James Abram Garfield MacDonald (August 8, 1881 – November 6, 1951) was a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

athlete who competed mainly in the

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down t ...

. He was born in

Lower South River Lower South River ( Scottish Gaelic: ''Bun na h-Aibhne'') is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County. Residents of note * Garfield MacDonald, silver medalist at 1908 Olympics The 1908 Summer Ol ...

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. He competed for Canada in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an International sport, international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. Th ...

held in London in the triple jump where he won the silver medal.

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* 1881 births 1951 deaths People from Antigonish County, Nova Scotia Canadian male triple jumpers Olympic silver medalists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Sportspeople from Nova Scotia Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic male high jumpers {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub