Jesse Wallingford
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Jesse Alfred Wallingford (25 January 1872 ā 6 June 1944) was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
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Born | (1872-01-25)25 January 1872 Woolwich, London, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 6 June 1944(1944-06-06) (aged 72) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the team pistol event. He was also fifth in the individual pistol event, sixth in team free rifle event and tenth in 300 m free rifle event. The same year he set a mad minute record, scoring 36 hits in one minute on a 48-inch target at 300 yards.[3] He was a sniper when the Great War broke out and taught numerous soldiers how to shoot.
At the 1899 International Shooting Sport Federation World Championships in Loosdoinen, Belgium, he won the Gold Medal in 300 metres free rifle prone 40 shots, men.