Lorne Kenneth Loomer (March 11, 1937January 1, 2017) was a

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competition

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and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in

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, together with Archibald MacKinnon, Walter D'Hondt and

Donald Arnold Donald John Arnold (July 14, 1935 – June 27, 2021) was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. He received a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbour ...

. At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Loomer received a gold medal in ''eights''.

Awards

Loomer was inducted into the

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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.

Notes

Conflicting sources

Some sources list Loomer as a silver medallist in ''eights'' at the

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, as a member of the Canadian team."1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Rowing"
(Retrieved on May 14, 2008) However, according to other sources Loomer competed in coxless pairs, but was replaced by substitute David Anderson in the coxed eights.

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* 1937 births 2017 deaths Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers of Canada Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Nelson, British Columbia Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Rowers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub