Joshua Millner

Joshua Millner

Millner in 1908
Personal information
Born (1847-07-05)5 July 1847
Dublin, Ireland
Died 16 November 1931(1931-11-16) (aged 84)
Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Joshua Kearney Millner (born 5 July 1847 16 November 1931), also referred to as Jerry Millner, was an Irish shooter who represented Great Britain and Ireland at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the Free rifle at 1000 yards. At the time he was 61 years and 4 days old, making him one of the oldest gold medalists ever. He also finished 9th in the single-shot running deer event and 15th in the double-shot running deer event.[1]

References

  1. "Sports Reference: Joshua Millner". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

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