Joshua Millner
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 5 July 1847|||||||||||||
Died | 16 November 1931 Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland | (aged 84)|||||||||||||
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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.[1] 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.[2]
Miller was an officer in the 8th (Militia) Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, formerly the Carlow Rifles. He was appointed a captain on 18 August 1888, was promoted to major in early 1902, and received the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel on 23 August 1902.[3] 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.[4]
References
- ^ "Joshua Millner". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Sports Reference: Joshua Millner". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "No. 27467". The London Gazette. 22 August 1902. p. 5469.
- ^ "No. 27491". The London Gazette. 4 November 1902. p. 7019.
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