Offutt Pinion

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Offutt Pinion medal table

Sport shooting

United StatesUnited States United States
Olympic games
bronze Melbourne 1956 Free pistol 50 m
World championships
silver Caracas 1954 Free pistol 50 m (M)
silver Moscow 1958 Free pistol 50 m (M)

Offutt "Reb" Pinion (born March 23, 1910 in Floyd County , Kentucky , † September 30, 1976 in Contra Costa County , California ) was an American sports marksman .

successes

Offutt Pinion won the silver medal at the world championships in the team competition in Caracas in 1954 and in Moscow in 1958 with the free pistol over 50 m. He took part in the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 in competition with the free pistol over 50 m. With 551 points, he took third place behind Pentti Linnosvuo and Machmud Umarow and thus received the bronze medal.

Pinion was a member of the US Navy .

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