Jules Sobrian (born January 22, 1935, in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago), is a

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, competitive marksman and

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, who immigrated to Canada at the age of 21 and resides in

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. Sobrian began shooting competitively at Hart House Revolver Club at the

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while studying medicine. He has competed for Canada in pistol-shooting events at four

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, and has won five individual medals in pistol-shooting at three

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and four individual medals in pistol-shooting at three

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. He won the Championship of the Americas in Free Pistol in 1973. He was interviewed on the series '' Still Standing'' in 2016, where he talked about his role looking for pollution sources in the community. He thwarted a murder attempt by a business owner by tackling the rifle-toting man, hurling him about, and then medically assisting him before taking him to the hospital.

Commonwealth Games Medals

Sobrian won medals in individual pistol-shooting events at the

as follows: * gold medal in the Rapid-Fire Pistol event at the

1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apar ...

* gold medal in the Free Pistol event and silver medal in the Rapid-Fire Pistol event at the

1974 Commonwealth Games The 1974 British Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1974 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. The Games were off ...

* silver medal in the Free Pistol event and bronze medal in the Rapid-Fire Pistol event at the

1966 Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. They were followed by the 1966 Commonwealth Par ...

Pan American Games Medals

Sobrian won medals in individual pistol-shooting events at the

as follows: * silver medal in the Men's 25-metre Rapid Fire Pistol event and bronze medal in the Men's 50-metre Free Pistol event at the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in seve ...

* bronze medal in the Men's 25-metre Center Fire Pistol event at the 1967, 1971 and 1975 Pan American Games.

Championship of the Americas Medals

Sobrian won the gold medal in the 50M Free Pistol in the 1973 Championships of the Americas and bronze in the 25M centre fire event.

International Practical Shooting Confederation

Sobrian currently shoots IPSC at the Peterborough Fish and Game Association.

References

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