Joshua Millner
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 5 July 1847||||||||||||||
Died | 16 November 1931 Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland | (aged 84)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joshua Kearney Millner (5 July 1847 – 16 November 1931), also referred to as Jerry Millner, was an Irish shooter who represented Great Britain and Ireland at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the Free rifle at 1000 yards. At the time he was 61 years and 4 days old, making him one of the oldest gold medalists ever. He also finished 9th in the single-shot running deer event and 15th in the double-shot running deer event.[1]
References
- ^ "Sports Reference: Joshua Millner". Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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- 1847 births
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- British male sport shooters
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- Running target shooters
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- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Sportspeople from Dublin (city)
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