George Burns (rowing)

George William Robert Burns (25 October 1919 – 20 November 1995) was a New Zealand coxswain 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 1938 British Empire Games. He was a member of the Petone Rowing Club, and his team members in the 1938 boat were Jim Clayton (stroke), Ken Boswell, John Rigby, and Albert Hope.