Canada at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Canada at the Olympic Games
Flag of Canada IOC code  CAN NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	102 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	George Maughan
Medals Rank: 12	Gold 2	Silver 5	Bronze 8	Total 15
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Intercalated Games
1906

Canada competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Despite the games being held during the Great Depression, Canada sent its second largest team to date. 102 competitors, 85 men and 17 women, took part in 69 events in 10 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Duncan McNaughton — Athletics, Men's High Jump
• Horace Gwynne — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight

Silver

• Alex Wilson — Athletics, Men's 800 m
• Hilda Strike — Athletics, Women's 100 m
• Mildred Fizzell, Lillian Palmer, Mary Frizzel and Hilda Strike — Athletics, Women's 4x100 m Relay
• Ernest Cribb, Harry Jones, Peter Gordon, Hubert Wallace, Ronald Maitland, and George Gyles — Sailing, 8 m Class
• Daniel MacDonald — Wrestling, Men's Welterweight (66–72 kg)

Bronze

• Phil Edwards — Athletics, Men's 800 m
• Phil Edwards — Athletics, Men's 1500 m
• Alex Wilson — Athletics, Men's 400 m
• Raymond Lewis, James Ball, Phil Edwards, and Alex Wilson — Athletics, Men's 4x400 m Relay
• Eva Dawes — Athletics, Women's High Jump
• Charles E. Pratt and Noel De Mille — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
• Earl Eastwood, Joseph Harris, Stanley Stanyar, Harry Fry, Cedric Liddell, William Thoburn, Donald Boal, Albert Taylor, and George MacDonald — Rowing, Men's Eights with Coxswain
• Philip Rogers, Gerald Wilson, Gardner Boultbee, and Kenneth Glass — Sailing, 6 m Class

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Seven cyclists, all men, represented Canada in 1932.

Individual road race

• Glen Robbins
• James Jackson
• Frank Elliott
• Ernie Gates

Team road race

• Glen Robbins
• James Jackson
• Frank Elliott
• Ernie Gates

Sprint

• Leo Marchiori

Time trial

• Lew Rush

Team pursuit

• Lew Rush
• Glen Robbins
• Russ Hunt
• Frank Elliott

Diving

Fencing

Five fencers, four men and a woman, represented Canada in 1932.

Men's foil

• Ernest Dalton
• Bertram Markus

Men's épée

• Patrick Farrell
• Ernest Dalton
• Bertram Markus

Men's team épée

• Ernest Dalton, Bertram Markus, Patrick Farrell, Henri Delcellier

Men's sabre

• Patrick Farrell

Women's foil

• Joan Archibald

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

1. "Canada at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-02.