Cedric Liddell

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCedric Haswell•Liddell
Used nameCedric•Liddell
Born11 June 1913 in Clinton, Ontario (CAN)
Died4 June 1981 in Walkerton, Ontario (CAN)
AffiliationsLeander Boat Club, Hamilton (CAN)
NOC Canada
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

A member of Hamilton, Ontario’s Leander Boat Club, Cedric Liddell qualified to represent Canada at two editions of the Olympic Games during his rowing career. In 1932 he won a bronze medal in the coxed eights with Don Boal, Earl Eastwood, Harry Fry, Joe Harris, Les MacDonald, Stanley Stanyar, Al Taylor, and Bill Thoburn, finishing only 0.4 seconds ahead of the British crew in the final. In 1936 he was eliminated in the opening round of the eights alongside Fry, Harris, MacDonald, Jack Cunningham, Charles Matteson, Grey McLeish, Sandy Saunders, and Ben Sharpe. He was also a member of the Leander crews that won Canada’s Henley Royal Regatta every year from 1932 through 1936. After the Games he switched to the pairs and continued to compete into the 1940s, including a stint with Saunders as his partner. After World War II he took up coaching and was affiliated with the Brockville Rowing Club in Ontario.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Rowing CAN Cedric Liddell
Eights, Men (Olympic) Canada 3 Bronze
1936 Summer Olympics Rowing CAN Cedric Liddell
Eights, Men (Olympic) Canada 2 h3 r2/3