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Jules Bury

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Jules Bury
Personal information
Full nameJules Désiré Bury
Born(1862-12-28)28 December 1862
Fontaine-l'Évêque, Belgium
Sport
SportSport shooting

Jules Désiré Bury (born 28 December 1862, date of death unknown) was a Belgian sport shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting, he competed at the 1900 Olympics in Paris.[1][2]

Bury was born into a family of gunmakers and firearm engravers from the Wallonia area in Belgium,[3] he went on to compete at the 1900 Summer Olympics in five different rifle events, his best finishes was a sixth place in the 300 metre team rifle event although there were only six teams,[4] and seventh place in the 300 metre standing rifle event where there were 29 other shooters.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Jules Bury". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Jules Bury". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Britte, Bury and others". shotguncollector.com. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Men's Free Rifle, Standing, 300 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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