Warren Snyder

Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
1924 Paris Eight

Dr. Warren Bertram Snyder (March 2, 1903 in Toronto, Ontario – March 27, 1957) was a Canadian athlete and doctor. Snyder competed for Canada in Rowing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. Snyder won the silver medal as crew member of the Canadian boat in the eights event. Before he competed in the men’s eights at the 1924 Summer Olympics, Snyder was well known as a basketball, baseball, and rugby football player. As a 17-year old, he helped the University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Argonauts 16-3 to win the Grey Cup in 1920. At the 1924 Olympics, his Varsity Blues eights squad, which consisted of Arthur Bell, Ivor Campbell, Robert Hunter, William Langford, Harold Little, John Smith, Norman Taylor, and William Wallace, lost their heat to the United States, but earned the right to compete in the final by winning the repêchage. There they were again defeated by the United States, but captured the silver medal ahead of the Italians and the Britons.


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