Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Canada at the Olympic Games
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At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp
Competitors	52 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Archie McDiarmid
Medals Rank: 12	Gold 3	Silver 3	Bronze 3	Total 9
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Canada competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 52 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 9 sports. These games marked the introduction of winter sports to the Olympic program (competed in April 1920); Canada won its first gold medal for ice hockey.

Medalists

Gold

• Winnipeg Falcons (Robert Benson, Walter Byron, Frank Fredrickson, Chris Fridfinnson, Magnus Goodman, Haldor Halderson, Konrad Johannesson, Allan Woodman) — Ice Hockey, Men's competition
• Earl Thomson — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
• Bert Schneider — Boxing, Men's Welterweight

Silver

• Clifford Graham — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
• Georges Prud'Homme — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
• George Vernot — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle

Bronze

• Clarence Newton — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
• Moe Herscovitch — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
• George Vernot — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle

Aquatics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics

A single diver represented Canada in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Flint competed in all three of the men's events, but did not reach the final in any.

Men

Ranks given are within the semifinal group.

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Richard Flint	3 m springboard	29	480.70	5	Did not advance
	10 m platform	28	351.35	6	Did not advance
	Plain high dive	34	126.0	7	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Three swimmers, all male, represented Canada in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Hodgson was unable to successfully defend his 1912 championships in the 400 and 1500 metre freestyle events, not even reaching the final in either; Vernot took a bronze and a silver in those events.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sidney Gooday	200 m breast	Unknown	5	Did not advance
	400 m breast	Did not finish		Did not advance
George Hodgson	400 m free	5:49.8	2 Q	Unknown	4	Did not advance
	1500 m free	24:36.6	2 Q	Unknown	5	Did not advance
George Vernot	100 m free	1:05.2	1 Q	1:05.8	3	Did not advance
	400 m free	5:32.6	1 Q	5:27.8	1 Q	5:29.6
	1500 m free	23:40.0	1 Q	22:59.4	1 Q	22:36.4

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

14 athletes represented Canada in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, having competed in athletics every time the country competed at the Olympics. The best result for the team was Thomson's gold medal in the high hurdles, as Canada took a gold medal in athletics for the fifth straight Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Cyril Coaffee	100 m	Unknown	3	Did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	3	Did not advance
James Dellow	Marathon	N/A						2:46:47.0	13
Edward Freeman	3 km walk	N/A				Unknown	8	Did not advance
	10 km walk	N/A				Disqualified		Did not advance
Edward Lawrence	1500 m	N/A				4:03.9	5	Did not advance
	10000 m	N/A				33:08.5	6	Did not advance
Georges Norman	Marathon	N/A						2:58:01.0	22
Alexandre Penton	100 m	11.2	2 Q	11.4	5	Did not advance
	200 m	22.9	2 Q	22.7	2 Q	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Hector Phillips	400 m	52.3	2 Q	51.5	5	Did not advance
	800 m	N/A		Unknown	8	Did not advance
Arthur Scholes	Marathon	N/A						2:48:30.0	15
Albert Smoke	Marathon	N/A						Did not finish
Earl Thomson	110 m hurdles	N/A		15.4	2 Q	15.0 WR	1 Q	14.8 WR
Thomas Towns	1500 m	N/A				Unknown	6	Did not advance
	5000 m	N/A				Did not finish		Did not advance
	Cross country	N/A						Unknown	9

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
John Cameron	Hammer throw	No mark	12	Did not advance
William Kennedy	High jump	No mark	21	Did not advance
Archie McDiarmid	Hammer throw	44.66	9	Did not advance
	56 lb weight throw	9.475	4	10.12	4

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Eight boxers represented Canada at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's debut appearance in boxing. Five of the boxers won medals, with Schneider taking the only championship while others took two silvers and two bronzes.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Chris Graham	Bantamweight	N/A	Bye	Ricard (FRA) W	Hébrants (BEL) W	22x20px Walker (RSA) L
Moe Herscovitch	Middleweight	Bye	Munting (NED) W	22x20px Bradley (RSA) W	Mallin (GBR) L	Strømme (NOR) W
Clarence Newton	Lightweight	N/A	Jensen (DEN) W	Sæterhaug (NOR) W	Johansen (DEN) L	22x20px Beland (RSA) W
Walter Newton	Featherweight	Bye	Clausen (DEN) L	Did not advance			9
Georges Prud'Homme	Middleweight	Bye	Masson (BEL) W	Rey-Golliet (FRA) W	Strømme (NOR) W	Mallin (GBR) L
William Rankin	Featherweight	Hesterman (NED) L	Did not advance				16
Bert Schneider	Welterweight	Bye	22x20px Thomas (RSA) W	Steen (NOR) W	Colberg (USA) W	Ireland (GBR) W
Harry Turner	Flyweight	N/A	Rampignon (FRA) L	Did not advance			9

