William Smith (marksman)
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William Alfred Smith (born May 11, 1877 in Ottawa , † March 12, 1953 ibid) was a Canadian sports shooter .
successes
William Smith took part in the 1908 Olympic Games in London in part, in which he took in just one discipline. With the army rifle, he was part of the Canadian team, which finished third over six different distances behind the United States and Great Britain. In addition to Smith, Bruce Williams , Charles Crowe , Dugald McInnes , William Eastcott and Harry Kerr also won the bronze medal. With 421 points, he was the team's best shooter.
Smith was a sergeant in the Governor General's Foot Guards . He fought in the Second Boer War and also served in the First and Second World Wars . In the latter, he mainly worked as an aircraft inspector. He later worked for the Ottawa Journal .
Web links
- William Smith in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Smith, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, William Alfred (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ottawa , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1953 |
| Place of death | Ottawa , Canada |