Canada competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 97 competitors, 79 men and 18 women, took part in 69 events in 12 sports.
In preparation for the Olympics, Canadian Olympic Committee secretary-treasurer Fred Marples urged for branches of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada (AAU of C) to raise funds to make the Canadian Olympic team as large as it could be. He stated that the Government of Canada would contribute C$10,000 towards the national team, and that the Olympic Committee sought to maximize profits from the 1936 Canadian Track and Field Championships to provide additional funding for the Olympic team.
The flag of Canada was carried at the opening ceremony of the 1936 Olympic Games by James Worrall.
AAU of C president W. A. Fry self-published a book covering Canadian achievements at the 1936 Winter Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. His 1936 book, Canada at eleventh Olympiad 1936 in Germany : Garmisch-Partenkirchen, February 6th to 13th, Berlin, August 1st to 16th, was printed by the Dunnville Chronicle presses and subtitled an official report of the Canadian Olympic Committee. He wrote that Canadians did very well at the 1936 Olympic games despite having one-tenth of the population of other countries. He opined that the length of the Canadian winter negatively affected summer training, and that Canadian athletes were underfunded compared to other countries.
Medallists Gold Frank Amyot – Canoeing, men's C-1 1000m
Silver Gordon Aitchison, Ian Allison, Arthur Chapman, Chuck Chapman, Edward Dawson, Irving Meretsky, Stanley Nantais, James Stewart, Malcolm Wiseman, Doug Peden – Basketball, men's team competition John Loaring – Athletics, men's 400m hurdles Frank Saker and Harvey Charters – Canoeing, men's C-2 10000m
Bronze Dorothy Brookshaw, Mildred Dolson, Hilda Cameron, Aileen Meagher – Athletics, women's 4 × 100 m relay Elizabeth Taylor – Athletics, women's 80m hurdles Phil Edwards —Athletics, men's 800 metres Frank Saker and Harvey Charters – Canoeing, men's C-2 1000m Joseph Schleimer – Wrestling, men's freestyle welterweight (66–72 kg)
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankHoward McPhee100 m10.81 Q10.63 Q10.74Did not advanceBruce Humber10.82 QUnknown5Did not advanceLee Orr10.63Did not advanceLee Orr200 m21.62 Q21.21 Q21.32 Q21.65Bruce Humber22.11 Q22.13 Q22.05Did not advanceHoward McPhee21.82 Q21.82 Q22.06Did not advanceJohn Loaring400 m49.13 Q49.33 Q48.13 Q48.26Marshall Limon49.22 Q48.95Did not advanceWilliam Fritz49.02 Q48.43 Q47.43 Q47.85Phil Edwards800 m1:53.71 Q colspan="2" 1:53.23 Q1:53.6Ab Conway1:56.22 Q colspan="2" 1:55.95Did not advanceJack LiddleUnknown7 colspan="2" Did not advanceJack Liddle1500 m colspan="4" Unknown9Did not advancePhil Edwards colspan="4" 3:56.23 Q3:50.45Hugh Thompson colspan="4" Unknown9Did not advanceScotty Rankine5000 mUnknown10 colspan="4" Did not advanceMilton WallaceUnknown11 colspan="4" Did not advanceScotty Rankine10,000 m colspan="6" UnknownMilton Wallace colspan="6" UnknownLarry O'Connor110 m hurdles15.12 Q colspan="2" 15.0314.86Jim Worrall15.63 colspan="2" Did not advanceJim Worrall400 m hurdles55.54 colspan="2" Did not advanceJohn Loaring54.32 Q colspan="2" 53.12 Q52.7Sam RichardsonBruce HumberLee OrrHoward McPhee4 × 100 m relay41.52 colspan="4" 42.75Marshall LimonPhil EdwardsBill FritzJohnny Loaring4 × 400 m relay3:15.02 colspan="4" 3:11.84Jimmy BartlettMarathon colspan="6" 2:48:21.415Percy Wyer colspan="6" 3:00:11.030Harold Webster colspan="6" DNFVincent Callard colspan="6" DNS
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankSam RichardsonLong jump>=7.15QDid not advanceSam RichardsonTriple jumpUnknownQ14.2120Joe HaleyHigh jump1.851 Q1.8512Syl AppsPole vault3.801 Q4.005Jim CourtrightJavelin throw60.315 Q60.5414
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankHilda Cameron100 m12.73Did not advanceJeanette Dolson12.32 QUnknown5Did not advanceAileen Meagher12.42 QUnknown5Did not advanceBetty Taylor80 m hurdles12.0111.7211.7Roxy AtkinsUnknown4Did not advanceDorothy BrookshawJeanette DolsonHilda CameronAileen Meagher4 × 100 m relay48.02 Q colspan="2" 47.8
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankMargaret BellHigh jump colspan="2" 1.509
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Six cyclists, all male, represented Canada in 1936.
Individual road race Lionel Coleman George Crompton Rusty Peden George Turner
Team road race Lionel Coleman George Crompton Rusty Peden George Turner
Sprint Doug Peace
Time trial Bob McLeod
Team pursuit Lionel Coleman George Crompton Bob McLeod George Turner
Diving
Men AthleteEventFinalPointsRankGeorge Athans10 m platform70.0625
Women AthleteEventFinalPointsRankLynda Adams3 m springboard67.4410Thelma Boughner60.0415Lynda Adams10 m platform26.5219Thelma Boughner24.3022
Fencing
Eight fencers, five men and three women, represented Canada in 1936.
Men's foil Charles Otis Ernest Dalton Don Collinge
Men's team foil Bertrand Boissonnault, Don Collinge, George Tully, Charles Otis, Ernest Dalton
Men's épée George Tully Ernest Dalton Bertrand Boissonnault
Men's team épée Don Collinge, Ernest Dalton, Charles Otis, George Tully
Men's sabre George Tully Don Collinge Charles Otis
Men's team sabre Ernest Dalton, Charles Otis, George Tully, Don Collinge
Women's foil Aileen Thomas Nancy Archibald Kathleen Hughes-Hallett
Rowing
Canada had ten rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1936.
Men's single sculls Charles Campbell
Men's eight Cedric Liddell Grey McLeish Joseph Harris Ben Sharpe Jack Cunningham Charles Matteson Harry Fry Sandy Saunders Les MacDonald (cox)
Sailing
Swimming
Men Ranks given are within the heat. AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMunroe Bourne100 m freestyle 1:02.4 4 Did not advanceBob Hamerton 1:02.1 4 Did not advanceGeorge Larson 1:01.5 3 Did not advanceBob Hamerton400 m freestyle 5:13.3 4 Did not advanceRobert Hooper 5:17.2 6 Did not advanceBob Pirie 4:56.0 3 q 4:58.7 6 Did not advanceBob Hamerton1500 m freestyle 21:05.5 5 Did not advanceRobert Hooper 21:47.4 4 Did not advanceBob Pirie 20:16.4 4 q 20:17.3 6 Did not advanceMunroe Bourne100 m backstroke 1:17.2 6 Did not advanceGordon Kerr 1:12.9 2 Q 1:11.2 5 Did not advanceGerald Clawson200 m breaststroke 2:54.7 2 Q 2:55.6 8 Did not advanceAlbert Puddy 3:10.2 6 Did not advanceMunroe BourneBob HamertonRobert HooperBob Pirie4 × 200 m freestyle relay colspan=2 9:40.0 2 Q 9:27.5 7
Women Ranks given are within the heat. AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPhyllis Dewar100 m freestyle 1:09.2 4 q 1:09.6 6 Did not advanceIrene Pirie-Milton 1:12.8 5 Did not advanceMargaret Stone 1:10.0 3 Q 1:12.8 7 Did not advanceMary McConkey100 m backstroke 1:25.3 5 Did not advanceNoel Oxenbury 1:28.9 7 Did not advanceJoan Langdon200 m breaststroke 3:24.3 7 Did not advanceMary McConkeyIrene Pirie-MiltonMargaret StonePhyllis Dewar4 × 100 m freestyle relay colspan=2 4:49.7 3 Q 4:48.0 =4
Wrestling
Art competitions
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