# Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. Canadian athletes won three gold, three silver, and ten bronze medals.

## 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.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Robert Kerr | Athletics | Men's 200 m | July 23 |
| Gold | Canada national lacrosse team Patrick BrennanJack BroderickGeorge CampbellGus DillonFrank DixonRichard Louis DuckettJ. FyonTommy GormanErnest HamiltonHenry HoobinAlbert MaraClarence McKerrowDavid McLeodGeorge RennieAlexander Turnbull | Lacrosse | Lacrosse | October 24 |
| Gold | Walter Ewing | Shooting | Men's trap | July 11 |
| Silver | Garfield MacDonald | Athletics | Men's triple jump | July 25 |
| Silver | George Beattie | Shooting | Men's trap | July 11 |
| Silver | George Beattie, Walter Ewing, Mylie Fletcher, David McMackon, George Vivian, Arthur Westover | Shooting | Men's trap, team | July 11 |
| Bronze | Robert Kerr | Athletics | Men's 100 m | July 22 |
| Bronze | Calvin Bricker | Athletics | Men's long jump | July 22 |
| Bronze | Edward Archibald | Athletics | Men's pole vault | July 24 |
| Bronze | Con Walsh | Athletics | Men's hammer throw | July 14 |
| Bronze | William Anderson, Walter Andrews, Frederick McCarthy, William Morton | Cycling | Men's team pursuit | July 17 |
| Bronze | Norway Jackes, Frederick Toms | Rowing | Men's coxless pair | July 31 |
| Bronze | Gordon Balfour, Becher Gale, Charles Riddy, Geoffrey Taylor | Rowing | Men's coxless four | July 31 |
| Bronze | Gordon Balfour, Becher Gale, Douglas Kertland, Walter Lewis, Charles Riddy, Irvine Robertson, Geoffrey Taylor, Julius Thomson, Joseph Wright | Rowing | Men's eight | July 31 |
| Bronze | Charles Crowe, William Eastcott, S. Harry Kerr, Dugald McInnes, William Smith, Bertram Williams | Shooting | Men's military rifle, team | July 11 |
| Bronze | Aubert Côté | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | July 20 |

## Results by event
### Athletics
#### Running

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.
| 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 |
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Frank Lukeman | 11.7 seconds 2nd, heat 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Louis Sebert | 11.7 seconds 2nd, heat 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | David Beland | unknown 3rd, heat 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | 1st | Robert Kerr | 22.2 seconds 1st, heat 11 | 22.6 seconds 1st, semifinal 1 | 22.6 seconds |
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Louis Sebert | unknown 2nd, heat 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Frank Lukeman | unknown 3rd, heat 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's 400 metres | Semi- finalist | Louis Sebert | 50.2 seconds 1st, heat 10 | unknown 2nd, semifinal 4 | did not advance |
| Men's 400 metres | Heats | Donald Buddo | unknown 2nd, heat 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's 800 metres | Semi- finalist | Irving Parkes | none held | unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 | did not advance |
| Men's 800 metres | Semi- finalist | Donald Buddo | none held | unknown 3rd, semifinal 5 | did not advance |
| Men's 1500 metres | 4th | John Tait | none held | 4:12.2 1st, semifinal 5 | 4:06.8 |
| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist | Frederick Meadows | none held | unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 | did not advance |
| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist | William Galbraith | none held | unknown 3rd, semifinal 7 | did not advance |
| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist | James Fitzgerald | none held | unknown 7th, semifinal 8 | did not advance |
| Men's 110 metre hurdles | Heats | Ted Savage | unknown 3rd, heat 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's 3200 metre steeplechase | 6th | William Galbraith | none held | 11:12.4 1st, semifinal 3 | unknown |
| Men's 3200 metre steeplechase | — | James Fitzgerald | none held | 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 |
| Men's 5 miles | 7th | James Fitzgerald | none held | unknown 2nd, heat 5 | unknown |
| Men's 5 miles | 11-12 | William Galbraith | none held | unknown 2nd, heat 6 | did not start |
| Men's 5 miles | — | John Tait | none held | did not finish —, heat 4 | did not advance |
| Men's marathon | 5th | William Wood | none held | none held | 3:01:44.0 |
| Men's marathon | 6th | Frederick Simpson | none held | none held | 3:04:28.2 |
| Men's marathon | 7th | Harry Lawson | none held | none held | 3:06:47.2 |
| Men's marathon | 11th | John Peter Caffery | none held | none held | 3:12:46.0 |
| Men's marathon | 16th | William Goldsboro | none held | none held | 3:20:07.0 |
| Men's marathon | 22nd | George Goulding | none held | none held | 3:33:26.0 |
| Men's marathon | 24th | Arthur Burn | none held | none held | 3:50:17.0 |
| Men's marathon | 27th | George Lister | none held | none held | 4:22:45.0 |
| Men's marathon | — | Edward Cotter | none held | none held | did not finish |
| Men's marathon | — | Tom Longboat | none held | none held | did not finish |
| Men's marathon | — | Frederick Noseworthy | none held | none held | did not finish |
| Men's marathon | — | John Tait | none held | none held | 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 |

