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Lorne Loomer (born March 11, 1937, died January 1, 2017^[1]) was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.

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,^[3] and into University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team.^[4] The Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame inducted Loomer in 1994.

Notes

Conflicting sources

Some sources list Loomer as a silver medalist in eights at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, as a member of the Canadian team.^[5] However, according to other sources Loomer competed in coxless pairs, but was replaced by substitute David Anderson in the coxed eights.^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

^ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?pid=183457368
^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing" (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
^ "1956 UBC/VRC Coxless Fours (M)"^{[permanent dead link]} – British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
^ "1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew" Archived 2005-03-31 at the Wayback Machine – University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
^ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Rowing" (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
^ "Canada Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". sports-reference. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "David Anderson". sports-reference. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "1960 UBC/VRC Eights (M)". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

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[1] ttp://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?pid=183457368

[db-ol-ROW-1956-2] "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing" (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)

[bcsportshalloffame-3] "1956 UBC/VRC Coxless Fours (M)"^{[permanent dead link]} – British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)

[ubc-4] "1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew" Archived 2005-03-31 at the Wayback Machine – University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)

[db-ol-ROW-1960-5] "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Rowing" (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)

[6] "Canada Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". sports-reference. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

[7] "David Anderson". sports-reference. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

[8] "1960 UBC/VRC Eights (M)". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

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 ==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,<ref name=bcsportshalloffame>[http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?team_id=27 "1956 UBC/VRC Coxless Fours (M)"] &ndash; ''British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame'' (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)</ref> and into ''University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame'' in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team.<ref name=ubc>[http://www.ubcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?team_id=10 "1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew"] &ndash; ''University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame'' (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)</ref> The [[Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame]] inducted Loomer in 1994.
+Loomer was inducted into the [[Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame]] in 1958. He was inducted into ''British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame'' in 1966,<ref name=bcsportshalloffame>[http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?team_id=27 "1956 UBC/VRC Coxless Fours (M)"]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} &ndash; ''British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame'' (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)</ref> and into ''University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame'' in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team.<ref name=ubc>[http://www.ubcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?team_id=10 "1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050331054329/http://www.ubcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?team_id=10 |date=2005-03-31 }} &ndash; ''University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame'' (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)</ref> The [[Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame]] inducted Loomer in 1994.
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