Edward Archibald (athlete)

Edward Archibald
	At the 1908 Summer Olympics
Personal information
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)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Pole vault; Men's Pentathlon;
Achievements and titles
World finals	1906 Intercalated Games; 1908 Summer Olympics;
Medal record

Edward Blake Archibald (March 29, 1884 – March 20, 1965)^[1] was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He was born and died in Toronto.^[2]

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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Edward Archibald (athlete)

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