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Gordon Balfour

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Gordon Balfour
Balfour, graduation photo from Osgoode Hall Law School, 1909.
Personal information
DiedJuly 31, 1949(1949-07-31) (aged 66)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Eight

Gordon Bruce Balfour (December 25, 1882 – July 31, 1949) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was the bowman of the Canadian boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless four. He was also a crew member of the Canadian boat, which won the bronze medal in the men's eight.

Balfour graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1909 and later served in the Canadian Field Artillery in World War I.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Gordon Balfour". Sports Reference Olympics. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

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