Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Canada at the; 1952 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Helsinki
Competitors	107 in 13 sports
Flag bearer	William Parnell
Medals; Ranked 21st	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Canada competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 107 competitors, 97 men and 10 women, took part in 74 events in 13 sports.^[1]

MedalistsEdit

Qualification Round (Group C)
- Defeated Italy (68-57)
- Defeated Romania (72-51)
- Defeated Egypt (63-57)
Main Round (Group C)
- Lost to Brazil (55-57)
- Lost to Argentina (81-82)
- Lost to Philippines (65-81) → did not advance, 13th place
Team Roster

Men's Light Welterweight (–63,5 kg)

Roy Keenan
1. First Round — Lost to Piet van Klaveren (Netherlands) on points (1-2)

Men's Featherweight (–57 kg)

Leonard Walters
1. First Round — Defeated Salah El Din Ahmed Fathi (Egypt) on points (3-0)
2. Second Round — Defeated Willi Roth (Germany) on points (2-1)
3. Quarterfinals — Lost to Leonard John Leisching (South Africa) on points (0-3)

Men's Lightweight (–60 kg)

Clayton Kenny
1. First Round — Defeated Niels Erik Berthelsen (Denmark) on technical knock-out in third round
2. Second Round — Lost to István Juhász (Hungary) on points (1-2)

Men's Welterweight (–67 kg)

Jacob Butula
1. First Round — Bye
2. Second Round — Lost to Ron Norris (India) on technical knock-out in third round

Men's Light Middleweight (–71 kg)

Charles Chase
1. First Round — Defeated Andre Oueillé (France) on points (2-1)
2. Second Round — Lost to László Papp (Hungary) on knock-out in second round

Men's Middleweight (–75 kg)