William Styles

English sport shooter (1874–1940) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Kensett Styles (11 October 1874 8 April 1940) was an English sport shooter, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain.[1]

Born(1874-10-11)11 October 1874
Islington, London, England
Died8 April 1940(1940-04-08) (aged 65)
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William Styles
Personal information
Born(1874-10-11)11 October 1874
Islington, London, England
Died8 April 1940(1940-04-08) (aged 65)
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1908 LondonDisappearing target
Silver medal – second place1912 StockholmTeam 25m
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In the 1908 Olympics, he won a gold medal in the disappearing target small-bore rifle and was 9th in the moving target small-bore rifle event. Four years later, he won a silver medal in the 25 metre team small-bore rifle event, was 13th in the 25 metre small-bore rifle event, and 27th in the 50 metre rifle from the prone position event.[2]

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