John Butt (sport shooter)

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FullnameJohn Hurst Butt
Born(1850-10-30)30 October 1850
South Witham, Lincolnshire, England
Died1939 (aged 8889)
Surrey, England
John Butt
Personal information
Full nameJohn Hurst Butt
Born(1850-10-30)30 October 1850
South Witham, Lincolnshire, England
Died1939 (aged 8889)
Surrey, England
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1912 StockholmTeam trap
Bronze medal – third place1908 LondonTeam trap shooting

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]

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]

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