Canada at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Canada at the Olympic Games
Flag of Canada IOC code  CAN NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
Competitors	97 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	James Worrall
Medals Rank: 17	Gold 1	Silver 3	Bronze 5	Total 9
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 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 97 competitors, 79 men and 18 women, took part in 69 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Version of the Canadian flag carried at the Opening Ceremony of the 1936 Olympic Games by James Worrall ^[2]

Gold

• Frank Amyot — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000m

Silver

• Gordon Aitchison, Ian Allison, Arthur Chapman, Chuck Chapman, Edward Dawson, Irving Meretsky, Stanley Nantais, James Stewart, Malcolm Wiseman, Doug Peden — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
• John Loaring — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
• Frank Saker and Harvey Charters — Canoeing, Men's C-2 10000m

Bronze

• Dorothy Brookshaw, Mildred Dolson, Hilda Cameron, Aileen Meagher — Athletics, Women's 4x100m Relay
• Elizabeth Taylor — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
• Phil Edwards —Athletics, Men's 800 metres
• Frank Saker and Harvey Charters — Canoeing, Men's C-2 1000m
• Joseph Schleimer — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight (66–72 kg)

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Six cyclists, all male, represented Canada in 1936.

Individual road race

• Lionel Coleman
• George Crompton
• Rusty Peden
• George Turner

Team road race

• Lionel Coleman
• George Crompton
• Rusty Peden
• George Turner

Sprint

• Doug Peace

Time trial

• Bob McLeod

Team pursuit

• Lionel Coleman
• George Crompton
• Bob McLeod
• George Turner

Diving

Fencing

Eight fencers, five men and three women, represented Canada in 1936.

Men's foil

• Charles Otis
• Ernest Dalton
• Don Collinge

Men's team foil

• Bertrand Boissonnault, Don Collinge, George Tully, Charles Otis, Ernest Dalton

Men's épée

• George Tully
• Ernest Dalton
• Bertrand Boissonnault

Men's team épée

• Don Collinge, Ernest Dalton, Charles Otis, George Tully

Men's sabre

• George Tully
• Don Collinge
• Charles Otis

Men's team sabre

• Ernest Dalton, Charles Otis, George Tully, Don Collinge

Women's foil

• Aileen Thomas
• Nancy Archibald
• Kathleen Hughes-Hallett

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

1. "Canada at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
2. "1936 Berlin Olympics Opening Ceremony". YouTube. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 12, 2013.