Canada at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Canada competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
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| Canada at the 1952 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Oslo. Norway 14 February 1952 – 25 February 1952 | |
| Competitors | 39 (31 men, 8 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gordon Audley |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Canada men's national ice hockey team (Edmonton Mercurys) |
Ice hockey | Men's competition |
 Bronze | Gordon Audley | Speed skating | Men's 500m |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| André Bertrand | Downhill | 2:56.0 | 41 | ||||
| John Griffin | 2:52.2 | 32 | |||||
| Gordon Morrison | 2:51.1 | 31 | |||||
| Robert Richardson | 2:43.2 | 18 | |||||
| Gordon Morrison | Giant Slalom | 2:54.2 | 46 | ||||
| John Griffin | 2:49.9 | 37 | |||||
| André Bertrand | 2:49.3 | 36 | |||||
| Robert Richardson | 2:48.2 | 34 | |||||
| George Merry | Slalom | 1:09.4 | 41 | did not advance | |||
| John Griffin | 1:07.2 | 34 | did not advance | ||||
| André Bertrand | 1:07.0 | 32 Q | 1:06.2 | 22 | 2:13.2 | 25 | |
| Robert Richardson | 1:06.8 | 31 Q | 1:07.0 | 25 | 2:13.8 | 26 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lucille Wheeler | Downhill | 1:59.5 | 27 | ||||
| Rhoda Wurtele-Eaves | 1:56.4 | 20 | |||||
| Rosemarie Schutz | 1:54.6 | 14 | |||||
| Joanne Hewson | 1:51.3 | 8 | |||||
| Joanne Hewson | Giant Slalom | 2:23.9 | 30 | ||||
| Lucille Wheeler | 2:22.2 | 27 | |||||
| Rosemarie Schutz | 2:19.7 | 23 | |||||
| Rhoda Wurtele-Eaves | 2:14.0 | 9 | |||||
| Rosemarie Schutz | Slalom | 1:56.7 | 37 | 1:12.2 | 25 | 3:08.9 | 37 |
| Lucille Wheeler | 1:12.2 | 21 | 1:16.2 | 34 | 2:28.4 | 26 | |
| Rhoda Wurtele-Eaves | 1:12.0 | 20 | 1:09.9 | 17 | 2:21.9 | 19 | |
| Joanne Hewson | 1:09.2 | 12 | 1:10.7 | 22 | 2:19.9 | 13 | |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Jacques Carbonneau | 1'17:37 | 70 |
| Claude Richer | 1'13:17 | 52 | |
Figure skating
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Firstbrook | 4 | 4 | 173.122 | 43 | 5 |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vera Smith | 13 | 15 | 138.220 | 117 | 13 |
| Marlene Smith | 11 | 9 | 143.289 | 92 | 9 |
| Suzanne Morrow | 6 | 7 | 149.333 | 56 | 6 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Dafoe Norris Bowden |
10.489 | 48 | 5 |
Ice hockey
The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 14 | 15 |
 United States |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 13 |
 Sweden |
9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 22 | 14 |
 Czechoslovakia |
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 23 | 12 |
 Switzerland |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 8 |
 Poland |
8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 56 | 5 |
 Finland |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 60 | 4 |
 West Germany |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 53 | 3 |
 Norway |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 0 |
- Canada 15-1 Germany FR
- Canada 13-3 Finland
- Canada 11-0 Poland
- Canada 4-1 Czechoslovakia
- Canada 11-2 Switzerland
- Canada 3-2 Sweden
- Norway 2-11 Canada
- Canada 3-3 USA
Top scorers
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Gibson |
8 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| David Miller |
8 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lucien Laferte | Normal hill | 61.0 (fall) | 64.5 | 42 | 59.5 | 98.0 | 21 | 162.5 | 41 |
| Jacques Charland | 62.5 | 95.5 | 28 | 61.0 | 94.5 | 25 | 190.0 | 25 | |
Speed skating
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Ralf Olin | 46.5 | 30 |
| Craig Mackay | 44.9 | 15 | |
| Frank Stack | 44.8 | 12 | |
| Gordon Audley | 44.0 | | |
| 1500 m | Ralf Olin | 2:29.3 | 29 |
| Craig MacKay | 2:25.0 | 16 | |
| 5000 m | Ralf Olin | 8:54.2 | 25 |
| Craig MacKay | 8:52.5 | 23 | |
| 10,000 m | Craig MacKay | 18:27.4 | 24 |
| Ralf Olin | 18:22.8 | 21 | |
References
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- Petersen, Rolf, ed. (1952). The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIth Winter Olympic Games 1952 at Oslo (PDF). Oslo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- Olympic Winter Games 1952, full results by sports-reference.com