Edson Warner

Edson Warner CD (6 March 1930 – 20 August 2019) was a Canadian sports shooter.[1] He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[2] 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 including Commonwealth Games in 13 countries.

Edson Warner
Personal information
Nickname(s)Ed
NationalityCanadian
Born(1930-03-06)6 March 1930
Sawyerville, Quebec, Canada
Died20 August 2019(2019-08-20) (aged 89)
Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada
Sport
SportSports shooting

Biography

At the 1960 Summer Olympics, Warner led Group Two of 50m prone rifle in qualifying with 394 out of 400, or an average of 98.5 points per target.[3] On the second day, 99 on his first target was second only to the eventual gold medalist's 100. However, 93 on his second target and 95 on his fifth target dropped him from credible challenger to 27th place, even though his score of 578 was only 9 points behind the bronze medalist's score. Such was the level of competitiveness in that event. Fellow Canadian and defending 1956 Summer Olympics bronze medalist Gil Boa finished 12th with 584.

While serving as an officer in the Militia in the Canadian Army, in the Sherbrooke Regiment, 7th/11th Hussars, and the Sherbrooke Hussars, he won five Queen's Medal for Champion Shot in the Canadian Armed Forces (1955, '68, '69, '70 and '71).[4] The Queen's Medal is the only Canadian honour awarded in open competition. He received the Canadian Forces Decoration for long service, 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.[5] The Major Edson Warner CD QM5 Trophy was initially awarded to the top individual in Service Rifle, Stage 1 - CAF Reserve.,[6] and has since been moved to the winners of Match 32, team casualty evacuation at the Canadian Forces Small Arms Concentration.

He was a member of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association's Target Rifle Hall of Fame,[7] 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[8] following a 60-year tradition of attendance at the National Matches.[9] In 2012, he was named to the Canadian Forces Sports Hall of Fame.[10]

Olympic shooting career of Edson Warner
AgeEventDistanceFinal Place
1952 Helsinki Summer
22Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol25 metres42nd
22Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions50 metres35th
22Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone50 metres26th
1960 Rome Summer
30Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions300 metres24th
30Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone50 metres27th

References
  1. "Edson Lyman Warner Obituary: View Edson Warner's Obituary by The Sherbrooke Record". Legacy.com.
  2. "Edson Warner". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. Sherbrooke Daily Record, Saturday 10 September 1960, page 10
  4. "Canada - Militia/Reserve". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. "The Governor General of Canada > Find a Recipient". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. page 16 http://www.dcrastatsshack.ca/2018/cafsac/final_awards.pdf
  7. "Dominion of Canada Rifle Association (DCRA) - Hall of Fame". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "CAF Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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