Tommy Pool

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Tommy Pool
medal table

Sport shooting

United StatesUnited States United States
Olympic games
bronze Tokyo 1964 KK lying 50 m
World championships
bronze Cairo 1962 FG three position 300 m
gold Cairo 1962 FG standing 300 m
bronze Cairo 1962 KK standing 50 m
silver Cairo 1962 FG three position 300 m (M)
silver Cairo 1962 KK three-position 50 m (M)
gold Cairo 1962 KK standing 50 m (M)
bronze Cairo 1962 KK kneeling 50 m (M)
gold Wiesbaden 1966 KK three-position 50 m (M)
bronze Wiesbaden 1966 KK standing 50 m (M)
gold Wiesbaden 1966 KK kneeling 50 m (M)
Pan American Games
silver Chicago 1959 FG three position 300 m
gold Chicago 1959 FG three position 300 m (M)

Tommy Gayle Pool (born February 10, 1935 in Bowie - † July 7, 1990 ) was an American marksman .

successes

Tommy Pool took part in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo in two disciplines with the small bore rifle. In the three-position battle, he finished sixth with 1147 points. In the prone position he scored 596 points, one point less than the two first-placed László Hammerl and Lones Wigger and thus won the bronze medal. As early as 1962 was pool in the individual with the Free Rifle in the standing position and in the team competition with the small-bore rifle in the standing position World Champion . In addition, he secured two silver and three bronze medals at this world championship. Four years later followed in WiesbadenTitle wins with the small-caliber team in the three-position fight and in the kneeling position. In the standing position, he took third place with her. At the Pan American Games in 1959 in Chicago , he won the silver medal in a three-position fight with the free rifle and the gold medal with the team. In 1961 and 1962 he became the American master in the prone position with the small bore rifle.

Pool served for many years in the US Army in the sniper unit and was also active there as a trainer and instructor. He served 16 years in active service and another 15 years in the reserve. He took his leave with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shooting at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Accessed November 28, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Shooting at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Accessed November 28, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Tommy G. Pool. In: usashooting.org. USA Shooting , accessed November 28, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Pool, Tommy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pool, Tommy Gayle (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American marksman
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Bowie , United States
DATE OF DEATH July 7, 1990