page_title: Charles Edward Pratt
section_title: Early life and Olympics
hierarchical_section_title: Charles Edward Pratt / Early life and Olympics
caption_attribution_description: English: Charles Ned Pratt, Olympics, LA 1927
context_page_description: Charles Edward "Ned" Pratt FRAIC was an American-Canadian oarsman and architect. Pratt competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he won a bronze medal in double sculls. In 1939 he joined the Vancouver architectural firm Sharp and Thompson, where he remained for the duration of his career. During his career he played an important role in bringing modern architecture to the Canadian west coast.
context_section_description: Pratt was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and moved to Vancouver, Canada in 1921, at the age of 10. He attended the University of British Columbia from 1930-1933 and participated in the 1932 Summer Olympics Men's Double Sculls in Los Angeles, with Noël de Mille. The pair won a bronze medal for Canada. In 1980, his Double Sculls partnership was inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame.
caption: Pratt training in 1927
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