Edson Warner (6 March 1930 – 20 August 2019) was a Canadian

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. He competed at the

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in Helsinki and

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in Rome. He represented Canada at the

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in Oslo (1952), Moscow (1958) and Wiesbaden, West Germany (1966). He earned a place on nine Bisley teams, and competed in matches or friendlies including

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in 13 countries.

Biography

At the 1960 Summer Olympics, Warner led Group Two of 50m prone rifle in qualifying with 394 out of 400, or an average of 98.5 points per target. On the second day, 99 on his first target was second only to the eventual gold medalist's 100. However, 93 on his second target and 95 on his fifth target dropped him from credible challenger to 27th place, even though his score of 578 was only 9 points behind the bronze medalist's score. Such was the level of competitiveness in that event. Fellow Canadian and defending

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

bronze medalist Gil Boa finished 12th with 584. While serving as an officer in the Canadian Army in the Sherbrooke Regiment and

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, he won five Queen's Medal for Champion Shot in the Canadian Armed Forces (1955, '68, '69, '70 and '71). The Queen's Medal is the only Canadian honour awarded in open competition. He was serving in the

7th/11th Hussars The 7th/11th Hussars was a light cavalry regiment and later light armoured regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). The regiment was formed in 1936 by the amalgamation of the 7th Hussars and th ...

at the time of amalgamation into the Sherbrooke Hussars. He received the

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for long service, and the

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for a lifetime of high level competitiveness, good sportsmanship and contribution to the military and civilian shooting sports. The Major Edson Warner CD QM5 Trophy was initially awarded to the top individual in Service Rifle, Stage 1 - CAF Reserve., and has since been moved to the winners of Match 32, team casualty evacuation at the Canadian Forces Small Arms Concentration. Edson Warner attended Lennoxville High School,

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where he received a Bachelor of Commerce, and

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where he received a Bachelor of Arts. He was a member of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association's Target Rifle Hall of Fame, 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 following a 60-year tradition of attendance at the National Matches. In 2012, he was named to the Canadian Forces Sports Hall of Fame.

Canadian military personal decorations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warner, Edson 1930 births 2019 deaths Canadian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Canada Shooters at the 1952 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Quebec Sportspeople from Sherbrooke 7th/11th Hussars officers Sherbrooke Hussars officers 20th-century Canadian sportsmen