Ivan Eastman

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Ivan Eastman
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Sport shooting

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Ivan Leclare Eastman (born April 1, 1884 in Wisterman , † February 28, 1949 in Wauseon ) was an American sports marksman .

successes

Ivan Eastman took part in the 1908 Olympic Games in London , where he competed in two disciplines. In the distance of 1000 yards with the free rifle, he finished 13th with 88 points. With the army rifle, he was part of the US team, which was Olympic champion over six different distances from Great Britain and Canada . In addition to Eastman, William Leushner , William Martin , Charles Winder , Charles Benedict and Kellogg Casey also won the gold medal. With 412 points, he was the team's second weakest shooter.

Eastman was a corporal in the 2nd Ohio Infantry .

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