Edward Archibald (athlete)

Edward Archibald
At the 1908 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born(1884-03-29)March 29, 1884
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 20, 1965(1965-03-20) (aged 80)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EducationVictoria University, Toronto
Height6 ft 0 in (182 cm)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Country Canada
Sport
Achievements and titles
World finals
Medal record
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Pole vault

Edward Blake Archibald (March 29, 1884 – March 20, 1965)[1] was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He was born and died in Toronto.[2]

He competed for Canada in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the pole vault, where he won the Bronze medal jointly with American Clare Jacobs and Swede Bruno Söderström.

In 1924, he opened a boy's summer fitness and wilderness camp near Lake Wanapitei, in Sudbury, Ontario. In 2001, he was inducted into the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame.

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