Warren Sprout
| Warren Sprout medal table |
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 United States
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| gold | Stockholm 1912 | Army rifle 4 distances (M) |
| bronze | Stockholm 1912 | KK lying 50 m (M) |
| bronze | Stockholm 1912 | KK 25 m, bl. Goal (M) |
Warren Austin Sprout (born February 3, 1874 in Picture Rocks , † August 23, 1945 in Westfield ) was an American sports marksman .
successes
Warren Sprout took part in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm in eight disciplines. In the three-position battle with the army rifle he did not get beyond 37th place, in the competition over 600 m in any position he reached 14th place. He finished the individual competition with the free rifle in the three-position competition in 32nd place. He finally secured a gold medal in the team competition with the army rifle. The US team, which in addition to Sprout also included Cornelius Burdette , John Jackson , Allan Briggs , Carl Osburn and Harry Adams , finished the competition with 1687 points ahead of the British and Swedish teams and thus became Olympic champions . Sprout was the team's weakest shooter with 276 points. In the competition with the small bore rifle over 25 m on a disappearing target, he was third in the team competition alongside Frederick Hird , William McDonnell and William Leushner as well as in the prone position with the small bore rifle alongside Frederick Hird, Carl Osburn and William Leushner . In the individual competitions he finished twelfth in the lying position and 17th place on the disappearing target.
Sprout was a hospital administrator in the US Navy at the time of the Olympics .
Web links
- Warren Sprout in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, Three Positions, 300 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, Any Position, 600 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, 200, 400, 500 and 600 meters, Team. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
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| SURNAME | Sprout, Warren |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sprout, Warren Austin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Picture Rocks , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 23, 1945 |
| Place of death | Westfield , United States |