In a shooting career that began in the 1930’s and lasted until the 1980’s, Norm Beckett did it all in target rifle shooting.
At the Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championships, he won the Governor General’s Prize three times, including 1939 which was the last one before World War II, and again in 1947, the first one after the war. He also won the Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championships three times and the Macdonald Stewart Grand Aggregate once. He shot his way onto eighteen Bisley Teams. At Bisley, he won the Queen’s Prize in 1960 and was runner-up in the Grand Aggregate in 1959.
At Bisley, he won the Queen’s Prize in 1960 and was runner-up in the Grand Aggregate in 1959.
Recently, the Executive passed a motion to change the name of the “City of Ottawa” Match to the “Norm Beckett” Match, a fitting tribute to this humble champion.
Durant une carrière qui s’échelonna sur environ 50 ans, Norm Beckett s’est mérité tous les honneurs. Au Canada, il remporta le Prix du Gouverneur Général à trois reprises dont celui de 1939, le dernier avant la guerre et celui de 1947, le premier après la guerre. Il gagna aussi trois championnats canadiens et un Grand Ensemble. Il se qualifia dix-huit fois pour l’équipe de Bisley.
À Bisley, il remporta le Prix de la Reine en 1960 et se classa deuxième dans le Grand Ensemble en 1959.
Récemment, notre conseil d’administration a décidé de changer le nom du concours “City of Ottawa” et de le nommer le concours “Norm Beckett”, un hommage bien mérité par cet humble champion.
