George A. Byers (July 3, 1916 – June 5, 1995) was an American

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

who competed in the late 1950s. At the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

in Melbourne, he was eliminated in the heats of the C-2 1000 m event.

References

* 1916 births 1995 deaths American male canoeists Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for the United States {{US-canoe-bio-stub