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Cela lui a permis de mettre la main sur la m\u00e9daille d\u2019or de l\u2019\u00e9preuve de carabine en position couch\u00e9e 50 m\u00e8tres, alors qu\u2019il partageait une carabine avec le m\u00e9daill\u00e9 de bronze canadien, <a href=\"https:\/\/olympique.ca\/team-canada\/gilmour-boa\/\">Gil Boa<\/a>. Il aurait \u00e9tabli un record du monde, mais le terrain \u00e9tait \u00e0 court de 1,50 m des 50 m n\u00e9cessaires. Ouellette \u00e9tait 11<sup>e<\/sup> \u00e0 la carabine 300 m, trois positions et 21<sup>e<\/sup> \u00e0 la carabine de 50 m trois positions. \u00c0 <a href=\"https:\/\/olympique.ca\/jeux\/1968-mexico-city\/\">Mexico 1968<\/a>, Ouellette a termin\u00e9 sixi\u00e8me \u00e0 la carabine 50 m et 12<sup>e<\/sup> \u00e0 la carabine en position couch\u00e9e 50 m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En 1959, Ouellette a remport\u00e9 les championnats canadiens en plus de d\u00e9crocher quatre m\u00e9dailles aux Jeux panam\u00e9ricains, soit l\u2019or \u00e0 la carabine 300 m, trois positions, l\u2019argent \u00e0 la carabine 50 m, trois positions et deux de bronze, \u00e0 la carabine \u00e0 genoux et debout 50 m. Il a pris une pause du tir avant d\u2019effectuer un retour \u00e0 la fin des ann\u00e9es 1960, mettant la main sur l\u2019argent \u00e0 la carabine 50 m, trois positions aux Jeux panam\u00e9ricains de 1967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ouellette fut initi\u00e9 au tir \u00e0 la carabine dans le cadre de sa formation de cadet \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole secondaire W.D Lowe, raffinant ses habilet\u00e9s en tant que membre de la r\u00e9serve des Forces arm\u00e9es canadiennes. \u00c0 17 ans, il a remport\u00e9 le championnat canadien junior et cadet de tir \u00e0 la carabine et l\u2019ann\u00e9e suivante, il a remport\u00e9 la m\u00e9daille du Lieutenant-gouverneur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conceptrice d\u2019outils chez Ford, la conjointe de Ouellette, Judy \u00e9tait aussi une tireuse sportive et ils sont devenus la premi\u00e8re \u00e9quipe mari et femme \u00e0 prendre part \u00e0 la comp\u00e9tition Bisley au Royaume-Uni. 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