Joshua Millner

Joshua Millner

Millner in 1908
Personal information
Born (1847-07-05)5 July 1847
Dublin, Ireland
Died 16 November 1931(1931-11-16) (aged 84)
Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

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.[1]

References

  1. "Sports Reference: Joshua Millner". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2014-02-09.


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