1956 Medalists
  Canadian National Canoe-Kayak Championships
Island Canoe Club (5)
       
  Event   Time First Place Second Place Third Place
  SENIOR
  Men's
  C1 1000m   5:19.8 George Bossy Donald Stringer Norm Lane
      Cartierville B.C. Sudbury C.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
  C2 1000m   4:59 Tom Hodgson, Bill Stevenson Bert Oldershaw, Bill Collins Art Jordan, Charlie Hodge
      Island C.C. Island C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  C4 1000m   4:39.2 Tom Hodgson, Bill Stevenson
Bill Collins, Bert Oldershaw		 Don Rose, A. Thompson
Art Jordan, Charlie Hodge		 Jake Hamilton, Ed Brady
Don Duffey, Sandy Morrison
      Island C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Chateauguay B.C.
  C15 1000m   4:26.6 Jim Mossman Captain Bill Dinsmore Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain
      Balmy Beach C.C. Island C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  K1 1000m   4:39.2 Robert Smith Allan McCleery Lou Lukanovich
        Lachine R.C.C. Grand Trunk B.C. Sudbury C.C.
  K2 1000m   4:07 Robert Smith, Les Melia J. Reece, Bob Cordner George Ward, Walter Harris
        Lachine R.C.C. Grand Trunk B.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  K4 1000m   4:20 Robert Smith, Les Melia
George Ward, Wally Harris		 B. Gray, Doug McMorran
Lou Lukanovich, John McMorran		 E. White, Mike Brown
Mike Yurchuk, Dennis Hemmings
        Lachine R.C.C. Sudbury C.C. Cartierville B.C.
  Women's
  C15 1/2mi     No Race    
                   
  OPEN
  Men's
  C1 10,000m   62:41.4 Bill White Donald Stringer S. Steppacher
        Toronto S. & C.C. Sudbury C.C. Cartierville B.C.
  C2 10,000m   56:33.3 Tom Hodgson, Bill Stevenson Bert Oldershaw, Bill Collins Ed Clark, D. Kelly
        Island C.C. Island C.C. Grand Trunk B.C.
  C15 1500m   4:35 Jim Mossman Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Bill Dinsmore Captain
      Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Island C.C.
  K1 10,000m   52:55 Lloyd Rice Robert Smith Allan McCleery
        Toronto S. & C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Grand Trunk B.C.
  K2 10,000m   47:15 Robert Smith, Les Melia J. Reece, Bob Cordner R. Gray, Lou Lukanovich
        Lachine R.C.C. Grand Trunk B.C. Sudbury C.C.
  JUNIOR
  C1 1/2mi   4:44.2 Bill Collins Leo Bossy John Beedell
      Island C.C. Cartierville B.C. Sudbury C.C.
  C2 1/2mi   4:22.8 Paul Lambert, Ray McKessock Gary Hilborn, D. Allen Claude Dixon, Ross Hadwen
        Island C.C. Toronto S. & C.C. Rideau C.C.
  C4 1000m   4:57.2 Jack Flinn, Lawrence Murphy
Dietrich Schroeder, Henry Mosher		 John Beedell, Gordon Hubbs
Fred Johnston, Doug McMorran		 Paul Lambert, Larry Collins
Ray McKessock, J. Peat
        Mic Mac A.A.C. Sudbury C.C. Island C.C.
  K1 1000m   4:47.2 Paul Duffey J. Reece George Way
        Chateauguay B.C. Grand Trunk B.C. Rideau C.C.
  K2 1000m   4:20.2 John Beedell, R. Gray L. Smith, R. Collett Dawson McVeetors, George Way
        Sudbury C.C. Winnipeg C.C. Rideau C.C.
  JUVENILE
  Men's
  C1 1/4mi   2:10 William White Ginger Powell D. Myall
      Toronto S. & C.C. Otterburn B.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
  C2 1/4mi   2:05.8 Grant Gilmour, D. Toohey Joe Derochie, John Vasseur Doug Hollingsworth, J. Waddington
        Grand Trunk B.C. Sudbury C.C. Rideau C.C.
  C4 1/4mi   1:52.8 D. Dean, Jack Slade
Ken Currie, D. Myall		 Gerry Tinsley, T. Labron
S. Shail, Mel Stanzel		 Robin Walsh, S. Eaman
D. Hamilton, R. Moore
      Balmy Beach C.C. Carleton Place C.C. Chateauguay B.C.
  C15 1/4mi   1:36 Jimmy Frost Captain W. Dennis Captain Vince Ramsay Captain
        Radisson C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Cartierville B.C.
                   
  * The Women's C15 event was exhibition until 1965
                 
 
1956 Medal Count
 
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
ISLAND
5
3
1
9
Lachine
4
3
3
10
Balmy Beach
3
1
2
6
Toronto Sailing
3
1
0
4
Sudbury
1
5
3
9
Grand Trunk
1
4
2
7
Cartierville
1
1
3
5
Chateauguay
1
0
2
3
Radisson
1
0
0
1
Mic Mac
1
0
0
1
Winnipeg
0
1
0
1
Carleton Place
0
1
0
1
Otterburn
0
1
0
1
Rideau
0
0
4
4
         
Best Times Recorded:
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