Canada at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Canada at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.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

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]

Medalists[edit]

Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Percy Williams Athletics Men's 100 m July 30
Men's 200 m August 1
 Gold Jane Bell, Myrtle Cook,
Bobbie Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith 		Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m relay August 5
 Gold Ethel Catherwood Athletics Women's high jump August 5
 Silver Jimmy Ball Athletics Men's 400 m August 3
 Silver Bobbie Rosenfeld Athletics Women's 100 m July 31
 Silver Jack Guest, Joseph Wright Jr. Rowing Men's double sculls August 10
 Silver Donald Stockton Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight August 1
 Bronze Jimmy Ball, Phil Edwards,
Stanley Glover, Alex Wilson 		Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay August 5
 Bronze Ethel Smith Athletics Women's 100 m July 31
 Bronze Raymond Smillie Boxing Men's welterweight August 11
 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 Garnet Ault, Munroe Bourne,
Walter Spence, James Thompson 		Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay August 11
 Bronze James Trifunov Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight August 1
 Bronze Maurice Letchford Wrestling Men's freestyle welterweight August 1

Athletics[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ralph Adams Men's 100 metres unknown 2 Q unknown 4 did not advance
John Fitzpatrick 11.0 1 Q unknown 2 Q 10.9 6 did not advance
George Hester unknown 2 Q unknown 4 did not advance
Percy Williams 11.0 1 Q 10.6 =OR 1 Q 10.6 =OR 2 Q 10.8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jane Bell Women's 100 metres — 13.0 2 Q unknown 3 did not advance
Myrtle Cook 12.8 1 Q unknown 2 Q DQ –
Bobbie Rosenfeld 12.6 1 Q 12.4 OR 1 Q 12.3 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ethel Smith 12.6 1 Q unknown 2 Q 12.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ralph Adams Men's 200 metres 22.5 2 Q unknown 3 did not advance
John Fitzpatrick 22.8 1 Q 22.0 1 Q 22.0 3 Q 22.1 5
George Hester DQ – did not advance
Percy Williams 22.6 1 Q 21.8 2 Q 22.0 1 Q 21.8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jimmy Ball Men's 400 metres 55.8 1 Q 49.2 1 Q 48.6 1 Q 48.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Phil Edwards 49.8 1 Q 49.2 1 Q 50.2 6 did not advance
Fred Macbeth unknown 2 Q unknown 5 did not advance
Alex Wilson 49.9 2 Q unknown 2 Q 49.2 4 did not advance
Brant Little Men's 800 metres — 1:57.8 2 Q 1:57.6 4 did not advance
Phil Edwards 1:59.4 1 Q 1:52.8 2 Q 1:54.0 4
Jack Walter unknown 5 did not advance
Alex Wilson 1:59.2 1 Q 1:57.1 6 did not advance
Bobbie Rosenfeld Women's 800 metres — unknown 3 Q 2:22.4 5
Jean Thompson 2:23.2 1 Q 2:21.4 4
Alex Docherty Men's 1500 metres — unknown 5 did not advance
David Griffin unknown 4 did not advance
Jack Walter unknown 6 did not advance
Pete Walter unknown 7 did not advance
Vincent Callard Men's 5000 metres — unknown 8 did not advance
Art Keay DNF – did not advance
Warren Montabone Men's 400 metres hurdles — 56.5 4 did not advance
Art Keay Men's 3000 metres steeplechase — unknown 8 did not advance
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay — 42.2 1 Q DQ –
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay — 49.3 WR 1 Q 48.4 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay — unknown 2 Q 3:15.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Clifford Bricker Men's marathon — 2:39:24 10
Frank Hughes 2:58:12 43
Silas McLellan 2:49:33 26
Johnny Miles 2:43:32 17
Percy Wyer 2:58:52 45

Boxing[edit]

Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / bronze match
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Frankie Martin Men's flyweight bye  Armand Apell (FRA)
L points 		did not advance 9
Vince Glionna Men's bantamweight bye  Hans Ziglarski (GER)
W points 		 Harry Isaacs (RSA)
L points 		did not advance 5
Frederick Volkert Men's featherweight bye  Jan Górny (POL)
L points 		did not advance 9
Frank Battaglia Men's lightweight  Robert Smith (RSA)
L points 		did not advance 17
Raymond Smillie Men'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 Chevrier Men's middleweight bye  Oscar Kjällander (SWE)
L points 		did not advance 9
Donald Carrick Men's light heavyweight —  Jean Welter (LUX)
W points 		 Víctor Avendaño (ARG)
L points 		did not advance 5

Cycling[edit]

Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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[edit]

Cyclist Event Time Rank
Lew Elder Men's road race DNF –
Joe Laporte 5:21:30 31
William Peden 6:09:26 63
Alfred Tourville 5:51:05 56
Joe Laporte Men's team road race 17:22:01 14
William Peden
Alfred Tourville

Track cycling[edit]

Time trial
Cyclist Event Time Rank
Lew Elder Men's time trial 1:19.0 11
Match races
Cyclist Event 1st Round Repechage 1 Repechage Final Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / bronze match
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
James Davies Men's team pursuit unknown 2 q — unknown 2 did not advance
Lew Elder
Andy Houting
William Peden
James Davies Men's sprint unknown 2 R unknown 3 did not advance

Diving[edit]

Main article: Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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.

Diver Event Semifinals Final
Points Score Rank Points Score Rank
Alfred Phillips Men's 3 m board 17 134.10 3 Q 32.5 149.48 7
Alfred Phillips Men's 10 m platform 14 78.42 3 Q 35 77.26 7

Rowing[edit]

Main article: Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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.

Rower Event Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Round 3 Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Joseph Wright Jr. Men's single sculls 7:57.8 1 Q bye 8:45.0 2 R 7:49.6 1 Q 7:57.6 2 did not advance
Joseph Wright Jr. Men's double sculls 7:48.2 1 Q bye 6:58.6 2 R 7:21.8 1 Q 6:42.2 1 Q 6:58.0 1 Q 6:51.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jack Guest
Frank Fiddes Men's eight 6:29.8 1 Q bye 6:59.0 1 Q bye 6:37.4 1 Q 6:03.8 2 (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[edit]

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

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.

Swimmer Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Munroe Bourne Men's 100 m freestyle unknown 4 did not advance
Walter Spence 1:00.6 2 Q 1:01.4 3 q 1:01.4 6
Garnet Ault Men's 400 m freestyle 5:18.8 1 Q unknown 4 did not advance
James Thompson unknown 4 did not advance
Garnet Ault Men's 1500 m freestyle 22:55.8 2 Q 21:33.4 3 Q 21:46.0 6
James Thompson 22:56.6 3 did not advance
Munroe Bourne Men's 100 metre backstroke 1:14.4 2 Q unknown 4 did not advance
Jack Aubin Men's 200 metre breaststroke unknown 4 did not advance
Walter Spence 2:56.6 1 Q 2:53.0 2 Q 2:57.2 6
Dorothy Prior Women's 200 metre breaststroke unknown 4 did not advance
Garnet Ault Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay — 9:55.0 1 Q 9:47.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Munroe Bourne
Walter Spence
James Thompson

Wrestling[edit]

Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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[edit]

Wrestler Event Gold medal rounds Silver medal rounds Bronze medal rounds Rank
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Semifinals Final Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
James Trifunov Men's bantamweight —  Spapen (BEL)
L 		did not advance Not qualified —  Sansum (GBR)
W 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Daniel MacDonald Men's featherweight bye  Angus (GBR)
W 		 Minder (SUI)
L 		did not advance Not qualified 6
Maurice Letchford Men's welterweight bye  Roosen (BEL)
W 		 Appleton (USA)
L 		did not advance Not qualified  Cook (GBR)
W 		 Jourlin (FRA)
W 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Donald Stockton Men's middleweight bye  Rabin (GBR)
W 		 Kyburz (SUI)
L 		did not advance  Hammonds (USA)
W 		 Praeg (RSA)
W 		Already ranked 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Earl McCready Men's heavyweight —  George (USA)
L 		did not advance Not qualified 6

Art competitions[edit]

Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics

References[edit]

  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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