Template:Did you know nominations/Donald Mackintosh (shooter)

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:22, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Donald Mackintosh (shooter)

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Donald Mackintosh

... that Donald Mackintosh (pictured) won an Olympic gold medal for shooting 22 live pigeons in a row? Source: Sport Australia Hall of Fame,
- ALT1:... that the IOC has rescinded the Olympic gold medal awarded to Donald Mackintosh (pictured), which he won for shooting 22 live pigeons in a row? Source: "The IOC, without notification to the Australian Olympic Committee, has removed the name of 1900 Paris Games shooting gold medallist Donald Mackintosh from its list of 27,794 Olympic medal winners on its website." The Australian
- ALT2:... that Donald Mackintosh (pictured) never knew he had been awarded an Olympic gold medal for live pigeon shooting? Source: "Like many competitors in an assortment of sports, he did not realise that he was involved in the Olympic Games" (Gordon 1994, p. 37)

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hewahewa
Comment: There's probably a dozen ways you could phrase the blurb depending on the level of detail that is warranted. Personally I think a simpler one is better.

Created by Ivar the Boneful (talk). Self-nominated at 14:36, 24 November 2019 (UTC).

Reviewing

Article is new enough, long enough, neutral, well cited. No copyvio on Earwig
Hooks are short enough, supported by inline citations, correctly formatted and of general interest. Prefer the shorter original which is eye-catching
QPQ done
Image is PD, appears in article, satisfactory resolution.
Good to go Papamac (talk) 10:33, 25 November 2019 (UTC)