Lorne Loomer Explained

Lorne Loomer
Birth Date:11 March 1937
Nationality:Canadian
Sport:Rowing

Lorne Kenneth Loomer (March 11, 1937January 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, and into University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team.[3] 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.[4] However, according to other sources Loomer competed in coxless pairs, but was replaced by substitute David Anderson in the coxed eights.[5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lorne Loomer Obituary (1937 - 2017) - Victoria, BC - the Times Colonist. .
  2. Web site: 1956 Summer Olympics  - Melbourne, Australia  - Rowing" . https://web.archive.org/web/20071208105105/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=ROW . 2007-12-08 . dead . May 14, 2008.
  3. Web site: 1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew . https://web.archive.org/web/20050331054329/http://www.ubcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?team_id=10 . 2005-03-31 . dead . University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame . May 14, 2008.
  4. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=15&sp=ROW "1960 Summer Olympics  - Rome, Italy  - Rowing"
  5. Web site: Canada Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170814/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/summer/1960/ROW/. dead. 17 April 2020. sports-reference. 12 January 2014.
  6. Web site: David Anderson. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051958/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/david-anderson-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. sports-reference . 12 January 2014.
  7. Web site: 1960 UBC/VRC Eights (M) . https://web.archive.org/web/20140112095328/http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/inductees/inductees/bio?id=29&type=team. usurped. January 12, 2014. BC Sports Hall of Fame. 12 January 2014 .

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