# Canada at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 65 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 8 sports.
In January 1924, Canadian Olympic Committee secretary-treasurer Fred Marples announced that sending the Canadian team to the Summer Olympics would cost C$40,000. He stated that unless the Canadian Olympic Committee could raise $20,000 to $25,000 within a couple months, the national team would be small and not representative of Canadian athletics. He felt that it was the duty of all Canadian citizens to help, and urged contributions from individuals, organizations, and provincial governments.
J. Howard Crocker was appointed chairman of the track and field sub-committee to select athletes, and named committee members to represent each province. He visited track and field championships across Canada to scout Canada's next Olympic athletes. When Crocker declined to be Chef de Mission for Canada at the Olympics, Patrick J. Mulqueen replaced him as manager of the Canadian delegation.
After the games, Marples reported that it cost $460 to send each athlete to France, but the Canadian Olympic Committee still had financial reserves despite being approximately $1100 over budget. The Amateur Athletic Union of Canada praised Marples and Canadian Olympic Committee executives for their efforts and assembling the largest Canadian Olympic team to date.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Archibald Black, Colin Finlayson, George MacKay, William Wood | Rowing | Men's coxless four | July 17 |
| Silver | Arthur Bell, Ivor Campbell, Robert Hunter, William Langford, Harold Little, John Smith, Warren Snyder, Norman Taylor, William Wallace | Rowing | Men's eight | July 17 |
| Silver | William Barnes, George Beattie, John Black, Robert Montgomery, Samuel Newton, Samuel Vance | Shooting | Men's team clay pigeons | July 7 |
| Bronze | Douglas Lewis | Boxing | Men's welterweight | July 20 |

## Aquatics
### Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.
| Swimmer | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Swimmer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Clayton Bourne | 100 m freestyle | 1:06.2 | 1 Q | 1:06.0 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| George Vernot | 400 m freestyle | 5:32.2 | 3 q | 5:38.0 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| George Vernot | 1500 m freestyle | 23:11.4 | 2 Q | 23:02.4 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Athletics

Twenty-seven athletes represented Canada in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Laurie Armstrong | 100 m | unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Laurie Armstrong | 200 m | unknown | 2 Q | unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Horace Aylwin | 400 m | 54.0 | 1 Q | unknown | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rolph Barnes | 1500 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4:13.1 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alan Christie | 400 m | 50.5 | 2 Q | 50.8 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cyril Coaffee | 100 m | 11.0 | 1 Q | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.8 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cyril Coaffee | 200 m | unknown | 2 Q | unknown | 2 Q | 22.4 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Cuthbert | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3:00:44.6 | 13 |
| Irvine Francis | Pole vault | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.55 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Edward Freeman | 10 km walk | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance |
| William Fuller | 400 m | 51.5 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Philip Grandville | 10 km walk | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jack Harris | 800 m | N/A | N/A | 2:01.6 | 3 Q | unknown | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gordon Hester | 100 m | 11.2 | 1 Q | 10.7 | 2 Q | 11.5 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gordon Hester | 200 m | unknown | 2 Q | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| David Johnson | 400 m | 51.8 | 1 Q | 49.3 | 2 Q | 48.0 | 3 Q | 48.8 | 4 |
| Victor MacAuley | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3:02:05.4 | 14 |
| Philip MacDonald | Triple jump | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13.33 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| David McGill | 5000 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | unknown | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| John MacKechenneay | 200 m | 23.2 | 1 Q | unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tom McKay | 800 m | N/A | N/A | 2:00.1 | 3 Q | 1:58.5 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jack Miller | High jump | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.65 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Warren Montabone | 110 m hurdles | N/A | N/A | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Warren Montabone | 400 m hurdles | N/A | N/A | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Murdoch | Hammer throw | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 42.48 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hec Phillips | 800 m | N/A | N/A | unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Victor Pickard | Pole vault | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.66 | 1 Q | 3.80 | 5 |
| Victor Pickard | Javelin throw | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 44.69 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sydney Pierce | 110 m hurdles | N/A | N/A | 16.2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Russ Sheppard | Triple jump | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.72 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anthony Vince | 100 m | 11.4 | 2 Q | unknown | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Larry Armstrong Cyril Coaffee George Hester Anthony Vince | 4 × 100 m relay | N/A | N/A | 43.0 | 2 Q | unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Horace Aylwin Alan Christie David Johnson William Maynes | 4 × 400 m relay | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3:34.5 | 2 Q | 3:22.8 | 4 |

