Edward Bennett (September 25, 1915 – February 9, 1997) was an American

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He competed in the men's coxed four at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. He graduated from

Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate education, undergraduate college of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Part of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Scienc ...

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1915 births 1997 deaths American male rowers Olympic rowers for the United States Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Melrose, Massachusetts Harvard Crimson rowers 20th-century American sportsmen {{Massachusetts-sport-stub