1947 Medalists
  Canadian National Canoe-Kayak Championships
Island Canoe Club (3)
       
  Event   Time First Place Second Place Third Place
  SENIOR
  Men's
  C1 1/2mi   4:30 Doug Bennett Norm Lane John Muff
      Excel B.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Carleton Place C.C.
  C2 1/2mi   4:14 Bert Oldershaw, Bill Stevenson Doug Bennet, Harald Poulton John Muff, Jack Hamilton
        Island C.C. Excel B.C. Carleton Place C.C.
  C4 1/2mi   3:28 Doug Bennet, Harald Poulton
Ed McGregor, Donnie Lulham
John Muff, Jack Hamilton
Tom Jamieson, R. Gilmour
Don Rose, R. Skeates
G. Lofthouse, Andy Jamieson
      Excel B.C. Carleton Place C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  C15 1/2mi   3:05 Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Bob Groff Captain Vincent Deir Captain
      Lachine R.C.C. Winnipeg C.C. Gananoque M. & C.C.
  K1 1/2mi   4:06 Bert Oldershaw Hugh Mercer Adam Kerr
        Island C.C. Island C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  K2 1/2mi   No Time  Bob McCreight, Mario Crete Bert Oldershaw, Hugh Mercer H. Auclair, J. O'Brien
        Grand Trunk B.C. Island C.C. Otterburn B.C.
  K4 1/2mi   3:26 Bob McCreight, Mario Crete
E. McCreight, Allan McCleery
A. Auclair, J. O'Brien
Larry Auclair, D. Barnes
Tie for second
        Grand Trunk B.C. Otterburn B.C.    
            Vince Ramsay, Bernard Brunt
Adam Kerr, Ted Kenney
   
            Cartierville B.C.    
  Women's
  C15 1/2mi   No Time * Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Unknown Captain Unknown Captain
      Exhibition Lachine R.C.C. Chateauguay B.C. Gananoque M. & C.C.
  OPEN
  Men's
  C15 Mile   4:41 Jim Mossman Captain Vincent Dier Captain Joe Johnson Captain
      Balmy Beach C.C. Gananoque M. & C.C. Island C.C.
  JUNIOR
  C1 1/2mi   4:41 Tom Hodgson Ken Lane P. Bonnell
      Island C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Chateauguay B.C.
  C2 1/2mi   No Time J. Saucier, J. Terreau C. Grenier, George Gariepy J. Watters, Chuck Downer
        Quebec C.C. Excel B.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
  C4 1/2mi   3:30 George Gariepy, C. Grenier
J. Berry, J. Dever
Don Rose, R. Skeates
G. Lofthouse, Andy Jamieson
C. Downey, D. Basterfield
R. Palmer, G. Watson
      Excel B.C. Lachine R.C.C. Toronto S. & C.C.
  JUVENILE
  Men's
  C1 1/4mi   2:00 Robbie Skeates George Bedard Graham Campbell
      Lachine R.C.C. Island C.C. Cartierville B.C.
  C2 1/4mi   1:53 Robbie Skeates, Stan Pleau Ian Stewart, Dick Duggan Jim Watt, Russ Reilly
        Lachine R.C.C. Island C.C. Island C.C.
  C4 1/4mi   1:40 Joe Johnson, George Bedard
Dick Duggan, R. Bigger
G. Neil, G. Loney
H. Drummond, G. Townend
Robbie Skeates, J. Finn
Stan Pleau, D. Harken
        Island C.C. Carleton Place C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  C15 1/4mi   1:28 Chuck Johnson Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Vincent Dier Captain
        Island C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Gananoque M. & C.C.
                   
  * The Women's C15 event was exhibition until 1965
                 
 
1947 Medal Count
 
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
ISLAND
5
4
2
11
Lachine
3
2
3
8
Excel
3
2
0
5
Grand Trunk
2
0
0
2
Balmy Beach
1
2
1
4
Quebec
1
0
0
1
Carleton Place
0
2
2
4
Gananoque
0
1
2
3
Cartierville
0
1
1
2
Otterburn
0
1
1
2
Winnipeg
0
1
0
1
Toronto Sailing
0
0
1
1
Chateauguay
0
0
1
1
         
Best Times Recorded:
3