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Canada At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Canada competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 107 competitors, 97 men and 10 women, took part in 74 events in 13 sports. Medalists Gold * George Genereux – Shooting, men's trap Silver * Kenneth Lane and Donald Hawgood – Canoeing, men's C-2 10000 m * Gerry Gratton – Weightlifting, men's 67.5–75 kg (middleweight) Athletics Basketball ;Men's team competition *Qualification round (Group C) ** Defeated Italy (68-57) ** Defeated Romania (72-51) ** Defeated Egypt (63-57) *Main round (group C) ** Lost to Brazil (55-57) ** Lost to Argentina (81-82) ** Lost to Philippines (65-81) → did not advance, 13th place *Team roster ** Ralph Campbell ** William Coulthard ** James Curren **Charles Dalton ** William Pataky ** Glen Pettinger ** Robert Phibbs ** Bernard Pickell ** (John) Carl Ridd ** Robert Simpson ** Harry Wade ** George Wearring ** Roy Williams Boxing Men's Light Welterweight (–63,5 kg) * Roy Keenan *# First round – lost to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Olympic Committee
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC; french: Comité olympique canadien) is a private, non-profit organization that represents Canada at the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It is also a member of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). History While Canadian athletes first competed at the Olympic Games at Paris 1900 followed by St. Louis 1904, it was not until 1907 that the IOC officially recognized a National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Canada. The next year, Colonel John Hanbury-Williams was recognized as the Chairman of the Canadian Olympic Committee for the London 1908 Olympic Games. Hanbury-Williams became Canada's first IOC member in 1911. After another Canadian Olympic Committee was created with the purpose of organizing a team for the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, it was reported that the IOC wanted permanent NOCs. In 1913, the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada (AAUC) created the Canadian Olympic Association with James Merrick as chairman, a po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dalton
Charles Dalton (June 9, 1850 – December 9, 1933) was a Canadian businessman, politician and philanthropist on Prince Edward Island. Biography Charles Dalton was born at Tignish, Prince Edward Island, the son of Patrick Dalton and Margaret McCarthy. He first worked as a farmer and then a druggist. He married Anne Gavin in 1874. Dalton earned his fortune through silver fox breeding, in the process making the island the centre of the world's trade in the fur-bearing animal. He used his fortune to purchase ''The Guardian'' newspaper in Charlottetown.Gary MacDougall"Our History" ''The Guardian'', accessed May 6, 2008 He served as a Conservative provincial cabinet minister and then the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1930 until his death in 1933. During World War I, he donated a motor ambulance to the Canadian government. He also built a school in his home town of Tignish. In 1916, he was named a Knight Commander in the Order of St. Gregory the Great. Dalt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salah El Din Ahmed Fathi
Salah El-Din Fatih (born 15 March 1924) was an Egyptian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1924 births Possibly living people Egyptian male boxers Olympic boxers for Egypt Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Featherweight boxers 20th-century Egyptian people {{Egypt-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Walters
Leonard Walters (born 27 November 1931) is a Canadian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1931 births Living people Canadian male boxers Olympic boxers for Canada Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Boxers at the 1950 British Empire Games Featherweight boxers Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games {{Canada-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Van Klaveren
Pieter ("Piet") van Klaveren (born 1 September 1930 in Rotterdam, South Holland, died 28 April 2008) was a boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Light Welterweight (-63.5 kg) division by Terence Milligan of Ireland. He is the younger brother of Bep van Klaveren, Olympic boxing champion in 1928. Both Van Klaveren and his twin Wim made it to the 1947 lightweight finals of the province of South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ..., in which he bested his brother. References 1930 births Light-welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for the Netherlands Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers from Rotterdam 2008 deaths D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Keenan
Roy Keenan (26 August 1930 – 21 May 2003) was a Canadian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. His brother, Jack also was a boxer, competing at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1930 births 2003 deaths Canadian male boxers Olympic boxers for Canada Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers from Montreal Light-welterweight boxers {{Canada-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Williams (basketball Player)
Roy Edward Williams (July 8, 1927 – September 14, 2020) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg. Williams was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches. He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a Canadian museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, dedicated to honoring the history and achievements of sports in Manitoba. The organization began in 1980, and then opened a museum in The Forks in 1993. Afte ... in 2009. References External linksCanadian Olympic Committee – profile 1927 births 2020 deaths Basketball players from Winnipeg Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canadian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wearring
George Arthur Wearring (June 5, 1928 – March 3, 2013) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in London, Ontario. Career He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches. Wearring was on the University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ... basketball team. References External linksprofile 1928 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Wade
Harry Arthur Wade (March 12, 1928 – July 10, 2016) was a Canadian basketball player, from Windsor, Ontario, who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches. Wade was on the University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ... Mustangs basketball team. Wade died on July 10, 2016. He was 88. References External linksprofile 1928 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Simpson (basketball)
Robert L. Simpson (April 20, 1930 – November 28, 2007) was a professional Canadian football player for the Ottawa Rough Riders, and was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1976. He was an IRFU all-star at four different positions throughout his career and was a two-time Grey Cup champion, winning with Ottawa in 1951 and 1960. He also represented Canada in basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was the Rough Riders nominee for the Schenley Most Outstanding Player in 1956, Schenley Most Outstanding Canadian Award three times, and was Most Outstanding Canadian runner-up in 1956. Over his career with the Rough Riders, Simpson caught 274 passes for 6,034 yards and 65 touchdowns. On defense, he recorded 18 interceptions for 192 return yards and three touchdowns while on punt returns, he had 53 returns for 376 yards (7.1 yard average) and one touchdown. He was the first Rough Riders player to record 1000 receiving yards in a season, doing so in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Ridd
John Carl Ridd (17 August 1929 – 29 March 2003) was a Canadian scholar of religion, basketball player, and activist. Early life and basketball career Carl Ridd was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 17 August 1929, the son of Dwight Nugent Ridd. He began playing basketball at Westminster United Church and then for Gordon Bell High School. Ridd went on to play for the University of Manitoba from 1947 to 1951 where he was the leading scorer in North America College Basketball, averaging 25 points a game. Ridd was a starting member of the Canadian basketball team for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Ridd played in all six matches for the team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. Two years later, Ridd played in the World Basketball Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he was the first and only Canadian to be chosen for the tournament's all-star team (2nd team All-Star). Ridd was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Pickell
Bernard A. (Bob) Pickell (2 July 1927 – 8 August 1986) was a Canadian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... He died of cancer in 1986. References 1927 births 1986 deaths Canadian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Canada Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Lithuanian emigrants to Canada Sportspeople from Kaunas Deaths from cancer in Ontario {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |