Edson Warner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edson Warner

Sports shooter

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1930

Place of Birth: Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 20-Aug-2019

Profession: sport shooter

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Edson Warner

  • Edson Warner (6 March 1930 – 20 August 2019) was a Canadian sports shooter.
  • He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
  • 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.
  • 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); 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.
  • The Major Edson Warner CD QM5 Trophy is awarded to the top individual in Service Rifle, Stage 1 - CAF Reserve.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.

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