John Black (26 October 1882 – 16 October 1924) was a Canadian sports shooter. He was born in Coylton in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Competing for Canada, he won a silver medal in team clay pigeons at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1] He also competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Born | 26 October 1882 Coylton, South Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 October 1924 (aged 41) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
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He died at Winnipeg General Hospital on 16 October 1924.[3]
References
edit- ^ "John Black". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "John Black". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "John H. Black, Eminent Local Sportsman, Dead". Winnipeg Tribune. 24 October 1924. p. 1. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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