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| Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 87 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Edward Archibald |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Canada competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. Canadian athletes won three gold, three silver, and ten bronze medals.[1][2]
Team selection
The Canadian Olympic Committee was established to select athletes for the 1908 Summer Olympics, when the Canadian Amateur Athletic Union and the Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada had unsettled differences. YMCA executive J. Howard Crocker assisted the Canadian Amateur Athletic Union in arranging regional and national trials to select Olympic athletes. He was subsequently appointed manager of the national team for Canada in 1908, which was first national team organized despite that individuals had competed on behalf of Canada in prior Summer Olympics.[3]
Medalists
Results by event
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Athletics
Running
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In response to Tom Longboat's poor performance in the marathon, J. Howard Crocker reported that Longboat was likely "doped", explaining his collapse and subsequent condition. This was subsequently probed by the Canadian Olympic Committee, with Crocker testifying.[4]
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metres | 3rd | Robert Kerr | 11.0 seconds 1st, heat 10 |
11.0 seconds 1st, semifinal 2 |
11.0 seconds |
| Heats | Frank Lukeman | 11.7 seconds 2nd, heat 13 |
did not advance | ||
| Louis Sebert | 11.7 seconds 2nd, heat 14 | ||||
| David Beland | unknown 3rd, heat 5 | ||||
| Men's 200 metres | 1st | Robert Kerr | 22.2 seconds 1st, heat 11 |
22.6 seconds 1st, semifinal 1 |
22.6 seconds |
| Heats | Louis Sebert | unknown 2nd, heat 10 |
did not advance | ||
| Frank Lukeman | unknown 3rd, heat 3 | ||||
| Men's 400 metres | Semi- finalist |
Louis Sebert | 50.2 seconds 1st, heat 10 |
unknown 2nd, semifinal 4 |
did not advance |
| Heats | Donald Buddo | unknown 2nd, heat 6 |
did not advance | ||
| Men's 800 metres | Semi- finalist |
Irving Parkes | none held | unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 |
did not advance |
| Donald Buddo | unknown 3rd, semifinal 5 | ||||
| Men's 1500 metres | 4th | John Tait | none held | 4:12.2 1st, semifinal 5 |
4:06.8 |
| Semi- finalist |
Frederick Meadows | unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 |
did not advance | ||
| William Galbraith | unknown 3rd, semifinal 7 | ||||
| James Fitzgerald | unknown 7th, semifinal 8 | ||||
| Men's 110 metre hurdles | Heats | Ted Savage | unknown 3rd, heat 5 |
did not advance | |
| Men's 3200 metre steeplechase | 6th | William Galbraith | none held | 11:12.4 1st, semifinal 3 |
unknown |
| — | James Fitzgerald | did not finish —, semifinal 6 |
did not advance | ||
| Men's medley relay | Semi- finalist |
Frank Lukeman Donald Buddo Louis Sebert Irving Parkes |
none held | unknown 3rd, semifinal 3 |
did not advance |
| Men's 5 miles | 6th | Frederick Meadows | none held | unknown 2nd, heat 4 |
unknown |
| 7th | James Fitzgerald | unknown 2nd, heat 5 |
unknown | ||
| 11-12 | William Galbraith | unknown 2nd, heat 6 |
did not start | ||
| — | John Tait | did not finish —, heat 4 |
did not advance | ||
| Men's marathon | 5th | William Wood | none held | 3:01:44.0 | |
| 6th | Frederick Simpson | 3:04:28.2 | |||
| 7th | Harry Lawson | 3:06:47.2 | |||
| 11th | John Peter Caffery | 3:12:46.0 | |||
| 16th | William Goldsboro | 3:20:07.0 | |||
| 22nd | George Goulding | 3:33:26.0 | |||
| 24th | Arthur Burn | 3:50:17.0 | |||
| 27th | George Lister | 4:22:45.0 | |||
| — | Edward Cotter | did not finish | |||
| Tom Longboat | did not finish | ||||
| Frederick Noseworthy | did not finish | ||||
| John Tait | did not finish | ||||
| Men's 3500 metre walk | 4th | George Goulding | none held | 15:54.0 1st, semifinal 3 |
15:49.8 |
| Men's 10 mile walk | — | George Goulding | none held | did not finish —, semifinal 2 |
did not advance |