Gordon Bruce Balfour (December 25, 1882 – July 31, 1949) was a

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rower who competed in the

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. He was the bowman of the Canadian boat, which won the bronze medal in the

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. He was also a crew member of the Canadian boat, which won the bronze medal in the men's eight. Balfour graduated from

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in 1909 and later served in the

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References

External links

Gordon Balfour's profile at databaseOlympics
* 1882 births 1949 deaths Canadian male rowers Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Canadian people {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub