 1
 BronzeMaurice LetchfordWrestlingMen's freestyle welterweightAugust 1

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Canada sent 32 athletes to the track and field events at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. This was Canada's 7th time taking part in these events. Canada won 4 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals.

The women's relay team set a new world record twice on their way to winning gold. Percy Williams won both men's sprint races, matching the Olympic record in the 100 metres each time. Bobbie Rosenfeld set a quick time in the women's 100 metres race during the semifinals.

After the Olympics, some athletes went on to compete in games in Ireland, England, and Scotland.

Track and road events

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ralph AdamsMen's 100 metresunknown2 Qunknown4did not advance
John Fitzpatrick11.01 Qunknown2 Q10.96did not advance
George Hesterunknown2 Qunknown4did not advance
Percy Williams11.01 Q10.6 =OR1 Q10.6 =OR2 Q10.81st place, gold medalist(s)
Jane BellWomen's 100 metres—N/a13.02 Qunknown3did not advance
Myrtle Cook12.81 Qunknown2 QDQ–
Bobbie Rosenfeld12.61 Q12.4 OR1 Q12.32nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ethel Smith12.61 Qunknown2 Q12.33rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ralph AdamsMen's 200 metres22.52 Qunknown3did not advance
John Fitzpatrick22.81 Q22.01 Q22.03 Q22.15
George HesterDQ–did not advance
Percy Williams22.61 Q21.82 Q22.01 Q21.81st place, gold medalist(s)
Jimmy BallMen's 400 metres55.81 Q49.21 Q48.61 Q48.02nd place, silver medalist(s)
Phil Edwards49.81 Q49.21 Q50.26did not advance
Fred Macbethunknown2 Qunknown5did not advance
Alex Wilson49.92 Qunknown2 Q49.24did not advance
Brant LittleMen's 800 metres—N/a1:57.82 Q1:57.64did not advance
Phil Edwards1:59.41 Q1:52.82 Q1:54.04
Jack Walterunknown5did not advance
Alex Wilson1:59.21 Q1:57.16did not advance
Bobbie RosenfeldWomen's 800 metres—N/aunknown3 Q2:22.45
Jean Thompson2:23.21 Q2:21.44
Alex DochertyMen's 1500 metres—N/aunknown5did not advance
David Griffinunknown4did not advance
Jack Walterunknown6did not advance
Pete Walterunknown7did not advance
Vincent CallardMen's 5000 metres—N/aunknown8did not advance
Art KeayDNF–did not advance
Warren MontaboneMen's 400 metres hurdles—N/a56.54did not advance
Art KeayMen's 3000 metres steeplechase—N/aunknown8did not advance
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay—N/a42.21 QDQ–
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay—N/a49.3 WR1 Q48.4 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay—N/aunknown2 Q3:15.43rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Clifford BrickerMen's marathon—N/a2:39:2410
Frank Hughes2:58:1243
Silas McLellan2:49:3326
Johnny Miles2:43:3217
Percy Wyer2:58:5245

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Seven male boxers from Canada competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. This was Canada's third time taking part in Olympic boxing. Canada had a boxer in every weight class except the heaviest one. For the second Olympics in a row, Canada won one bronze medal in boxing.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / bronze match
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Frankie MartinMen's flyweightbye Armand Apell (FRA)
L points		did not advance9
Vince GlionnaMen's bantamweightbye Hans Ziglarski (GER)
W points		 Harry Isaacs (RSA)
L points		did not advance5
Frederick VolkertMen's featherweightbye Jan Górny (POL)
L points		did not advance9
Frank BattagliaMen's lightweight Robert Smith (RSA)
L points		did not advance17
Raymond SmillieMen's welterweight Johann Fraberger (AUT)
W points		 Patrick Lenehan (IRL)
W points		 Kintaro Usuda (JPN)
W points		 Raúl Landini (ARG)
L points		 Robert Galataud (FRA)
W points		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Honoré ChevrierMen's middleweightbye Oscar Kjällander (SWE)
L points		did not advance9
Donald CarrickMen's light heavyweight—N/a Jean Welter (LUX)
W points		 Víctor Avendaño (ARG)
L points		did not advance5

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Six male cyclists from Canada joined the games in 1928. This marked Canada's fifth time taking part in cycling at the Olympics. One of the cyclists, Joe Laporte, had also competed in the 1924 Olympics.

CyclistEventTimeRank
Lew ElderMen's road raceDNF–
Joe Laporte5:21:3031
William Peden6:09:2663
Alfred Tourville5:51:0556
Joe LaporteMen's team road race17:22:0114
William Peden
Alfred Tourville
CyclistEventTimeRank
Lew ElderMen's time trial1:19.011
CyclistEvent1st RoundRepechage 1Repechage FinalQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / bronze match
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
James DaviesMen's team pursuitunknown2 q—N/aunknown2did not advance
Lew Elder
Andy Houting
William Peden
James DaviesMen's sprintunknown2 Runknown3did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics

In 1928, one man from Canada took part in diving events at the Summer Olympics. This was Canada's fourth time in diving and the first since 1920. The diver, named Phillips, reached the finals in both events and finished in 7th place each time.

DiverEventSemifinalsFinal
PointsScoreRankPointsScoreRank
Alfred PhillipsMen's 3 m board17134.103 Q32.5149.487
Alfred PhillipsMen's 10 m platform1478.423 Q3577.267

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

In 1928, 11 male rowers from Canada took part in the Olympic rowing events. This was Canada's 6th time competing in rowing, sharing the most appearances with Belgium and Great Britain. Canada sent 3 boats to race. The team won a silver medal in the men's double sculls, which was their best result ever in this event, and a bronze medal in the men's eight. They also came close to a top-five finish in the men's single sculls.

RowerEventRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3SemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Joseph Wright Jr.Men's single sculls7:57.81 Qbye8:45.02 R7:49.61 Q7:57.62did not advance
Joseph Wright Jr.Men's double sculls7:48.21 Qbye6:58.62 R7:21.81 Q6:42.21 Q6:58.01 Q6:51.02nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jack Guest
Frank FiddesMen's eight6:29.81 Qbye6:59.01 Qbye6:37.41 Q6:03.82 (3rd place, bronze medalist(s))did not advance
John Hand
Frederick Hedges
Athol Meech
Jack Murdoch
Edgar Norris
Herbert Richardson
William Ross
John Donnelly (cox)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Bronze medalists in the 4×200-metre relay. Back row, left to right: Munroe Bourne, James Thompson, Walter Spence, and Garnet Ault

In 1928, six swimmers from Canada, including five men and one woman, competed in the Olympics. This was Canada's fifth time in swimming and the first time a Canadian woman joined the team. Canada won a bronze medal in the men's relay event, marking their first swimming medal since 1920. In individual events, Canadian swimmers reached the finals three times but finished in sixth place each time.

SwimmerEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Munroe BourneMen's 100 m freestyleunknown4did not advance
Walter Spence1:00.62 Q1:01.43 q1:01.46
Garnet AultMen's 400 m freestyle5:18.81 Qunknown4did not advance
James Thompsonunknown4did not advance
Garnet AultMen's 1500 m freestyle22:55.82 Q21:33.43 Q21:46.06
James Thompson22:56.63did not advance
Munroe BourneMen's 100 metre backstroke1:14.42 Qunknown4did not advance
Jack AubinMen's 200 metre breaststrokeunknown4did not advance
Walter Spence2:56.61 Q2:53.02 Q2:57.26
Dorothy PriorWomen's 200 metre breaststrokeunknown4did not advance
Garnet AultMen's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay—N/a9:55.01 Q9:47.83rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Munroe Bourne
Walter Spence
James Thompson

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

In 1928, five male wrestlers from Canada joined the Olympic games. They only competed in freestyle wrestling, which was Canada’s fourth time taking part in this sport. The Canadian wrestlers did very well, winning one silver medal and two bronze medals—their best result in Olympic wrestling so far.

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 TrifunovMen's bantamweight—N/a Spapen (BEL)
L		did not advanceNot qualified—N/a Sansum (GBR)
W		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Daniel MacDonaldMen's featherweightbye Angus (GBR)
W		 Minder (SUI)
L		did not advanceNot qualified6
Maurice LetchfordMen's welterweightbye Roosen (BEL)
W		 Appleton (USA)
L		did not advanceNot qualified Cook (GBR)
W		 Jourlin (FRA)
W		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Donald StocktonMen's middleweightbye Rabin (GBR)
W		 Kyburz (SUI)
L		did not advance Hammonds (USA)
W		 Praeg (RSA)
W		Already ranked2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Earl McCreadyMen's heavyweight—N/a George (USA)
L		did not advanceNot qualified6

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics

In 1928, the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam included special events for artists. These contests let artists show their work inspired by sports and the Olympic Games. Many different kinds of art were part of these contests, letting creative people shine alongside the athletes.

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