Joshua Millner Explained

Joshua Millner
Birth Date:5 July 1847
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland
Sport:Sports shooting
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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.[1] 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.[2]

Miller was an officer in the 8th (Militia) Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, formerly the Carlow Rifles. He was appointed a captain on 18 August 1888, was promoted to major in early 1902, and received the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel on 23 August 1902. Only two months later he received the substantive rank of lieutenant-colonel as he was appointed in command of the battalion on 5 November 1902.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joshua Millner . Olympedia . 10 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Sports Reference: Joshua Millner . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042242/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/joshua-millner-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2014-02-09 . Sports Reference.