# 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.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Percy Williams | Athletics | Men's 100 m | July 30 |
| Gold | Percy Williams | Athletics | Men's 200 m | August 1 |
| Gold | Jane Bell, Myrtle Cook, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | August 5 |
| Gold | Ethel Catherwood | Athletics | Women's high jump | August 5 |
| Silver | Jimmy Ball | Athletics | Men's 400 m | August 3 |
| Silver | Bobbie Rosenfeld | Athletics | Women's 100 m | July 31 |
| Silver | Jack Guest, Joseph Wright Jr. | Rowing | Men's double sculls | August 10 |
| Silver | Donald Stockton | Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight | August 1 |
| Bronze | Jimmy Ball, Phil Edwards, Stanley Glover, Alex Wilson | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | August 5 |
| Bronze | Ethel Smith | Athletics | Women's 100 m | July 31 |
| Bronze | Raymond Smillie | Boxing | Men's welterweight | August 11 |
| Bronze | John Donnelly, Frank Fiddes, John Hand Frederick Hedges, Athol Meech, Jack Murdoch, Edgar Norris, Herbert Richardson, William Ross | Rowing | Men's eight | August 10 |
| Bronze | Garnet Ault, Munroe Bourne, Walter Spence, James Thompson | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | August 11 |
| Bronze | James Trifunov | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | August 1 |
| Bronze | Maurice Letchford | Wrestling | Men's freestyle welterweight | August 1 |

## 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 (with the record ultimately ending with American gold medalist Betty Robinson at 12.2 seconds).

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ralph Adams | Men's 100 metres | unknown | 2 Q | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Fitzpatrick | Men's 100 metres | 11.0 | 1 Q | unknown | 2 Q | 10.9 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| George Hester | Men's 100 metres | unknown | 2 Q | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Percy Williams | Men's 100 metres | 11.0 | 1 Q | 10.6 =OR | 1 Q | 10.6 =OR | 2 Q | 10.8 | |
| Jane Bell | Women's 100 metres | — | — | 13.0 | 2 Q | unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Myrtle Cook | Women's 100 metres | — | — | 12.8 | 1 Q | unknown | 2 Q | DQ | – |
| Bobbie Rosenfeld | Women's 100 metres | — | — | 12.6 | 1 Q | 12.4 OR | 1 Q | 12.3 | |
| Ethel Smith | Women's 100 metres | — | — | 12.6 | 1 Q | unknown | 2 Q | 12.3 | |
| Ralph Adams | Men's 200 metres | 22.5 | 2 Q | unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Fitzpatrick | Men's 200 metres | 22.8 | 1 Q | 22.0 | 1 Q | 22.0 | 3 Q | 22.1 | 5 |
| George Hester | Men's 200 metres | DQ | – | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Percy Williams | Men's 200 metres | 22.6 | 1 Q | 21.8 | 2 Q | 22.0 | 1 Q | 21.8 | |
| Jimmy Ball | Men's 400 metres | 55.8 | 1 Q | 49.2 | 1 Q | 48.6 | 1 Q | 48.0 | |
| Phil Edwards | Men's 400 metres | 49.8 | 1 Q | 49.2 | 1 Q | 50.2 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fred Macbeth | Men's 400 metres | unknown | 2 Q | unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alex Wilson | Men's 400 metres | 49.9 | 2 Q | unknown | 2 Q | 49.2 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brant Little | Men's 800 metres | — | — | 1:57.8 | 2 Q | 1:57.6 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Phil Edwards | Men's 800 metres | — | — | 1:59.4 | 1 Q | 1:52.8 | 2 Q | 1:54.0 | 4 |
| Jack Walter | Men's 800 metres | — | — | unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alex Wilson | Men's 800 metres | — | — | 1:59.2 | 1 Q | 1:57.1 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bobbie Rosenfeld | Women's 800 metres | — | — | — | — | unknown | 3 Q | 2:22.4 | 5 |
| Jean Thompson | Women's 800 metres | — | — | — | — | 2:23.2 | 1 Q | 2:21.4 | 4 |
| Alex Docherty | Men's 1500 metres | — | — | — | — | unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| David Griffin | Men's 1500 metres | — | — | — | — | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jack Walter | Men's 1500 metres | — | — | — | — | unknown | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pete Walter | Men's 1500 metres | — | — | — | — | unknown | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vincent Callard | Men's 5000 metres | — | — | — | — | unknown | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Art Keay | Men's 5000 metres | — | — | — | — | DNF | – | did not advance | did not advance |
| Warren Montabone | Men's 400 metres hurdles | — | — | 56.5 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Art Keay | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | — | — | — | — | unknown | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ralph AdamsJohn FitzpatrickGeorge HesterPercy Williams | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | — | — | — | — | 42.2 | 1 Q | DQ | – |
| Jane BellMyrtle CookBobbie RosenfeldEthel Smith | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | — | — | — | — | 49.3 WR | 1 Q | 48.4 WR | |
| Jimmy BallPhil EdwardsStan GloverAlex Wilson (Canadian sprinter) | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | — | — | — | — | unknown | 2 Q | 3:15.4 | |
| Clifford Bricker | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:39:24 | 10 |
| Frank Hughes | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:58:12 | 43 |
| Silas McLellan | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:49:33 | 26 |
| Johnny Miles | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:43:32 | 17 |
| Percy Wyer | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:58:52 | 45 |

