Lorne Kenneth Loomer (March 11, 1937 – January 1, 2017) was a

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competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a

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in ''coxless fours'' at the

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, together with Archibald MacKinnon, Walter D'Hondt and Donald Arnold. At the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: ''Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad'' 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was the sixth edition of what would come to be known as the Commonwealth Games, the ...

, 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. The Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame inducted Loomer in 1994.

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Conflicting sources

Some sources list Loomer as a silver medallist in ''eights'' at the

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, as a member of the Canadian team."1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Rowing"
(Retrieved on May 14, 2008) However, according to other sources Loomer competed in coxless pairs, but was replaced by substitute David Anderson in the coxed eights.

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