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. 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.
Miller was an officer in the 8th (
Militia) Battalion of the
King's Royal Rifle Corps
The King's Royal Rifle Corps was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army that was originally raised in British North America as the Royal American Regiment during the phase of the Seven Years' War in North America known in the United St ...
, formerly the Carlow Rifles. He was appointed a
captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
on 18 August 1888, was promoted to
major
Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...
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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1847 births
1931 deaths
British male sport shooters
Irish male sport shooters
ISSF rifle shooters
Running target shooters
Olympic shooters for Great Britain
Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
Sportspeople from Dublin (city)
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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