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| Born | 20 March 1877 Wimbledon, London, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 July 1955 (aged 78) Twickenham, London, England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||||||
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Edward John Amoore (20 March 1877 – 11 July 1955) was a British sport shooter and road cyclist who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics as a shooter. [1]
In 1903 he won fastest time at the annual Anfield B.C. Invitational 100 mile time trial. [2] In the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the team small-bore rifle event, bronze in the disappearing target small-bore rifle event, was fifth in the stationary target small-bore rifle event and 19th in the moving target small-bore rifle event. [3] He went on to serve in the First World War as an officer in the Honourable Artillery Company becoming its Adjutant.
References
- ^ "Sports Reference: Edward Amoore". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Anfield 100 Invitational 1903". CyclingRanking.com.
- ^ "Edward Amoore". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
- Edward Amoore at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Database Olympic Profile
- London Gazette
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