Evald Voldemar Gering (24 May 1918 – 6 September 2007) was an Estonian-born Canadian
sports shooter
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as ...
. He competed in the
300 metre rifle, three positions and
50 metre rifle, three positions events at the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
.
References
1918 births
2007 deaths
People from Paldiski
Canadian male sport shooters
Olympic shooters for Canada
Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Estonian emigrants to Canada
Estonian World War II refugees
Pan American Games medalists in shooting
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
Shooters at the 1959 Pan American Games
20th-century Canadian people
Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games
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