gold medal
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture.
Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
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Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
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2020 Summer Olympics
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Maggie Mac Neil
Hannah Margaret McNair "Maggie" Mac NeilHer surname is sometimes incorrectly rendered as MacNeil in news reporting and television graphics. (born 26 February 2000) is a Canadian competitive swimmer. A 100 metre butterfly event specialist, she ...
– Swimming, Women's 100m butterfly
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Maude Charron
Maude G. Charron (born 28 April 1993) is a Canadian weightlifter, who competes in the 63/64 kg category and represents Canada at international competitions. She is an Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in the women's 64 kg division. Charron ...
Kristen Kit
Kristen Kit (born August 18, 1988) is a Canadian multi-sports athlete, who competes as a coxswain in both women's eights and mixed coxed four
A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is de ...
(cox) - Rowing, Women's eight
* Andre De Grasse – Athletics, Men's 200 m
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Damian Warner
Damian David George Warner (born November 4, 1989) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in decathlon. He is the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon, 2020 Olympic champion and a three-time World Athletics Champ ...
– Athletics, Men's decathlon
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Canada women's national soccer team
The Canada women's national soccer team (french: Équipe du Canada féminine de soccer) represents Canada in international soccer competitions. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.
The ...
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Janine Beckie
Janine Elizabeth Beckie (born August 20, 1994) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns FC and the Canada national team. She previously played for Sky Blue FC, the Houston Das ...
Gabrielle Carle
Gabrielle Carle (born October 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads and the Canadian national team.
Early life
She began playing soccer when she was fi ...
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Jessie Fleming
Jessie Alexandra Fleming (born March 11, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for FA Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Canada national team.
Fleming previously played collegiate soccer in the Unite ...
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Vanessa Gilles
Vanessa Brigitte Gilles (born March 11, 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for French club Lyon (on loan from Angel City FC) and the Canada national team.
Early career
Originally a tennis player, in ...
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Julia Grosso
Julia Angela Grosso (born August 29, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Juventus FC and the Canada women's national team. She attained international prominence after scoring the ti ...
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Jordyn Huitema
Jordyn Pamela Huitema ( ; born May 8, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club OL Reign and the Canada national team.
She scored her first national team goal at the age of 16 ...
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Stephanie Labbé
Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbé (born October 10, 1986) is a Canadian retired professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
She won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the NWSL Championship with the Courage in 2019, and a ...
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Ashley Lawrence
Ashley Elizabeth Marie Lawrence (born June 11, 1995) is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, full-back or a midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea F.C. ...
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Adriana Leon
Adriana Kristina Leon (born October 2, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for English Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Canadian national team.
She previously played college soccer for NCA ...
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Erin McLeod
Erin Katrina McLeod (born February 26, 1983) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Stjarnan of the Icelandic Besta deild kvenna.
She first appeared for the Canada women's national soccer team at the 2002 Algarve Cup and ...
Deanne Rose
Deanne Cynthia Rose (born March 3, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for FA Women's Super League club Reading and the Canada national team.
In August 2016, Rose helped Canada win their second Olympic bronze ...
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Sophie Schmidt
Sophie Diana Schmidt (born 28 June 1988) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash and the Canadian national team, with whom she won an Olympic gold medal in 2020 ...
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Desiree Scott
Desiree Rose Marie Scott (born 31 July 1987) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Kansas City Current and the Canadian national team. Nicknamed "the destroyer", she won gold at the 20 ...
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Kailen Sheridan
Kailen Mary Iacovoni Sheridan (born July 16, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for National Women's Soccer League club San Diego Wave and the Canada national team.
College career
Sheridan played her colleg ...
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Christine Sinclair
Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward and captains both National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns FC and the Canadian national team. An Olympic go ...
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Évelyne Viens
Evelyne Viens (born 6 February 1997) is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF, Kristianstads, on loan from National Women's So ...
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Shelina Zadorsky
Shelina Laura Zadorsky (born October 24, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for FA Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Canada national team. She previously played for Australian W-League ...
Penny Oleksiak
Penelope Oleksiak (born June 13, 2000) is a Canadian competitive swimmer. Her country's most decorated Olympian, Oleksiak rose to fame during the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she became the first Canadian to win four medals in the same Summer Gam ...
– Swimming, Women's 100m freestyle
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Rosannagh MacLennan
Rosannagh "Rosie" MacLennan (born August 28, 1988) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. She is the 2013 and 2018 World Trampoline champion, 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion, and 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games champion in the individual trampoline e ...
