John Butt (sport shooter)
John Hurst Butt (30 October 1850 – 1939) was a British sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Full name | John Hurst Butt | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 1850 South Witham, Lincolnshire, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1939 (aged 88–89) Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the team trap shooting event and was 24th in the individual trap shooting event. Four years later, he won a silver medal in the team clay pigeons event and was 19th in the trap event.[2]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Butt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- "John Butt". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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