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Canada at the
1952 Winter Olympics
Canada at the; 1952 Winter Olympics
IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ca (in English and French)
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	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Canada competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Canada men's national ice hockey team (Edmonton Mercurys) George Abel John Davies Billy Dawe Robert Dickson Donald Gauf William Dickson Ralph Hansch Robert Meyers David Miller Eric Paterson Thomas Pollock Allan Purvis Gordon Robertson Louis Secco Francis Sullivan Bob Watt	Ice hockey	Men's competition
Bronze	Gordon Audley	Speed skating	Men's 500m

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Peter Firstbrook	4	4	173.122	43	5

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

Athletes	Points	Places	Rank
Frances Dafoe Norris Bowden	10.489	48	5

The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.

Top scorers

Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Billy Gibson	8	15	7	22
David Miller	8	10	2	12

Gold:

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	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