– Trampoline
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Derek Drouin
Derek Drouin (born March 6, 1990) is a Canadian track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. He won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and was the 2015 World Champion. He also won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 P ...
– Athletics, Men's high jump
* Erica Wiebe - Wrestling, Women's freestyle 75 kg
2012 Summer Olympics
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Rosannagh MacLennan
Rosannagh "Rosie" MacLennan (born August 28, 1988) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. She is the 2013 and 2018 World Trampoline champion, 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion, and 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games champion in the individual trampoline e ...
– Trampoline
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Christine Girard
Christine Girard (born January 3, 1985) is a Canadian weightlifter from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec (currently living in Gatineau, Quebec). She competes in the 63 kg division. Girard was the first Canadian female to win a medal in weightlifting w ...
Eric Lamaze
Eric Lamaze (born April 17, 1968) is a Canadian retired showjumper and Olympic champion. He won individual gold and team silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, riding his famed horse Hickstead. Lamaze has won three Olympic medals, as well as four ...
Lori-Ann Muenzer
Lori-Ann Muenzer (born May 21, 1966) is a Canadian track cyclist and gold medal winning athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Match Sprint. Muenzer was the first track cycling Olympic gold medallist in Canadian history.
Born in Toronto, On ...
– Cycling, Women's Sprint
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Adam van Koeverden
Adam Joseph van Koeverden (born January 29, 1982) is a Canadian sprint kayaker and politician. He is an Olympic gold medallist in the K-1 500m category (2004) and a two-time world champion in K-1 500 (2007) and K-1 1000 (2011), winning four O ...
Daniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor ( ; sr, Данијел Нестор, Danijel Nestor; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Nestor won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including an Olympic gold medal
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Robert Esmie
Robert Esmie (born July 5, 1972) is a Canadian retired sprinter, who was a member of the gold medal-winning Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Esmi ...
Kathleen Heddle
Kathleen Joan Heddle, (November 27, 1965January 11, 2021) was a Canadian Olympic rower. She and her long-time rowing partner Marnie McBean were the first Canadians to be awarded three Olympic gold medals at the Summer Games. They also won a s ...
– Rowing, Women's Double Sculls
1992 Summer Olympics
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Mark McKoy
Mark Anthony McKoy (born December 10, 1961) is a Canadian retired track and field athlete. He won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He also won the 60 metres hurdles title at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Cha ...
Michael Forgeron
Michael Joseph "Mike" Forgeron (born 24 January 1966, in Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia) is a rower from Canada. He competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. At his debut, he was a member of the team that won the gold medal in t ...
Terrence Paul
Terrence Michael "Terry" Paul (born September 14, 1964, in Oakville, Ontario) is a retired rowing coxswain from Canada. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. At his second appearance he w ...
– Rowing, Men's Eights with Coxswain
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Kathleen Heddle
Kathleen Joan Heddle, (November 27, 1965January 11, 2021) was a Canadian Olympic rower. She and her long-time rowing partner Marnie McBean were the first Canadians to be awarded three Olympic gold medals at the Summer Games. They also won a s ...
Kay Worthington
Kay Worthington (born December 21, 1959) is a Canadian rower and Olympic champion. She won two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Worthington was made a member of the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame is an ho ...
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Kirsten Barnes
Jennifer-Kirsten Barnes (born March 26, 1968) is a Canadian rower and Olympic champion.
Barnes was born in London, UK, in 1968. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the Coxless pair
A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the ...
Kathleen Heddle
Kathleen Joan Heddle, (November 27, 1965January 11, 2021) was a Canadian Olympic rower. She and her long-time rowing partner Marnie McBean were the first Canadians to be awarded three Olympic gold medals at the Summer Games. They also won a s ...
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Kirsten Barnes
Jennifer-Kirsten Barnes (born March 26, 1968) is a Canadian rower and Olympic champion.
Barnes was born in London, UK, in 1968. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the Coxless pair
A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the ...
Kay Worthington
Kay Worthington (born December 21, 1959) is a Canadian rower and Olympic champion. She won two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Worthington was made a member of the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame is an ho ...
Sylvie Fréchette
Sylvie Fréchette, (born 27 June 1967 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian former synchronised swimmer. She is the 1992 Olympic champion in the women's solo event.
