Canada at the 1928 Summer Olympics


Canada competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 69 competitors, 62 men and 7 women, took part in 49 events in 8 sports.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
AthleticsMen's 100 m
AthleticsMen's 200 m
, Myrtle Cook,
Bobbie Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith		AthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 m relay
AthleticsWomen's high jump
AthleticsMen's 400 m
AthleticsWomen's 100 m
, Joseph Wright Jr.RowingMen's double sculls
WrestlingMen's freestyle middleweight
, Phil Edwards,
Stanley Glover, Alex Wilson		AthleticsMen's 4 × 400 m relay
AthleticsWomen's 100 m
BoxingMen's welterweight
, Frank Fiddes, John Hand
Frederick Hedges, Athol Meech, Jack Murdoch,
Edgar Norris, Herbert Richardson, William Ross		RowingMen's eight
, Munroe Bourne,
Walter Spence, James Thompson		SwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
WrestlingMen's freestyle bantamweight
WrestlingMen's freestyle welterweight

Athletics

32 athletes represented Canada in 1928. It was the nation's 7th appearance in the sport, having competed in athletics at every Olympics to date. After failing to win any medals in 1924, Canada returned to the athletics podium in 1928 with 4 golds, 2 silvers, and 2 bronzes.
The women's relay team broke the world record twice on the way to winning the gold medal. Percy Williams won both of the men's sprint events, twice matching the Olympic record in the 100 metres. Bobbie Rosenfeld briefly held the Olympic record in the women's 100 metres, setting it at 12.4 seconds in the semifinals before that mark was bested by all three medalists, including Rosenfeld and Smith.
; Track and road events

Boxing

7 boxers, all men, represented Canada in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport. Canada had a boxer in every weight class except the heavyweight. For the second straight Games, Canada won exactly one bronze medal in boxing.

Cycling

Six cyclists, all men, represented Canada in 1928. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport. Joe Laporte had previously competed in 1924.

Road cycling

CyclistEventTimeRank
Men's road race
Men's road race5:21:3031
Men's road race6:09:2663
Men's road race5:51:0556
Men's team road race17:22:0114
Men's team road race17:22:0114
Men's team road race17:22:0114

Track cycling

; Time trial
CyclistEventTimeRank
Men's time trial1:19.011

; Match races

Diving

One man represented Canada in diving in 1928. It was the nation's 4th appearance in the sport and first since 1920. Phillips advanced to the finals in both events, placing 7th in each.

Rowing

11 rowers, all men, represented Canada in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, tying Belgium and Great Britain for most appearances. Canada had 3 boats compete and won one silver medal in men's double sculls and one bronze medal in the men's eight, as well as an effectively 5th place finish in men's single sculls after Wright was defeated in the quarterfinal round.

Swimming

6 swimmers, 5 men and 1 women, represented Canada in 1928. It was nation's 5th appearance in the sport and the first time the nation sent a female swimmer. Canada won a bronze medal in the men's relay, the first medal in the sport for Canada since 1920. In the individual events, Canadian swimmers advanced to 3 finals but took 6th place each time.

Wrestling

5 wrestlers, all men, competed for Canada in 1928. They competed only in the freestyle discipline. It was the nation's 4th appearance in the sport. Canadian wrestlers won a silver medal and 2 bronze medals.

Freestyle wrestling

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