## Boxing

Nine boxers represented Canada at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Facing tougher competition, Canada's team was unable to achieve results comparable to the five medals earned in 1920. Lewis was the only Canadian boxer in 1924 to win a medal, taking the bronze in the welterweight.
| Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / bronze match | Final / bronze match |
| Boxer | Weight class | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Charley Belanger | Light heavyweight | bye | Mulholland (USA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Leslie Black | Middleweight | Feidt (LUX) W | Lefkowitch (USA) W | Murphy (IRL) W | Elliott (GBR) L | Beecken (BEL) L | 4 |
| Agnew Burlie | Featherweight | Salas (USA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| Chris Graham | Lightweight | Corney (URU) W | Rothwell (USA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Harry Henning | Middleweight | Leopardi (ITA) W | Jensen (NOR) W | Elliott (GBR) L | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Douglas Lewis | Welterweight | Hultgren (SWE) W | Oldani (ITA) W | Haggerty (USA) W | Delarge (BEL) L | Dwyer (IRL) W | |
| Mickey MacGowan | Featherweight | Francecchini (ITA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| John "Jock" MacGregor | Flyweight | bye | Vitria (ESP) W | McKenzie (GBR) L | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Stephen Rennie | Flyweight | bye | Nyffeler (SUI) W | LaBarba (USA) L | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Belgium | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Ireland | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| United States | 2 | 4 | .333 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 12 | 10 | .545 |
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Round of 32 | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Round of 16 | 5 | 2 | .714 |
| Quarterfinals | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| Semifinals | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | – |
| Bronze match | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Total | 12 | 10 | .545 |

## Cycling

A single cyclist represented Canada in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.

### Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.
| Cyclist | Event | Final | Final |
| Cyclist | Event | Result | Rank |
| Joe Laporte | Time trial | 8:11:22.0 | 54 |

### Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.
| Cyclist | Event | First round | First round | First repechage | First repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Second repechage | Second repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Cyclist | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Joe Laporte | 50 km | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | unknown | 8–36 |

## Rowing

14 rowers represented Canada in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, tying Belgium and Great Britain for most appearances. Canada won a pair of silver medals, its first rowing medals since 1912 and tying its best rowing result (a silver medal in 1904).
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Rower | Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Rower | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Hilton Belyea | Single sculls | unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Archibald Black George MacKay Colin Finlayson William Wood | Coxless four | 6:31.0 | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 7:18.0 | |
| Arthur Bell Ivor Campbell Robert Hunter William Langford Harold Little John Smith Warren Snyder Norman Taylor William Wallace | Eight | unknown | 2 r | 6:37.0 | 1 Q | 6:49.0 | |

## Sailing

A single sailor represented Canada in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.
| Sailor | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Sailor | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank |
| Norm Robertson | Olympic monotype | 7 | 7 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Shooting

Six sport shooters represented Canada in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The six-man clay pigeon teams finished second to earn Canada's first medal in shooting since 1908. The three members of the team who competed in the individual trap all finished in the top six, with Montgomery finishing outside the medals only because of a tie-breaker.
| Shooter | Event | Final | Final |
| Shooter | Event | Score | Rank |
| George Beattie | Trap | 96 | 6 |
| Robert Montgomery | Trap | 97 | 4 |
| Samuel Vance | Trap | 96 | 6 |
| William Barnes George Beattie John Black Robert Montgomery Samuel Newton Samuel Vance | Team clay pigeons | 360 | |

## Wrestling
### Freestyle wrestling
#### Men's

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Clifford Chilcott | Featherweight | bye | Cavallini (ITA) W | Angelo (AUS) W | Reed (USA) L Silver medal semifinal Naito (JPN) L | did not advance | did not advance |
| Walter Montgomery | Lightweight | — | Vis (USA) L | did not advance | Silver medal semifinal Wikström (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance |
| George Rumple | Light heavyweight | — | Baillot (FRA) W | Spellman (USA) L | Silver medal semifinal Wilson (GBR) L | did not advance | did not advance |
| Donald Stockton | Welterweight | — | bye | Bacon (GBR) W | Lookabough (USA) L Bronze medal semifinal Müller (SUI) L | did not advance | did not advance |
| James Trifunov | Bantamweight | — | Sansum (GBR) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |