Jules Sobrian
{{short description|Canadian sport shooter}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|01|22}}
| birth_place = San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
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| nationality = Trinidadian
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| known_for = Olympic Pistol Shooting, writing and IPSC
| occupation = Doctor
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Jules Sobrian (born January 22, 1935, in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago), is a Canadian medical doctor, competitive marksman and author. He immigrated to Canada at the age of 21 and resides in Omemee, Ontario. 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,{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/jules-sobrian-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044439/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/jules-sobrian-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Jules Sobrian |accessdate=December 24, 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}{{Cite news |first=Charles |last=Lewis |title=U of T gun club holstered after 88 years |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/story.html?id=2fa8cc18-d1a3-4169-b65f-9cb7e7f4fcc3&p=1 |work=National Post |publisher=Canwest Publishing Inc. |location=Toronto |date=2007-07-31 |accessdate=2008-02-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130129123722/http://www.nationalpost.com/news/toronto/story.html?id=2fa8cc18-d1a3-4169-b65f-9cb7e7f4fcc3&p=1 |archivedate=January 29, 2013 |df=mdy-all }} and has won five individual medals in pistol-shooting at three Commonwealth Games and four individual medals in pistol-shooting at three Pan American Games. He won the Championship of the Americas in Free Pistol in 1973.
He was interviewed on the series Still Standing in 2016, where he talked about his role looking for pollution sources in the community. He thwarted a murder attempt by a business owner by tackling the rifle-toting man, hurling him about, and then medically assisting him before taking him to the hospital.
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{{Cite web |url=http://www.hickoksports.com/history/panamshoot.shtml#m25mrfp |title=Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol |accessdate=2008-02-01 |work=Pan American Games Medalists in Shooting |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120706130031/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/panamshoot.shtml#m25mrfp |archivedate=July 6, 2012 |df=mdy-all }} and bronze medal in the Men's 50-metre Free Pistol event{{Cite web |url=http://www.hickoksports.com/history/panamshoot.shtml#m50mp |title=Men's 50 m Pistol |accessdate=2008-02-01 |work=Pan American Games Medalists in Shooting |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120706130031/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/panamshoot.shtml#m50mp |archivedate=July 6, 2012 |df=mdy-all }} at the 1975 Pan American Games
- bronze medal in the Men's 25-metre Center Fire Pistol event{{Cite web |url=http://www.hickoksports.com/history/panamshoot.shtml#m25mcfp |title=Men's 25 m Center Fire Pistol |accessdate=2008-02-01 |work=Pan American Games Medalists in Shooting |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120706130031/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/panamshoot.shtml#m25mcfp |archivedate=July 6, 2012 |df=mdy-all }} at the 1967, 1971 and 1975 Pan American Games.
Championship of the Americas Medals
Sobrian won the gold medal in the 50M Free Pistol in the 1973 Championships of the Americas and bronze in the 25M centre fire event.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
International Practical Shooting Confederation
Sobrian currently{{when|date=November 2014}} shoots IPSC at the Peterborough Fish and Game Association.
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Category:Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to Canada
Category:University of Toronto alumni
Category:Olympic shooters for Canada
Category:Canadian male sport shooters
Category:21st-century Canadian novelists
Category:Shooters at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Shooters at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Category:Shooters at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in shooting
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in shooting
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in shooting
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in shooting
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in shooting
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
Category:Canadian male novelists
Category:21st-century Canadian male writers
Category:Shooters at the 1967 Pan American Games
Category:Shooters at the 1971 Pan American Games
Category:Shooters at the 1975 Pan American Games
Category:Sportspeople from San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Category:Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
Category:Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games