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Gerald Ouellette

Published Online August 5, 2008

Last Edited March 4, 2015

Gerald Ouellette, marksman (b at Windsor, Ont 14 Aug 1934; d near Leamington, Ont 25 June 1975). Gerry Ouellette was introduced to shooting during his high-school cadet training. By 1952 he was a veteran of several teams that
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Marksman Gerry Ouellette, gold medallist in shooting at the 1956 Olympics at Melbourne (courtesy Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, www.sportshall.ca).

Gerald Ouellette, marksman (b at Windsor, Ont 14 Aug 1934; d near Leamington, Ont 25 June 1975). Gerry Ouellette was introduced to shooting during his high-school cadet training. By 1952 he was a veteran of several teams that competed at Bisley, England. Gerry Ouellette became proficient in the small-bore rifle competition and captured the 1956 Olympic gold medal with a perfect score of 600. In 1959 he was Canadian sporting rifle champion and won a Pan-American Games gold medal. He was on Canada's Olympic team in 1968. Gerry Ouellette died flying his own aircraft.