James Hewson
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| Full name | James Edward Hewson |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | March 15, 1918 |
| Died | October 17, 1978 (aged 60) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Racewalking |
James Edward Hewson (March 15, 1918 – October 17, 1978) was an American racewalker and rower. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Hewson, a native of Buffalo, New York, was murdered during a robbery while he was working as a night bridge tender on the Black Rock Canal in Buffalo in 1978.[2] He was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James Hewson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ a b Herbeck, Dan (May 14, 2018). "Cold Case Files: Olympian's life ended in shack at the foot of West Ferry". The Buffalo News. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
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- American male rowers
- Rowers at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in rowing
- Track and field athletes from Buffalo, New York
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- 20th-century American sportsmen
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