Canada at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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]

Canada at the 1932 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Los Angeles, United States July 29-August 14, 1932
Competitors	102 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	George Maughan
Medals Ranked 12th	Gold 2 Silver 5 Bronze 8 Total 15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Canadian Olympic Committee member W. A. Fry self-published a book covering Canadian achievements at the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics. His 1933 book, Canada at the tenth Olympiad, 1932 : Lake Placid, New York, Feb. 4 to 13 - Los Angeles, California, July 30 to Aug. 14, was printed by the Dunnville Chronicle presses and dedicated to Canadian sportsperson Francis Nelson who died in 1932.^[2]

Medallists

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 4 × 100 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 4 × 400 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, Don Boal, Albert Taylor, and Les MacDonald – Rowing, men's eights with coxswain
• Philip Rogers, Gerald Wilson, Gardner Boultbee, and Kenneth Glass – Sailing, 6 m class

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Diving at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Alfred Phillips	3 m springboard	134.64	4
Arthur Stott		110.22	11
Alfred Phillips	10 m platform	77.10	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Doris Ogilvie	3 m springboard	70.00	5

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Munroe Bourne	100 m freestyle	1:01.1	8	Did not advance
Robert Halloran		1:06.9	20	Did not advance
Walter Spence		59.3	2 Q	59.6	8	Did not advance
George Burrows	400 m freestyle	5:28.9	15	Did not advance
George Larson		5:20.1	14	Did not advance
Walter Spence		5:10.0	11 qq	5:15.6	11	Did not advance
George Burrows	1500 m freestyle	22:19.6	12	Did not advance
Munroe Bourne	100 m backstroke	1:14.3	10 QQ	1:13.9	11	Did not advance
Robert Halloran		1:14.2	9	Did not advance
Dennis Walker		1:21.0	14	Did not advance
Walter Spence	200 m breaststroke	2:56.5	10 Q	2:52.7	8	Did not advance
Richard Wyndham		3:12.4	16	Did not advance
George Larson George Burrows Munroe Bourne Walter Spence	4 × 200 metre freestyle relay	—				9:36.3	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marjorie Linton	100 m freestyle	1:19.9	19	Did not advance
Irene Mullen		1:15.2	14	Did not advance
Irene Pirie		1:16.3	17	Did not advance
Betty Edwards	400 m freestyle	6:27.2	14	Did not advance
Ruth Kerr		6:25.7	13	Did not advance
Irene Pirie		6:22.2	12	Did not advance
Ruth Kerr	100 m backstroke	—		1:28.2	10	Did not advance
Marjorie Linton		—		1:29.1	11	Did not advance
Dorothy Prior	200 m breaststroke	—		3:33.2	10	Did not advance
Janet Sheather		—		3:46.1	11	Did not advance
Irene Pirie Irene Mullen Ruth Kerr Betty Edwards	4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	—				5:05.7	4

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics