Edson Warner
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Born |
Sawyerville, Quebec, Canada | 6 March 1930
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Sport | Sports shooting |
Edson Warner (born 6 March 1930) is a Canadian sports shooter. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
He won five Queen's Medals for Champion Shot in the Canadian Forces (1955, '68, '69, '70 and '71);[2] the Canadian Forces Decoration and the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal.[3]
He is a member of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association's Target Rifle Hall of Fame[4] and the inaugural induction to the Service Conditions Hall of Fame,[5] following a 60-year tradition of attendance at the National Matches.[6] In 2012, he was named to the Canadian Forces Sports Hall of Fame.[7]
References
- ↑ "Edson Warner". Sports Reference. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "Canada - Militia/Reserve". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "The Governor General of Canada > Find a Recipient". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Dominion of Canada Rifle Association (DCRA) - Hall of Fame". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ http://www.dcra.ca/Marksman/MarksmanWinterSpring2011.pdf
- ↑ http://www.dcra.ca/Marksman/Marksman%20Summer_Autumn%202008.pdf
- ↑ "CAF Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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