Edson Warner

Edson Warner
Personal information
Born (1930-03-06) 6 March 1930
Sawyerville, Quebec, Canada
Sport
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

  1. ↑ "Edson Warner". Sports Reference. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Canada - Militia/Reserve". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Governor General of Canada > Find a Recipient". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dominion of Canada Rifle Association (DCRA) - Hall of Fame". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.dcra.ca/Marksman/MarksmanWinterSpring2011.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.dcra.ca/Marksman/Marksman%20Summer_Autumn%202008.pdf
  7. ↑ "CAF Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved 4 May 2016.


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