Everard Burnside Butler (December 28, 1885 – November 23, 1958) was a

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

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 ...

who won a bronze medal in the single sculls at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. Butler started training in rowing in 1908 and, the next year won his first junior race. By 1910, he rowed as a senior in the United States and Canada, and in 1911, he won two US national titles in the single sculls and quarter-mile dash. He defended those titles in 1912 and won the quarter-mile dash again in 1914. Butler fought in

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with the 12th Artillery Brigade and suffered extensive injuries in a mustard gas attack in France. Consequently, after the war, he retired from major rowing competitions and worked as an accountant. He returned to the army during

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and served with the 48th Highlanders and Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps.

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* * * 1885 births 1958 deaths Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Rowers from Toronto Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub