Arthur Fulton

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Arthur Fulton
medal table

Sport shooting

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Olympic games
silver London 1908 Army rifle 6 distances (M)
silver Stockholm 1912 Army rifle 4 distances (M)

Arthur George Fulton (born September 16, 1887 in London , † January 26, 1972 in Brookwood ) was a British marksman .

successes

Arthur Fulton took part in the Olympic Games in London in 1908 and in Stockholm in 1912 . With the army rifle, he was part of the British team in 1908, which finished second over six different distances behind the United States and ahead of Canada. In addition to Fulton, Harcourt Ommundsen , Fleetwood Varley , Edward Skilton , Philip Richardson and John Martin also won the silver medal. With 417 points, he was the team's third best shooter. Four years later he completed the individual competition with the army rifle at 600 m with 87 points in ninth place. He finished the three-position fight over 300 m in sixth place. With the army rifle, he finished second with the British team over four different distances behind the United States and ahead of Sweden, thus securing another silver medal. Fulton was with 262 points the weakest shooter of the team, which included Harcourt Ommundsen, Henry Burr , James Reid , Edward Parnell and Walter Padgett .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, 200/500/600/800/900 / 1,000 yards, team. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, Any Position, 600 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, 200, 400, 500 and 600 meters, Team. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Fulton, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fulton, Arthur George (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British marksman
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH London , UK
DATE OF DEATH January 26, 1972
Place of death Brookwood , UK