Canada at the 1932 Winter Olympics
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Canada competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
Canada at the 1932 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | CAN |
NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Lake Placid | |
Competitors | 42 (38 men, 4 women) in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Harold Simpson (ice hockey) |
Medals Ranked 4th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
W. A. Hewitt served as chairman of the winter games sub-committee of the Canadian Olympic Committee.[1][2] Melville Marks Robinson served as manager of the Canadian delegation to the Olympics, with Claude C. Robinson as the honorary assistant manager.[3]
Canadian Olympic Committee member W. A. Fry self-published a book covering Canadian achievements at the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics. His 1933 book, Canada at the tenth Olympiad, 1932 : Lake Placid, New York, Feb. 4 to 13 - Los Angeles, California, July 30 to Aug. 14, was printed by the Dunnville Chronicle presses and dedicated to Canadian sportsman Francis Nelson who died in 1932.[4]