#### Jumping

| Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
| Men's high jump | 10th | George Barber | 1.77 metres |
| Men's high jump | 13th | Garfield MacDonald | 1.72 metres |
| Men's long jump | 3rd | Calvin Bricker | 7.08 metres |
| Men's long jump | 13th | Frank Lukeman | 6.59 metres |
| Men's long jump | 19th | George Barber | 6.41 metres |
| Men's long jump | 21-32 | Garfield MacDonald | unknown |
| Men's triple jump | 2nd | Garfield MacDonald | 14.76 metres |
| Men's triple jump | 4th | Calvin Bricker | 14.10 metres |
| Men's pole vault | 3rd | Edward Archibald | 3.58 metres |
| Men's standing high jump | 19-23 | George Barber | unknown |
| Men's standing long jump | 8-25 | George Barber | unknown |

#### Throwing

| Event | Place | Athlete | Distance |
| Men's hammer throw | 3rd | Con Walsh | 48.51 metres |

### Cycling

Canada's best cycling result was a bronze medal won in the team pursuit.
| Event | Place | Cyclist | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
| Men's 660 yards | Semi- finalist | Walter Andrews | 55.8 seconds 1st, heat 8 | unknown 4th, semifinal 1 | did not advance |
| Men's 660 yards | Heats | Frederick McCarthy | unknown 2nd, heat 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's 660 yards | Heats | William Morton | unknown 3rd, heat 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's 5000 metres | Semi- finalist | Frederick McCarthy | none held | unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 | did not advance |
| Men's 5000 metres | Semi- finalist | William Anderson | none held | unknown 3rd, semifinal 7 | did not advance |
| Men's 5000 metres | Semi- finalist | William Morton | none held | unknown 5th, semifinal 3 | did not advance |
| Men's 5000 metres | Semi- finalist | Walter Andrews | none held | unknown 5-6, semifinal 6 | did not advance |
| Men's 20 kilometres | Semi- finalist | Harry Young | none held | 33:45.2 3rd, semifinal 3 | did not advance |
| Men's 20 kilometres | Semi- finalist | William Anderson | none held | 34:55.6 3rd, semifinal 5 | did not advance |
| Men's 20 kilometres | Semi- finalist | Frederick McCarthy | none held | unknown 6th, semifinal 1 | did not advance |
| Men's 20 kilometres | Semi- finalist | Walter Andrews | none held | unknown 7-9, semifinal 2 | did not advance |
| Men's 100 kilometres | 6th | Walter Andrews | none held | unknown 5th, semifinal 2 | unknown |
| Men's 100 kilometres | 9-17 | Harry Young | none held | unknown 7-9, semifinal 2 | did not finish |
| Men's 100 kilometres | Semi- finalist | William Anderson | none held | unknown 7-14, semifinal 1 | did not advance |
| Men's 100 kilometres | — | Frederick McCarthy | none held | did not finish —, semifinal 1 | did not advance |
| Men's 100 kilometres | — | William Morton | none held | did not finish —, semifinal 2 | did not advance |
| Men's sprint | Heats | William Morton | unknown 2nd, heat 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's sprint | Heats | Frederick McCarthy | unknown 4th, heat 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's tandem | Heats | Frederick McCarthy William Morton | unknown 3rd, heat 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's team pursuit | 3rd | William Anderson Walter Andrews Frederick McCarthy William Morton | walkover 1st, heat 2 | 2:29.2 2nd, semifinal 1 | did not advance |

