William Leushner
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| Olympic Summer Games | ||
| gold | London 1908 | Army rifle 6 distances (M) |
| bronze | Stockholm 1912 | KK lying 50 m (M) |
| bronze | Stockholm 1912 | KK 25 m, bl. Goal (M) |
| silver | Stockholm 1912 | Serial Deer, single shot (M) |
William David Franz "Bill" Leushner (born November 27, 1863 in Innisfil , Canada , † October 25, 1935 in Buffalo ) was an American sports shooter .
successes
William Leushner took part in the Olympic Games in London in 1908 and in Stockholm in 1912 . With the army rifle, he was part of the US team in 1908, which was Olympic champion over six different distances from Great Britain and Canada . In addition to Leushner, Kellogg Casey , William Martin , Charles Winder , Ivan Eastman and Charles Benedict also won the gold medal. With 430 points he was the team's best shooter. In the individual competition he reached eleventh place with the free rifle at 1000 yards. Four years later he competed in seven disciplines and won three medals. 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 Warren Sprout as well as in the prone position with the small bore rifle at the side of Frederick Hird, Carl Osburn and Warren Sprout . In the individual competitions he finished seventh in the prone position and 24th on the disappearing target. In the team competition on the running deer, Leushner was the second best shooter of the US team with 38 points, with which he was second behind the Swedish and in front of the Finnish team. In addition to Leushner, Walter Winans , William Libbey and William McDonnell won the silver medal. He finished the individual disciplines in ninth place in a single shot and 15th place in a double shot.
Leushner grew up in Canada and moved to Buffalo at the age of 16 , where he joined the National Guard three years later . During the 1908 Olympic Games he held the rank of sergeant and rose to lieutenant colonel until the end of his career . He took during the Mexican Expedition in hostilities in part and served during World War I as a shooting coach in Camp Perry .
Web links
- William Leushner in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Running Target, Single Shot, Team. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 26, 2020 (English).
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| SURNAME | Leushner, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leushner, William David Franz (full name); Leushner, Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Innisfil , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1935 |
| Place of death | Buffalo , United States |