词条 | Noel Hall (sport shooter) |
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| name = Noel Hall | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1913|11|25}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2010|4|18|1913|11|25}} | placeofburial = | birth_place = Hawthorn, Victoria | death_place = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance = {{AUS}} | branch = Australian Army | serviceyears = 1931–1962 | rank = Major | servicenumber = 185828 | unit = 39th Battalion | commands = | battles = World War II | battles_label = Kokoda Track | awards = OAM | relations = | laterwork = Hawthorn City Council }} Major Noel William Hall OAM (25 November 1913 – 18 April 2010) was an Australian soldier and Olympic shooting competitor. At the time of his death he was Australia's oldest Olympian.[1] BackgroundHall was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, where he joined the Australian Army Cadets, and spent his working life at Hawthorn City Council where he became a health surveyor. In 1939 he won the King's Medal for military rifle shooting.[2] Hall was a member of the Australian 39th Battalion that fought on the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea during World War II. He subsequently recounted his experiences in a vodcast.[3] Hall competed in the 100 metre running deer event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.[4][5] He also qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, however, he did not attend due to insufficient team places.[1][6] HonoursHall was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on 26 January 1997 for service to veterans and the community.[7] In 2008 Hall was chosen to lead the Anzac Day March in Melbourne.[8] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.olympics.com.au/vic/news.cfm?ArticleID=10662|title=Australia's oldest Olympian passes away|date=21 April 2010|work=olympics.com.au|accessdate=17 May 2010}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Noel}}2. ^{{cite journal|date=December 2008|title=MAJOR NOEL HALL OAM, ED|journal=The Good Guts|issue=156|page=11}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/NoelHallKokoda|title=Noel Hall Kokoda|last=Riddle|first=Dan|work=archive.org|accessdate=17 May 2010}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.olympics.com.au/athletes.cfm?AthleteID=2611|title=Noel Hall|work=olympics.com.au|accessdate=17 May 2010}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/noel-hall-1.html |title=Noel Hall |accessdate=15 June 2015 |work=Sports Reference}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19640720&id=cUYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qpYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5082,3493081|title=Move to Recognise Unofficial Coaches|last=Kelly|first=Graeme|date=20 July 1964|work=The Age|accessdate=17 May 2010}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=875053&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=HALL, Noel William|date=26 January 1997|work=itsanhonour.gov.au|accessdate=17 May 2010}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/kokoda-battalion-leads-march/story-e6frg6of-1111116159002|title=Kokoda battalion leads march|last=Davis|first=Michael|date=25 April 2008|work=theaustralian.com.au|accessdate=17 May 2010}} 5 : 1913 births|2010 deaths|Australian male sport shooters|Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Olympic shooters of Australia |
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