George Ward (February 23, 1932 – October 23, 2008) was a

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sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s. At the

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

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George Ward's obituary
1932 births 2008 deaths Canadian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Canada {{Canada-canoe-bio-stub