Edward Archibald
Olympic athlete
1884 – 1965
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Who was Edward Archibald?
Edward Blake "Ed" Archibald 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 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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- Born
- Mar 29, 1884
Canada - Also known as
- Edward Blake Archibald
- Nationality
- Canada
- Died
- 1965
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on July 23, 2013
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