Lorne Loomer
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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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Lorne Kenneth Loomer (March 11, 1937 – January 1, 2017) was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.[1]
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 medallist 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"". Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 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". 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. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
External links
- Lorne Loomer at World Rowing
- Lorne Loomer at Olympics.com
- Lorne Loomer at Olympedia
- Lorne Loomer at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Lorne Loomer at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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