James Hewson

James Hewson
Personal information
Full nameJames Edward Hewson
NationalityAmerican
Born(1918-03-15)March 15, 1918
DiedOctober 17, 1978(1978-10-17) (aged 60)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking

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]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James Hewson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Herbeck, Dan (May 14, 2018). "Cold Case Files: Olympian's life ended in shack at the foot of West Ferry". The Buffalo News. Retrieved October 23, 2021.


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