Harry Brittain Fry (September 13, 1905 – 1985) was a Canadian

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

and in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. At the 1930 Empire Games he won the bronze medal with the Canadian boat in the eights competition. In 1932 he was a crew member of the Canadian boat which won the bronze medal in the Olympic eights event. Four years later he was eliminated with the Canadian boat in the repêchage of the 1936 eights competition. Fry was born and died in

Dundas, Ontario : ''For the county in eastern Ontario see Dundas County, Ontario. For the upper tier county, see United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.'' Dundas is a community and town in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is nicknamed the ''Valley Town' ...

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1905 births 1985 deaths Rowers from Hamilton, Ontario Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1930 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing 20th-century Canadian people Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub