Jules Sobrian

Dr. Jules Sobrian, (born January 22, 1935) in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, is a medical doctor, competitive marksman and author, who resides in Omemee, Ontario, Canada. He was born in Trinidad and emigrated to Canada at the age of 21. Sobrian began shooting competitively at Hart House Revolver Club at the University of Toronto while studying medicine. He has competed for Canada in pistol-shooting events at four Olympic Games,^[1] and has won 5 individual medals in pistol-shooting at three Commonwealth Games and 4 individual medals in pistol-shooting at three Pan American Games. He won the Championship of the Americas in Free Pistol in 1973. In 2010, he released his first book "White Lily" about semi-personal experiences set in the 19th century.

Commonwealth Games Medals

Sobrian won medals in individual pistol-shooting events at the Commonwealth Games as follows:

• gold medal in the Rapid-Fire Pistol event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
• gold medal in the Free Pistol event and silver medal in the Rapid-Fire Pistol event at the 1974 Commonwealth Games
• silver medal in the Free Pistol event and bronze medal in the Rapid-Fire Pistol event at the 1966 Commonwealth Games

Pan American Games Medals

Sobrian won medals in individual pistol-shooting events at the Pan American Games as follows:

• Silver medal in the Men's 25-metre Rapid Fire Pistol event^[2] and bronze medal in the Men's 50-metre Free Pistol event^[3] at the 1975 Pan American Games
• Bronze medal in the Men's 25-metre Center Fire Pistol event^[4] at the 1967, 1971 and 1975 Pan American Games.

Championship of the Americas Medals

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

Trap Shooting

He competes in trap shooting competitions for the Peterborough Skeet and Trap Club in Quinte League matches in Ontario.

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