About Lorne Loomer
Lived 1937 – 2017 (aged 79). Lorne Loomer was a Canadian rower.
Lorne Kenneth Loomer (March 11, 1937 – January 1, 2017) was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.
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. 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. The Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame inducted Loomer in 1994.
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Who was Lorne Loomer?
Canadian rower
When was Lorne Loomer born?
Lorne Loomer was born on 11 March 1937 in Victoria.
When did Lorne Loomer die?
Lorne Loomer died on 1 January 2017 in Victoria.
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Lorne Loomer was a rower.
What nationality was Lorne Loomer?
Lorne Loomer was Canadian.
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