Henry Sears

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Henry Sears
medal table

Sport shooting

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Olympic games
gold Stockholm 1912 Free pistol 50 m (M)

Henry Edward Sears (born May 11, 1870 in Boston , † October 19, 1920 in Beverly ) was an American sports marksman .

successes

Henry Sears participated in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm in three competitions. In the individual competition with the free pistol , he took seventh place with 459 points. In the team competition, he took first place together with Alfred Lane , Peter Dolfen and John Dietz . With 1916 points, the Americans held their own in front of the Swedish and British teams and thus became Olympic champions . Sears was the team's second best shooter with 474 points. With the dueling pistol over the 30-meter distance, he did not get past 21st place.

Sears attended Harvard University and graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1896 . He settled in Massachusetts as a doctor. In the Spanish-American War he also served in this capacity and reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel within the military . In 1920 Sears suffered a nervous breakdown, after which he spent several months in the hospital. When his wife had to undergo an operation for a serious illness, Sears shot himself in the heart the day before the scheduled operation.

His great-grandson Teddy Sears is an actor.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Free Pistol, 50 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Free Pistol, 50 meters, Team. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Dueling Pistol, 30 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Sears, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sears, Henry Edward (full name); Sears, Harry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American marksman
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , United States
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 1920
Place of death Beverly , United States