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Le tireur de fosse olympique John Primrose a particip\u00e9 au premier de ses six Jeux olympiques cons\u00e9cutifs \u00e0 Mexico 1968<\/a> (il a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 pour Moscou 1980<\/a>, mais n\u2019y a pas particip\u00e9 en raison du boycottage canadien). Il a r\u00e9ussi trois r\u00e9sultats parmi les 10 meilleurs, soit le septi\u00e8me rang \u00e0 Munich 1972<\/a> et \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al 1976 <\/a>et le huiti\u00e8me rang \u00e0 Mexico 1968. Il est l\u2019un de 15 tireurs \u00e0 avoir particip\u00e9 \u00e0 six Jeux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ayant particip\u00e9 \u00e0 plus de 25 Championnats du monde, Primrose est un triple m\u00e9daill\u00e9, \u00e9tant couronn\u00e9 champion du monde deux fois avec les titres de fosse olympique en 1975 et en 1983, ainsi qu\u2019une m\u00e9daille d\u2019argent par \u00e9quipes \u00e0 la fosse olympique en 1975. Primrose a remport\u00e9 sa premi\u00e8re m\u00e9daille internationale d\u2019importance aux Jeux du Commonwealth de 1974 \u00e0 Christchurch en Nouvelle-Z\u00e9lande, o\u00f9 il a remport\u00e9 la m\u00e9daille d\u2019or \u00e0 la fosse et a ensuite pris une bi\u00e8re avec Son Altesse royale le prince Phillip. En 1978, il a d\u00e9fendu avec succ\u00e8s son titre du Commonwealth devant les siens \u00e0 Edmonton dans ce qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 un des faits saillants de sa carri\u00e8re de tireur. Primrose est le seul homme canadien \u00e0 avoir gagn\u00e9 les titres mondiaux et du Commonwealth et il l\u2019a fait deux fois. Ses quatre m\u00e9dailles des Jeux panam\u00e9ricains ont \u00e9t\u00e9 acquises dans les \u00e9preuves de fosse olympique par \u00e9quipes, soit trois m\u00e9dailles d\u2019argent (1975, 1987 et 1995) et une de bronze (1979). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Athl\u00e8te naturel, Primrose a aussi fait de la comp\u00e9tition en golf, au badminton et au volleyball alors qu\u2019il \u00e9tait \u00e9tudiant \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de l\u2019Alberta. Apr\u00e8s avoir obtenu son dipl\u00f4me en \u00e9ducation physique et en enseignement, il a enseign\u00e9 pendant un moment \u00e0 Edmonton et \u00e0 Ottawa, avant de retourner en Alberta en 1968 pour compl\u00e9ter une ma\u00eetrise en science de l\u2019exercice physiologique \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de l\u2019Alberta. Apr\u00e8s avoir pris sa retraite de la comp\u00e9tition internationale, Primrose est demeur\u00e9 tr\u00e8s impliqu\u00e9 dans le sport, il a travaill\u00e9 dans le secteur de l\u2019immobilier et a poss\u00e9d\u00e9 une ferme d\u2019agr\u00e9ment. Fils du juge Neil Primrose, il est le petit-fils de l\u2019ancien lieutenant-gouverneur de l\u2019Alberta, Philip C.H. Primrose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parmi ses nombreux hommages, Primrose a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9cipiendaire du titre Benito Juarez 1977, du prix anniversaire d\u2019or de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration canadienne de 1982 et du prix hommage aux Championnats du monde de 1984. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9 au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e du sport de l\u2019Alberta en 1974 apr\u00e8s avoir remport\u00e9 sa premi\u00e8re m\u00e9daille d\u2019or aux Jeux du Commonwealth en Nouvelle-Z\u00e9lande, au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e olympique du Canada en 1975, au Panth\u00e9on des sports canadiens en 1977 et au Panth\u00e9on des sports de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de l\u2019Alberta en 1993. En 1985, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 re\u00e7u Membre de l\u2019Ordre du Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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