## 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / bronze match | Final / bronze match |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Frankie Martin | Men's flyweight | bye | Armand Apell (FRA) L points | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Vince Glionna | Men's bantamweight | bye | Hans Ziglarski (GER) W points | Harry Isaacs (RSA) L points | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Frederick Volkert | Men's featherweight | bye | Jan Górny (POL) L points | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Frank Battaglia | Men's lightweight | Robert Smith (RSA) L points | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| Raymond Smillie | Men's welterweight | Johann Fraberger (AUT) W points | Patrick Lenehan (IRL) W points | Kintaro Usuda (JPN) W points | Raúl Landini (ARG) L points | Robert Galataud (FRA) W points | |
| Honoré Chevrier | Men's middleweight | bye | Oscar Kjällander (SWE) L points | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Donald Carrick | Men's light heavyweight | — | Jean Welter (LUX) W points | Víctor Avendaño (ARG) L points | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |

## 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

| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
| Lew Elder | Men's road race | DNF | – |
| Joe Laporte | Men's road race | 5:21:30 | 31 |
| William Peden | Men's road race | 6:09:26 | 63 |
| Alfred Tourville | Men's road race | 5:51:05 | 56 |
| Joe Laporte | Men's team road race | 17:22:01 | 14 |
| William Peden | Men's team road race | 17:22:01 | 14 |
| Alfred Tourville | Men's team road race | 17:22:01 | 14 |

### Track cycling
#### Time trial

| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
| Lew Elder | Men's time trial | 1:19.0 | 11 |

#### Match races

| Cyclist | Event | 1st Round | 1st Round | Repechage 1 | Repechage 1 | Repechage Final | Repechage Final | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final / bronze match | Final / bronze match |
| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| James Davies | Men's team pursuit | unknown | 2 q | — | — | — | — | unknown | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lew Elder | Men's team pursuit | unknown | 2 q | — | — | — | — | unknown | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Andy Houting | Men's team pursuit | unknown | 2 q | — | — | — | — | unknown | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| William Peden | Men's team pursuit | unknown | 2 q | — | — | — | — | unknown | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| James Davies | Men's sprint | unknown | 2 R | unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## 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.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Diver | Event | Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank |
| Alfred Phillips | Men's 3 m board | 17 | 134.10 | 3 Q | 32.5 | 149.48 | 7 |
| Alfred Phillips | Men's 10 m platform | 14 | 78.42 | 3 Q | 35 | 77.26 | 7 |