### Diving

| Event | Place | Diver | Preliminary groups | Semi- finals | Final |
| Men's 3 metre springboard | 13th | Robert Zimmerman | 74.00 points 3rd, group 1 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Fencing

Canada's lone épéeist was eliminated in the first round
| Event | Place | Fencer | First round | Second round | Semi- final | Final |
| Men's épée | First round | Percy Nobbs | 2-6 (6th in I) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Gymnastics

| Gymnast | Event | Score | Rank |
| Allan Keith | Men's all-around | 170 | 59 |
| Orville Elliott | Men's all-around | 132.5 | 80 |

### Lacrosse

Canada won the only lacrosse match played in 1908 against Great Britain, earning the gold medal.
| Event | Place | Players | Final |
| Men's lacrosse | 1st | Patrick Brennan, John Broderick, George "Doc" Campbell, Gus Dillon, Frank Dixon, Richard Louis Duckett, J. Fyon, Thomas Gorman, Ernest Hamilton, Henry Hoobin, A. Mara, Clarence McKerrow, D. McLeod, George Rennie, Alexander Turnbull | Won vs. Great Britain 14-10 |

### Rowing

| Event | Place | Rowers | First round | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
| Men's single sculls | 5th | Walter Bowler | bye | unknown 2nd, quarterfinal 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's single sculls | 5th | Lewis Scholes | bye | unknown 2nd, quarterfinal 1 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's coxless pair | 3rd | Frederick Toms Norway Jackes | none held | none held | unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | did not advance |
| Men's coxless four | 3rd | Gordon Balfour, Becher Gale, Charles Riddy, Geoffrey Taylor | none held | none held | unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | did not advance |
| Men's eight | 3rd | Irvine Robertson, Joseph Wright, Julius Thomson, Walter Lewis, Gordon Balfour, Becher Gale, Charles Riddy, Geoffrey Taylor, Douglas Kertland | none held | 8.6 1st, quarterfinal 1 | unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | did not advance |

### Shooting

| Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 6th | S. Harry Kerr | 91 |
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 9th | Charles Crowe | 90 |
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 9th | Frank Utton | 90 |
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 11th | Sydney Brown | 89 |
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 16th | Dugald McInnis | 87 |
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 19th | Frank Morris | 86 |
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 27th | James Freeborn | 83 |
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 28th | Fred Elmitt | 82 |
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 28th | James Jones | 82 |
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 33rd | Alexander Martin | 79 |
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 35th | George Rowe | 75 |
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 37th | James Steele | 74 |
| Men's team military rifle | 3rd | William Smith Charles Crowe Bertram Williams Dugald McInnis William Eastcott S. Harry Kerr | 2439 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 1st | Walter Ewing | 72 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 2nd | George Beattie | 60 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 5th | Arthur Westover | 55 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 7th | Mylie Fletcher | 53 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 12th | David McMackon | 50 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 20th | George Vivian | 44 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 27th | Frank Parker | 19 |
| Men's team trap shooting | 2nd | George Beattie Walter Ewing Mylie Fletcher David McMackon George Vivian Arthur Westover | 405 |

### Swimming

| Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
| Men's 100 metre freestyle | Heats | Robert Zimmerman | 1:35.0 2nd, heat 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's 100 metre backstroke | Heats | Robert Zimmerman | unknown 3rd, heat 3 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Tennis

| Event | Place | Name | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
| Men's singles | 5th | Claude Russell-Brown | bye | bye | Defeated Slíva | lost to Richardson | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's singles | 9th | James Foulkes | bye | Defeated R. van Lennep | lost to Richardson | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's singles | 9th | Robert Powell | Defeated C. van Lennep | Defeated Žemla | lost to Caridia | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's doubles | 7th | James Foulkes Robert Powell | none held | bye | lost to Crawley/K. Powell | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Bohemia | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| South Africa | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | .500 |

### Wrestling

| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
| Freestyle bantamweight | 3rd | Aubert Côté | bye | Defeated Davis | lost to Mehnert | Defeated Tomkins |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | .667 |