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Edward Archibald (athlete)

Edward Archibald
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Pole vault

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

He competed for a 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.

The Chatham-Kent Museum purchased Archibald's 1906 Greek Olympic participation medal, and a 1908 Olympic Trials medal (London) for hammer throw.

Archibald started a summer camp for boys near Sudbury, and then it was moved around 1930 to the Temagemi area.



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