## 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 (matching its best ever result in the sport) 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.
| Rower | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Rower | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Joseph Wright Jr. | Men's single sculls | 7:57.8 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 8:45.0 | 2 R | 7:49.6 | 1 Q | 7:57.6 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joseph Wright Jr. | Men's double sculls | 7:48.2 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:58.6 | 2 R | 7:21.8 | 1 Q | 6:42.2 | 1 Q | 6:58.0 | 1 Q | 6:51.0 | |
| Jack Guest | Men's double sculls | 7:48.2 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:58.6 | 2 R | 7:21.8 | 1 Q | 6:42.2 | 1 Q | 6:58.0 | 1 Q | 6:51.0 | |
| Frank Fiddes | Men's eight | 6:29.8 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:59.0 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:37.4 | 1 Q | 6:03.8 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Hand | Men's eight | 6:29.8 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:59.0 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:37.4 | 1 Q | 6:03.8 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Frederick Hedges | Men's eight | 6:29.8 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:59.0 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:37.4 | 1 Q | 6:03.8 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Athol Meech | Men's eight | 6:29.8 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:59.0 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:37.4 | 1 Q | 6:03.8 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jack Murdoch | Men's eight | 6:29.8 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:59.0 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:37.4 | 1 Q | 6:03.8 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Edgar Norris | Men's eight | 6:29.8 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:59.0 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:37.4 | 1 Q | 6:03.8 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Herbert Richardson | Men's eight | 6:29.8 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:59.0 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:37.4 | 1 Q | 6:03.8 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| William Ross | Men's eight | 6:29.8 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:59.0 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:37.4 | 1 Q | 6:03.8 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Donnelly (cox) | Men's eight | 6:29.8 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:59.0 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:37.4 | 1 Q | 6:03.8 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |

## 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.
| Swimmer | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Swimmer | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Munroe Bourne | Men's 100 m freestyle | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Walter Spence | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:00.6 | 2 Q | 1:01.4 | 3 q | 1:01.4 | 6 |
| Garnet Ault | Men's 400 m freestyle | 5:18.8 | 1 Q | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| James Thompson | Men's 400 m freestyle | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Garnet Ault | Men's 1500 m freestyle | 22:55.8 | 2 Q | 21:33.4 | 3 Q | 21:46.0 | 6 |
| James Thompson | Men's 1500 m freestyle | 22:56.6 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Munroe Bourne | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 1:14.4 | 2 Q | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jack Aubin | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Walter Spence | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 2:56.6 | 1 Q | 2:53.0 | 2 Q | 2:57.2 | 6 |
| Dorothy Prior | Women's 200 metre breaststroke | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Garnet Ault | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | — | — | 9:55.0 | 1 Q | 9:47.8 | |
| Munroe Bourne | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | — | — | 9:55.0 | 1 Q | 9:47.8 | |
| Walter Spence | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | — | — | 9:55.0 | 1 Q | 9:47.8 | |
| James Thompson | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | — | — | 9:55.0 | 1 Q | 9:47.8 | |

## 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 (the nation's best result in the sport so far, improving on a bronze medal in 1908) and 2 bronze medals.

### Freestyle wrestling

| Wrestler | Event | Gold medal rounds | Gold medal rounds | Gold medal rounds | Gold medal rounds | Silver medal rounds | Silver medal rounds | Bronze medal rounds | Bronze medal rounds | Rank |
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Semifinals | Final | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Wrestler | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| James Trifunov | Men's bantamweight | — | Spapen (BEL) L | did not advance | did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | — | Sansum (GBR) W | |
| Daniel MacDonald | Men's featherweight | bye | Angus (GBR) W | Minder (SUI) L | did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | 6 |
| Maurice Letchford | Men's welterweight | bye | Roosen (BEL) W | Appleton (USA) L | did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | Cook (GBR) W | Jourlin (FRA) W | |
| Donald Stockton | Men's middleweight | bye | Rabin (GBR) W | Kyburz (SUI) L | did not advance | Hammonds (USA) W | Praeg (RSA) W | Already ranked | Already ranked | |
| Earl McCready | Men's heavyweight | — | George (USA) L | did not advance | did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | 6 |