James Jerome O'Rourke (May 4, 1915 – November 21, 1983) was an American

canoeist Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other acti ...

who competed 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 ...

. He was born and died in

Yonkers, New York Yonkers () is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. Developed along the Hudson River, it is the third most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City and Buffalo. The population of Yonkers was 211,569 as enu ...

. He was the father of James O'Rourke, Jr. In 1936 he and his partner John Lysak finished seventh in the folding K-2 10000 m event.

References

James O'Rourke's profile at Sports Reference.com
1915 births 1983 deaths American male canoeists Canoeists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for the United States {{US-canoe-bio-stub