Cornelius Burdette
Cornelius Burdette medal table |
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gold | Stockholm 1912 | Army rifle 4 distances (M) |
Cornelius Lonzo Burdette (born November 6, 1878 in Sandstone , † April 30, 1955 in Charleston ) was an American sports marksman .
successes
Cornelius Burdette took part in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm in four disciplines. In the three-position battle with the army rifle, he did not get beyond the 52nd place, in the competition over 600 m in any position he was eighth. He finished the individual competition with the free rifle in the three-position fight in 21st place. He finally secured a gold medal in the team competition with the army rifle. The US team, which in addition to Burdette also included Harry Adams , John Jackson , Allan Briggs , Carl Osburn and Warren Sprout , finished the competition with 1,687 points ahead of the British and Swedish teams and thus became Olympic champions . Burdette was the team's best shooter with 288 points.
Burdette was a member of the West Virginia National Guard at the time of the Olympics . In 1937 he retired as a major from active service in the US Army . In 1953 he received the Army Distinguished Service Medal .
Web links
- Cornelius Burdette in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, Three Positions, 300 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Accessed January 27, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, Any Position, 600 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Accessed January 27, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, 200, 400, 500 and 600 meters, Team. In: sports-reference.com. Accessed January 27, 2020 (English).
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SURNAME | Burdette, Cornelius |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burdette, Cornelius Lonzo (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American marksman |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1878 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sandstone , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1955 |
Place of death | Charleston , United States |