Burr Folks

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBurr•Folks
Used nameBurr•Folks
Born27 June 1915 in Schenectady, New York (USA)
Died9 January 2000 in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey (USA)
AffiliationsPendleton Canoe Club
NOC United States

Biography

Burr Folks competed as a kayaker at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He represented the Pendleton Canoe Club. Folks was a New York native who worked with stock brokerage companies as a young man.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) USA Burr Folks
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Ernie Riedel 5 h1 r1/2
Canoe Marathon (Canoeing) USA Burr Folks
Folding Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic) 10