Career
Fréchette competed in the women's solo at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In t ...
– Synchronized Swimming, Women's Solo
1988 Summer Olympics
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Lennox Lewis
Lennox Claudius Lewis (born 2 September 1965) is a former professional boxer and boxing commentator who competed from 1989 to 2003. He is a three-time world heavyweight champion, a two-time lineal champion, and the last heavyweight to hold ...
– Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight
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Carolyn Waldo
Carolyn Jane Waldo, (born December 11, 1964 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian former synchronised swimming, synchronized swimmer and broadcaster.
Competing both as a solo and as part of a duo with Michelle Cameron, Waldo experience ...
Carolyn Waldo
Carolyn Jane Waldo, (born December 11, 1964 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian former synchronised swimming, synchronized swimmer and broadcaster.
Competing both as a solo and as part of a duo with Michelle Cameron, Waldo experience ...
– Synchronized Swimming, Women's Solo
1984 Summer Olympics
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Larry Cain
Laurence J. "Larry" Cain, (born January 9, 1963) is a Canadian sprint canoeist. He was the first Canadian canoeist since Frank Amyot to win an Olympic gold medal in canoeing.
Early life
Cain was born in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Oakville ...
– Canoeing, Men's C-1 500 m
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Alwyn Morris
Alwyn Morris, CM (born November 22, 1957) is a retired Canadian sprint kayaker. A member of the Mohawk nation in Kahnawake, he is considered one of the most influential Indigenous athletes of all time. He is the first and only Aboriginal Canad ...
Lori Fung
Lori Fung Methorst, (馮黎明; born February 21, 1963) is a Canadians, Canadian gymnastics Coach (sport), coach and retired Rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnast. She won the gold medal in all-around rhythmic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olymp ...
Pat Turner Pat Turner may refer to:
* Pat Turner (trade unionist) (1927 – 2000), British trade unionist
* Pat Turner (Aboriginal activist) (born 1952), Aboriginal Australian civil administrator
* Patricia Turner, (born 1955) American folklorist, author an ...
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Kevin Neufeld
Kevin Neufeld (November 6, 1960 in St. Catharines, Ontario – February 26, 2022) was a Canadian rower, who was a member of the Canadian men's eights team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California
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Grant Main
Grant Main (born February 11, 1960 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower, who was a member of the Canadian men's eights team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He also competed at the ...
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Paul Steele
Paul Steele (born December 5, 1957 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian international rower, who was a member of the Canadian men's eights team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, ...
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J. Michael Evans
John Michael Evans (born August 16, 1957) is a Canadian technology executive and the President of Alibaba Group. He previously spent 20 years working for U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs and is a former Olympic Rowing (sport), rower.
Early lif ...
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Dean Crawford
Dean Crawford (born February 28, 1958, in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadians, Canadian Rowing (sport), rower. He began rowing in 1978 and won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the men's eight event.
References
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Blair Horn
Blair Horn (born July 17, 1961) is a Canadian former rower, who was a member of the Canadian men's eights team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Born in Kelowna, British Columbia, Horn is a graduate ...
, and Brian McMahon – Rowing, Men's Eight with Coxswain ''(see also
1984 Canadian Mens Rowing Eight The 1984 men's eight rowing team was a Canadian rowing team that won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games.
The members of the 1984 Men's Eight Rowing Team were Blair Horn, Dean Crawford, J. Michael Evans, Paul Steele, Grant Main, Mark E ...
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Linda Thom
Linda Mary Alice Thom, , née Malcolm, (born December 30, 1943) is a Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning shooter.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967 from Carleton University.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, sh ...
– Shooting, Women's 25 m Pistol
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Alex Baumann
Alexander Baumann, (born April 21, 1964) is a Canadian sports administrator and former competitive swimmer who won two gold medals and set two world records at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 2007, he was regarded by the national b ...
– Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
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Alex Baumann
Alexander Baumann, (born April 21, 1964) is a Canadian sports administrator and former competitive swimmer who won two gold medals and set two world records at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 2007, he was regarded by the national b ...
– Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
* Victor Davis – Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
* Anne Ottenbrite – Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke
1980 Summer Olympics
Canada was one of the 64 nations to boycott the Moscow games, and did not compete in the summer games for the first time since 1896.
1976 Summer Olympics
Canada did not win any gold medals at the Montreal games; this was the only time that a host country for the summer Olympics failed to win at least one gold medal.
