Edward Gleason
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| Full name | Edward Francis Gleason | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 9, 1869 Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | April 9, 1944 (aged 74) Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
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Edward Francis Gleason (November 9, 1869 – April 9, 1944) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was born on November 9, 1869, in Hyannis, Massachusetts. In 1912 he won the gold medal as member of the American team in the team clay pigeons competition. In the individual trap event he finished ninth. He died on April 9, 1944.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edward Gleason". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "Edward Gleason". Olympedia. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Edward Francis Gleason at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Edward Francis Gleason at Olympics.com
- Edward Gleason at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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- 1869 births
- 1944 deaths
- American male sport shooters
- Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting
- Trap and double trap shooters
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- People from Hyannis, Massachusetts
- Sportspeople from Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American sport shooting Olympic medalist stubs