John A. Cameron (March 28, 1886 – November 17, 1953) was a

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who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. He was born in

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. In 1920 he participated in the Olympic hammer throw event but was unable to set a mark. At the 1930 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the hammer throw competition. He also competed in the shot put competition.

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1886 births 1953 deaths Athletes from Vancouver Canadian male hammer throwers Canadian male shot putters Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics 20th-century Canadian people Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub