Harry Adams (marksman)

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Harry Adams
medal table

Sport shooting

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Olympic Summer Games
gold Stockholm 1912 Army rifle 4 distances (M)

Harry Lester Adams (born October 1, 1880 in Medway , † August 12, 1968 in Oakland ) was an American sports marksman .

successes

Harry Adams participated in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm in five disciplines. In the three-position fight with the army rifle he did not get past twelfth place, in the competition over 600 m in any position he was also twelfth. He finished the individual competition with the free rifle in the three-position fight in 28th place, his result in the prone position is unknown. He finally secured a gold medal in the team competition with the army rifle. The American team, which includes, in addition to Adams, Cornelius Burdette , John Jackson , Allan Briggs , Carl Osburn and Warren Sproutbelonged, finished the competition with 1687 points ahead of the British and Swedish teams and thus became Olympic champion . Adams was the team's second best shooter with 283 points.

Adams was a sergeant in the U.S. Cavalry at the time of the Olympics .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, Three Positions, 300 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, Any Position, 600 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 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 3, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Adams, Harry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adams, Harry Lester (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American marksman
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Medway , United States
DATE OF DEATH August 12, 1968
Place of death Oakland , United States