Topic spans: 1948 - 1968
Gold Medal Athletes - 1948-1968
Canada's sweetheart, an overlooked hockey team, the goodtime bobsleigh playboys, and the tiger from British Columbia – these are Canada's post-war Olympic gold players. In an era that predated big corporate sponsorship, these athletes were at the forefront of a dynamic, golden generation of Canadian Olympians. Humble but skilled, Canadian athletes staged upset after upset, inspiring future Olympians to try to match the golden trail they blazed.
Image of rowers Jackson and Hungerford reproduced with the permission of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
6 television clips
7 radio clips
Early Canadian Olympians
Broadcast Date: Aug. 22, 1972
The pioneers of Canadian sport bring much glory to the country at early Olympic Games. Duncan McNaughton captures the gold medal in the high jumping contest at the 1932 Olympics. Myrtle Cook and teammates win gold in the Canadian women's relay team in 1928. This CBC Radio retrospective examines their fine accomplishments.Early Canadian Olympians
• George Orton was the first Canadian to capture gold at the 1900 Olympics in the 2500 metre steeple chase. Orton, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, represented the United States. Etienne Desmarteau, a Montreal policeman who competed in the hammer throw, was the first Canadian to bring a gold medal home in 1904.Early Canadian Olympians
Medium: Radio
Program: CBC Tuesday Night
Broadcast Date: Aug. 22, 1972
Guest(s): Myrtle Cook, Frank Frederickson, Duncan McNaughton
Host: Vic Emery, John Grenfell
Duration: 6:55
Photo: Photo Credit: National Archives, PA-150986
Last updated:
Feb. 8, 2011
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Radio
7:14
July 18, 1976
It is a world first. Standing four feet 11 1/2 inches tall, weighing 86 pounds, a 14-year-old Romanian vaults in to the history books on July 18, 1976.
Television
5:30
April 22, 1980
There won't be any Canadian athletes at the 1980 summer Olympics. The government is boycotting the Games to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Early Canadian Olympians.
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Last updated: Feb. 8, 2011.
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