William Pimm
| William Pimm medal table |
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 United Kingdom
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| Olympic Summer Games | ||
| gold | 1908 London | Small bore rifle crew |
| gold | 1912 Stockholm | Small caliber 50 m crew |
| silver | 1912 Stockholm | Small caliber 25 m - moving target team |
William Edwin Pimm (born December 10, 1864 in London , † 1952 in Miami ) was a British marksman and two-time Olympic champion .
At the Summer Olympics in London in 1908 , he won the gold medal in the team competition with the small bore rifle. In the individual competitions he achieved a 6th place with the small-bore rifle lying down and with the small-bore rifle on a moving target.
Four years later at the Summer Olympics in Stockholm he won the team competition over 50 m with the small bore and came second over 25 m on a moving target.
William Pimm is also a well-known Victorian painter. He studied in Antwerp, Belgium .
Web links
- William Pimm in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- William Pimm on artnet.com
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pimm, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pimm, William Edwin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British marksman, Olympic champion and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1952 |
| Place of death | Miami |