Edward Archibald (athlete)
Edward Blake 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.
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | March 29, 1884 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 20, 1965 (aged 80) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | Victoria University, Toronto |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (182 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
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| Country | Canada |
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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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