Canada competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
| Canada at the 1948 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in St. Moritz, Switzerland January 30–February 8, 1948 | |
| Competitors | 28 (24 men, 4 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hubert Brooks (ice hockey) |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Barbara Ann Scott | Figure skating | Women's singles |
| Gold | Canada men's national ice hockey team (RCAF Flyers)
| Ice hockey | Men's competition |
| Bronze | Suzanne Morrow Wallace Diestelmeyer | Figure skating | Pairs |
Of the 28 athletes participating only 8 did not receive any medals. While the men's hockey medal is counted as one, each of the 17 players received individual medals. The pairs figure skating counted as a single medal.
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bill Irwin | Downhill | 3:41.3 | 60 | ||||
| Bert Irwin | 3:39.1 | 56 | |||||
| Hector Sutherland | 3:14.1 | 28 | |||||
| Harvey Clifford | 3:14.1 | 28 | |||||
| Bill Irwin | Slalom | 1:40.4 | 51 | 1:21.2 | 45 | 3:01.6 | 50 |
| Bert Irwin | 1:29.4 | 39 | 1:16.6 | 35 | 2:46.0 | 37 | |
| Hector Sutherland | 1:19.2 | 27 | 1:12.0 | 28 | 2:31.2 | 28 | |
| Harvey Clifford | 1:13.5 | 19 | 1:10.2 | 24 | 2:23.7 | 19 | |
Men's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | |
| Bert Irwin | 2:02.5 (+0:05) | 1:18.9 | 61 | 53.51 | 49 |
| Bill Irwin | 1:32.9 | 1:12.7 | 33 | 39.25 | 36 |
| Harvey Clifford | 1:26.8 | 1:10.2 | 23 | 20.34 | 21 |
| Hector Sutherland | 1:22.8 | 1:17.3 | 25 | 21.72 | 23 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rhona Wurtele | Downhill | 3:26.1 | 37 | ||||
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Bill Irwin | 1'44:43 | 81 |
| Tom Dennie | 1'35:41 | 73 | |
| 50 km | Tom Dennie | DNF | – |
Figure skating
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Diestelmeyer | 13 | 9 | 156.322 | 110 | 12 |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Morrow | 9 | 15 | 143.655 | 117 | 14 |
| Marilyn Ruth Take | 12 | 13 | 143.722 | 110.5 | 12 |
| Barbara Ann Scott | 1 | 1 | 163.077 | 11 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Morrow Wallace Diestelmeyer | 11.000 | 31 |
Ice hockey
The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 15 |
| Czechoslovakia | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 15 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 12 |
| Sweden | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 28 | 8 |
| Great Britain | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 6 |
| Poland | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 97 | 4 |
| Austria | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 77 | 2 |
| Italy | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 156 | 0 |
| United States * | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 10 |
* United States team was disqualified. Only eight teams are officially ranked.
- Canada 3-1 Sweden
- Canada 3-0 United Kingdom
- Canada 15-0 Poland
- Canada 21-1 Italy
- Canada 12-3 USA
- Canada 0-0 Czechoslovakia
- Canada 12-0 Austria
- Canada 3-0 Switzerland
Top scorer
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Halder | 8 | 21 | 8 | 29 |
| Gold: |
| Canada Hubert Brooks Murray Dowey Bernard Dunster R.A. Forbes A. Gilpin Jean Gravelle Patrick Guzzo Walter Halder Thomas Hibberd Ross King Henri-André Laperriere John Lecompte J. Leichnitz George Mara Albert Renaud Reginald Schroeter Irving Taylor |
Nordic combined
Events:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Distance 3 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Bill Irwin | Individual | 99.00 | 39 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 51.5 | 181.0 | 30 | 280.00 | 37 |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Irwin | Normal hill | 56.0 | 54.0 | 175.1 | 39 |
| Laurent Bernier | 58.0 | 54.5 (fall) | 129.3 | 46 | |
| Tom Mobraaten | 59.0 (fall) | 58.0 | 135.9 | 44 |
Speed skating
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Craig Mackay | DNF | – |
| Abe Hardy | 45.5 | 19 | |
| Gordon Audley | 45.3 | 17 | |
| Frank Stack | 43.6 | 6 | |
| 1500 m | Gordon Audley | 2:30.0 | 32 |
| Abe Hardy | 2:28.5 | 29 | |
| Frank Stack | 2:25.7 | 27 | |
| 5000 m | Craig Mackay | 8:47.2 | 14 |
| 10,000 m | Craig Mackay | 20:15.5 | 13 |
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