George_Burns_(rowing)

George Burns (rowing)

George Burns (rowing)

New Zealand rower

George William Robert Burns (25 October 1919 – 20 November 1995) was a New Zealand coxswain who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games.

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He won the silver medal as part of the men's coxed four at the 1938 British Empire Games.[1] He was a member of the Petone Rowing Club, and his team members on the 1938 boat were Jim Clayton (stroke), Ken Boswell, John Rigby, and Albert Hope.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "George Burns". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Petone Oarsmen". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXV, no. 15. 19 January 1938. p. 5. Retrieved 2 July 2017.


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