1972 Summer Olympics
Canada did not win any gold medals at the Munich games.
1968 Summer Olympics
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Jim Day
James E. Day (born July 7, 1946 in Thornhill, Ontario) was a Canadian Olympic equestrian show jumping championThomas Gayford, James Elder – Equestrian, Team Jumping Grand Prix
George Hungerford
George William Hungerford, (born January 2, 1944) is a Canadian lawyer and retired rower. He won the only gold medal for Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics, in coxless pairs with Roger Jackson. The same year they were awarded the Lou Marsh Trop ...
– Rowing, Men's Coxless Pair
1960 Summer Olympics
Canada did not win any gold medals at the Rome games.
1956 Summer Olympics
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Archibald MacKinnon
Archibald MacKinnon (born January 13, 1937 in Cranbrook, British Columbia) is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.
He received a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Lo ...
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Lorne Loomer
Lorne Kenneth Loomer (March 11, 1937January 1, 2017) was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.
He received a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Archibald MacKinnon, Walter D'Ho ...
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Walter D'Hondt
Walter Ignace d'Hondt (born September 11, 1936 in Richmond, Surrey, England) was a Canadian rower and Olympic champion.
Personal life
He is the brother of Miss Canada 1959, Danica d'Hondt, who is a Canadian-American-British actres ...
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Donald Arnold
Donald John Arnold (July 14, 1935 – June 27, 2021) was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He was born in Kelowna, British Columbia.
He received a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbour ...
– Rowing, Men's Coxless Four
* Raymond Ouellette – Shooting, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone
1952 Summer Olympics
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George Genereux
George Patrick Genereux (March 1, 1935 – April 10, 1989) was a Canadian gold medal-winning trap shooter and physician.
Genereux was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the son of Catherine Mary (née Devine), a nurse who was originally from M ...
– Shooting, Men's Trap
1948 Summer Olympics
Canada did not win any gold medals at the London games of 1948.
Ethel Catherwood
Ethel Hannah Catherwood (April 28, 1908 – September 26, 1987) was a Canadian athlete.
Born in Hannah, North Dakota, United States, Ethel Catherwood was raised and educated in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, where she excelled at baseball, ...
Myrtle Cook
Competitor for Canada
Myrtle Alice Cook (also competed as Myrtle McGowan) (January 5, 1902 – March 18, 1985) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
Career
Born in Toronto, Ontario, she competed for Canada at th ...
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Jane Bell Jane Bell may refer to:
* Jane Bell (athlete) (1910–1998), Canadian track and field athlete
* Jane Bell (nurse) (1873–1959), Scottish-born Australian nurse and midwife
* Jane S. Bell (1798–1873), British illustrator
{{hndis, Bell, Jane ...
– Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
1924 Summer Olympics
Canada did not win any gold medals at the Paris games of 1924.
1920 Summer Olympics
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Winnipeg Falcons
The Winnipeg Falcons were a senior men's amateur ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Winnipeg Falcons won the 1920 Allan Cup. That team went on to represent Canada in the Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1920 Olympic games he ...
– Ice Hockey
* Earl Thomson – Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
* Bert Schneider – Boxing, Men's Welterweight
1912 Summer Olympics
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George Goulding
George Henry Goulding (19 November 1884 – 31 January 1966) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 10 kilometre walk.
He competed in three events at the 1908 Olympic Games in London: the 3500 metre walking race, in which he cam ...
– Athletics, Men's 10 km Walk
* George Hodgson – Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
* George Hodgson – Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
1908 Summer Olympics
* Robert Kerr – Athletics, Men's 200 m
*Canada – Lacrosse
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Walter Ewing
Walter Henry Ewing (11 February 1878 – 25 June 1945) was a Canadian sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an interna ...
– Shooting, Men's Trap
1906 Summer Olympics
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Billy Sherring
William John Sherring (September 18, 1877 – September 5, 1964) was a Canadian athlete of English and Irish descent, winner of the marathon race at the 1906 Intercalated Games (or 1906 Olympic Games, as they were at the time considered to be).
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– Athletics, Men's Marathon
The 1906 games in Athens are no longer considered official by the
IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
Galt Football Club
Galt Football Club was a soccer club based in Galt, Ontario, current day Cambridge, Ontario. It was formed in either 1881 or 1882. Galt won the 1901, 1902, and 1903 Ontario Cups, and most notably the 1904 Olympic soccer tournament.
History
G ...