Geoffrey Coles
British sport shooter (1871–1916)
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Geoffrey Horsman Coles (13 March 1871 – 27 January 1916) was a British sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Born13 March 1871
Hastings, East Sussex, England
Died27 January 1916 (aged 44)
Festubert, France
SportSports shooting
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| Born | 13 March 1871 Hastings, East Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 January 1916 (aged 44) Festubert, France | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
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In the 1908 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the team pistol event and was 11th in the individual pistol event.[2]
Coles was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a private with the Royal Fusiliers near Festubert.[3] He was buried at Brown's Road Military Cemetery nearby.[4]
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