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Belgium	2	0	1.000
Denmark	1	2	.333
France	2	1	.667
Great Britain	1	2	.333
Netherlands	1	1	.500
Norway	4	0	1.000
23x15px South Africa	3	1	.750
United States	1	0	1.000
Total	15	7	.682

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	0	1	.000
Round of 16	4	2	.667
Quarterfinals	5	0	1.000
Semifinals	3	2	.600
Final	1	2	.333
Bronze match	2	0	1.000
Total	15	7	.682

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Five cyclists represented Canada in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Macdonald's fifth-place finish in the 50 kilometres was the best result of the Games for the Canadian cyclists.

Road cycling

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Harold Bounsell	Time trial	Did not finish
Harry Martin	Time trial	5:30:16.2	38
Herbert Macdonald	Time trial	5:20:34.6	31
Norman Webster	Time trial	Did not finish
Harold Bounsell Harry Martin Herbert Macdonald Norman Webster	Team time trial	Did not finish

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Repechage semis		Repechage final		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Harold Bounsell	Sprint	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	2 R	13.4	1 Q	Unknown	2	Did not advance
	50 km	N/A										Did not finish
Herbert Macdonald	Sprint	Unknown	4	Did not advance
	50 km	N/A										Unknown	5
William Taylor	Sprint	Unknown	3	Did not advance
	50 km	N/A										Did not finish
Norman Webster	Sprint	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	3 R	Unknown	3	Did not advance
	50 km	N/A										Did not finish
Harold Bounsell Herbert Macdonald William Taylor Norman Webster	Team pursuit	N/A		Unknown	2	N/A				Did not advance

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Canada competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team won its three matches to take the gold medal, outscoring opponents 29 to 1.

Quarterfinals

24 April 1920

Canada

15–0 (7-0, 8-0)

Czechoslovakia

Palais de Glace d'Anvers, Antwerp

Semifinals

25 April 1920

Canada

2–0 (0-0, 2-0)

United States

Palais de Glace d'Anvers, Antwerp

	Fredrickson Johannesson

Final

26 April 1920

Canada

12–1 (5-1, 7-0)

Sweden

Palais de Glace d'Anvers, Antwerp

	Halderson (1:15) Fridfinnson (1:55) Fredrickson (5:20) Fredrickson (16:00) Fredrickson (17:35) Goodman (23:47) Benson (28:09) Fredrickson (29:15) Fredrickson (29:30) Fredrickson (34:55) Halderson (36:20) Fredrickson (39:02)		Svensson (15:58)

Final rank

Gold

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Five rowers represented Canada in 1920. It was the nation's fourth straight appearance in the sport. Canada sent one boat, in the coxed fours. It was unable to advance past the semifinals, taking third place in the three-boat heat.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Cox	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Harold Harcourt Robert Hay Strathy Hay Larry Landreau	Art Everett	Coxed fours	N/A		7:18.0	3	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Seven shooters represented Canada in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. For the second straight Games, the Canadian shooters were unable to earn any medals.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
George Beattie	Trap	73	Unknown
John Black	Trap	52	Unknown
William Hamilton	Trap	82	11
Robert Montgomery	Trap	86	6
Samuel Vance	Trap	71	Unknown
George Beattie William Hamilton William McLaren Robert Montgomery True Oliver Samuel Vance	Team clay pigeons	474	5

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

A single wrestler competed for Canada in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Freestyle

Wrestler	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals / Bronze match	Rank
Frank Locon	Freestyle middle	Johnson (USA) (L)	Did not advance				17

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
United States	0	1	.000
Total	0	1	.000

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	0	1	.000
Round of 16	0	0	–
Quarterfinals	0	0	–
Semifinals	0	0	–
Final	0	0	–
Bronze match	0	0	–
Total	0	1	.000