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 in Helsinki and 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1] He represented Canada at the World Shooting Championships in Oslo (1952), Moscow (1958) and Wiesbaden, West Germany (1966). He earned a place on nine Bisley teams, and competed in matches or friendlies in 13 countries.

Olympic shooting career of Edson Warner
AgeEventDistanceFinal Place
1952 Helsinki Summer
22Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol25 metres42nd
22Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions50 metres35th
22Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone50 metres26th
1960 Rome Summer
30Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions300 metres24th
30Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone50 metres27th

As a member of the Militia in the Canadian Army, he won five Queen's Medal for Champion Shot in the Canadian Armed Forces (1955, '68, '69, '70 and '71);[2] the Canadian Forces Decoration and the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal, for a lifetime of high level competitiveness, good sportsmanship and contribution to the military and civilian shooting sports.[3]

He is a member of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association's Target Rifle Hall of Fame[4], inducted in 2001 as the 51st member, and the 4th member in the inaugural induction to the Service Conditions Hall of Fame in 2011, was presented his 60-year badge in 2008[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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