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George Harvey (sport shooter)

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Sport
  
Sports shooting

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Name
  
George Harvey

Born
  
9 January 1878 (
1878-01-09
)
Gloucestershire, England

Died
  
October 6, 1960, Alicedale, South Africa

Olympic medals
  
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 600 metre team military rifle, prone

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George Henry Harvey (9 January 1878 – 1958) was a South African sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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

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