Irving Calkins
American sport shooter (1875–1958)
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Irving Romaro Calkins (October 31, 1875 – August 26, 1958) was an American physician and sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
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BornIrving Romaro Calkins
October 31, 1875
October 31, 1875
Palmer, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedAugust 26, 1958 (aged 82)
SportSports shooting
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| Born | Irving Romaro Calkins October 31, 1875 Palmer, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Irving Calkins was born in Palmer, Massachusetts on October 31, 1875.[2]
He studied at Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Vermont, and earned a medical degree from Baltimore Medical College in 1896.[2]
At the 1908 Olympics, he won a gold medal in the team pistol event. He finished in eighth place in the individual pistol event. He became world champion in 1923.[3]
He died in Springfield, Massachusetts on August 26, 1958.[4]
