James Hewson
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | James Edward Hewson |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | March 15, 1918 |
| Died | October 17, 1978 (aged 60) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Racewalking |
James Edward Hewson (March 15, 1918 – October 17, 1978) was an American racewalker and rower. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Hewson, a native of Buffalo, New York, was murdered during a robbery while he was working as a night bridge tender on the Black Rock Canal in Buffalo in 1978.[2] He was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.[2]
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- 1918 births
- 1978 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- American men race walkers
- American male rowers
- Rowers at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in rowing
- Track and field athletes from Buffalo, New York
- Rowers from Buffalo, New York
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American race walker stubs