George William Robert Burns (25 October 1919 – 20 November 1995) was a New Zealand

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who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games. He won the silver medal as part of the men's coxed four at the

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. He was a member of the Petone Rowing Club, and his team members on the 1938 boat were Jim Clayton (

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, John Rigby, and Albert Hope.

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