Edgar Howitt

Edgar Howitt
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1909-09-12)12 September 1909
Surrey, England
Died1975
Reading, England
Sport
SportRowing
Event
Eights
ClubLondon RC
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
1930 Hamilton Eights

Edgar George Leonard Howitt (1909–1975) was an English rower.

Biography

Howitt competed for the 1930 English team in the eights event[1] at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[2] and won a gold medal.[3]

He was a clerk at the time of the 1930 Games.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Dovorian in Empire Winning Crew". Dover Express. 29 August 1930. Retrieved 20 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Comonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.