George Harvey (sport shooter)
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| Born | 9 January 1878 Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 October 1960 (aged 82) Alicedale, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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George Henry Harvey (9 January 1878 – 6 October 1960) was a South African sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
1912 Stockholm
In the 1912 Summer Olympics, he participated in the following events:
- Team military rifle – fourth place
- Team free rifle – sixth place
- 300 metre military rifle, three positions – tenth place
- 600 metre free rifle – 21st place
- 300 metre free rifle, three positions – 40th place
1920 Antwerp
Eight years later, he won the silver medal with the South African team in the team 600 metre military rifle, prone competition.
In the 1920 Summer Olympics, he also participated in the following events:
- Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone – fifth place
- Team 50 metre small-bore rifle – eighth place
- Team free rifle – tenth place
- 300 metre free rifle, three positions – result unknown
- 50 metre small-bore rifle – result unknown
References
[edit]- ^ "George Harvey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "George Harvey". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- George Harvey at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- George Harvey at Olympics.com
- George Harvey at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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