George William Robert Burns (25 October 1919 – 20 November 1995) was a New Zealand

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who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games. He won the silver medal as part of the men's coxed four at the

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. He was a member of the

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, and his team members on the 1938 boat were Jim Clayton (

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, John Rigby, and Albert Hope.

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New Zealand male rowers Rowers at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand 1919 births 1995 deaths Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Coxswains (rowing) Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub