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Lorne Kenneth Loomer (March 11, 1937 – January 1, 2017) was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.[1]
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 11, 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 1, 2017 (aged 79) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He received a gold medal in coxless fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Archibald MacKinnon, Walter D'Hondt and Donald Arnold.[2] At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Loomer received a gold medal in eights.
Awards
Loomer was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1958. He was inducted into British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1966, and into University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team.[3] The Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame inducted Loomer in 1994.
Notes
Conflicting sources
Some sources list Loomer as a silver medallist in eights at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, as a member of the Canadian team.[4] However, according to other sources Loomer competed in coxless pairs, but was replaced by substitute David Anderson in the coxed eights.[5][6][7]
References
- "Lorne Loomer Obituary (1937 - 2017) - Victoria, BC - the Times Colonist".
- "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing"". Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
- "1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew". University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2005-03-31. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
- "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Rowing" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
- "Canada Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- "David Anderson". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- "1960 UBC/VRC Eights (M)". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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External links
- Lorne Loomer at World Rowing
- Lorne Loomer at Olympics.com
- Lorne Loomer at Olympedia
- Lorne Loomer at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Lorne Loomer at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Lorne Loomer at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- Lorne Loomer at Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
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На других языках
- [en] Lorne Loomer
[fr] Lorne Loomer
Lorne Loomer, né le 11 mars 1937 à Victoria (Colombie-Britannique) et mort le 1er janvier 2017 dans la même ville[1], est un rameur d'aviron canadien.[it] Lorne Loomer
Lorne Kenneth Loomer (Victoria, 11 marzo 1937 – Victoria, 1º gennaio 2017) è stato un canottiere canadese.[ru] Лумер, Лорн
Лорн Кеннет Лумер (англ. Lorne Kenneth Loomer; 11 марта 1937[1][2], Виктория — 1 января 2017[3][2], Виктория[4]) — канадский гребец, выступавший за сборную Канады по академической гребле в 1956—1960 годах. Чемпион летних Олимпийских игр в Мельбурне (1956), победитель Игр Содружества, победитель и призёр регат национального значения. Также был известен как тренер по гребле.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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