George Genereux
Olympic athlete
1935 – 1989
Who was George Genereux?
George Patrick Genereux was a Canadian Gold medal-winning trap shooter and physician.
Genereux was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the son of Catherine Mary, a nurse who was originally from Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, and Dr. Arthur George Genereux. He won the Gold medal in the Olympic Trap at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
In 1952, he was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame, and, the Trapshooting Hall of Fame.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan and studied medicine at McGill University.
He is the maternal uncle of Canadian actor Brendan Fraser.
He died in Saskatoon in 1989.
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- Born
- Mar 1, 1935
Saskatoon - Also known as
- George Patrick Genereux
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- McGill University
- University of Saskatchewan
- Lived in
- Saskatoon
- Died
- Apr 10, 1989
Saskatoon
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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