Alexander Turnbull (lacrosse player)
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Alexander "Alex" Thomas Turnbull (December 6, 1872 – August 27, 1956) was a Canadian
lacrosse
player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Paris, Ontario
and died in Burnaby, British Columbia
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In 1908 Turnball was part of the Canadian team which won the gold medal. In 1965, he was inducted as a charter member to the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
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He was born in Paris, Ontario
Paris, Ontario
Paris, Ontario is a community on the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. The town was established in 1850. In 1999, its town government was amalgamated into that of the County of Brant, Ontario, thus ending about 149 years as a separate incorporated municipality.-History:The town was first settled in...
and died in Burnaby, British Columbia
Burnaby, British Columbia
Burnaby is a city in British Columbia, Canada, located immediately to the east of Vancouver. It is the third-largest city in British Columbia by population, surpassed only by nearby Surrey and Vancouver....
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In 1908 Turnball was part of the Canadian team which won the gold medal. In 1965, he was inducted as a charter member to the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame.