Sidney Merlin
Sidney Louis Walter Merlin (born April 26, 1856 in Piraeus , † 1952 in Athens ) was a British botanist and marksman who took part in the 1896 Summer Olympics , the 1900 Summer Games and the 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games.
Life
His family had lived in Greece since around 1830 , as his father was a British consul in Piraeus. Merlin married Zaira Theotokis, the daughter of the Prime Minister of Corfu , Georgios Theotokis . He divorced her some time later and married Katia. Merlin was known in Greece for his botanical achievements. He was the first to bring the “Washington Navel” orange to Greece. In Greece it is still called “Merlin” today. He also planted the first kumquats tree in Greece . Merlin is related to the Olympic marksman Gerald Merlin .
Sports
1896
At the Summer Olympics in 1896, he competed in the following disciplines:
discipline | space |
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Military rifle (200 meters) | 10 |
Pistol (25 meters) | not finished |
Military rifle (300 m) | not known |
Service revolver (25 m) | not finished |
1900
At the Summer Olympics in 1900 he competed in clay pigeon shooting, where he was seventh with 12 points.
1906
At the Olympic interludes in 1906, he competed in the following disciplines:
discipline | space | comment |
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Free revolver 25 m | 12 | 30 hits, 227 points |
Free revolver 50 m | 23 | 29 hits, 177 points |
1874 military revolver 20 m | - | not finished |
1874 military revolver 200 m | 7th | 28 hits, 169 points |
Military revolver 20 m | 16 | 30 hits, 222 points |
Target pistol 20 m | 10 | 30 hits, 207 points |
Rapid fire pistol 25 m | 7th | 23 hits, 103 points |
Free rifle 300 m | - | not finished |
300 m military rifle | 23 | 30 hits, 175 points |
Clay pigeon shooting | 3 | 23 points |
Double shot clay pigeons | 1 | 15 points |
See also
Web links
- Sidney Merlin in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Merlin, Sidney |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Merlin, Sidney Louis Walter (full name); Μέρλιν, Σίδνεϋ (Greek) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British botanist and marksman |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1856 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Piraeus |
DATE OF DEATH | 1952 |
Place of death | Athens |