Personal information | |
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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]