Harry Britain FRY

A member of Hamilton, Ontario’s Leander Boat Club, Harry Fry’s first major international tournament was the 1930 British Empire Games, where he won a bronze medal in the coxed eights. He was equally successful at the 1932 Summer Olympics, where he also won a bronze medal in the eights, finishing only 0.4 seconds ahead of the British crew in the final. Four years later Fry was again a member of the Leander eights that qualified to represent Canada at the Olympics, but they were eliminated in the opening round. He was also a member of the Leander crews that won Canada’s Henley Royal Regatta every year from 1932-36. Fry retired from active competition after his second Olympics, and later became president of the Leander Boat Club.