Harry Kerr (marksman)

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Harry Kerr
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Sport shooting

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bronze London 1908 Army rifle 6 distances (M)

Henry "Harry" Kerr (born August 31, 1856 in Ovingham , United Kingdom , † June 17, 1936 in Toronto ) was a Canadian sports marksman .

successes

Harry Kerr took part in the 1908 Olympic Games in London in part, in which he took in two disciplines. In the distance of 1000 yards with the free rifle, he finished sixth with 91 points. With the army rifle, he was part of the Canadian team, which finished third over six different distances behind the United States and Great Britain. In addition to Kerr, William Smith , Bruce Williams , Dugald McInnes , William Eastcott and Charles Crowe also won the bronze medal. With 384 points, he was the team's weakest shooter.

Kerr was Staff Sergeant of the Royal Canadian Army's 48th Highlanders of Canada at the time of the Games . During World War I , where he served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force's Eastern Ontario Regiment , he was temporarily promoted to lieutenant .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Free Rifle, 1,000 yards. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ 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 November 22, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Harry Kerr. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Kerr, Harry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kerr, Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian marksman
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Ovingham , UK
DATE OF DEATH June 17, 1936
Place of death Toronto , Canada