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George Whitaker (sport shooter)

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British sport shooter

George Whitaker
Personal information
Born(1864-08-25)25 August 1864
Walworth, London, England
Died23 August 1937(1937-08-23) (aged 72)
Brighton and Hove, England
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Team trap
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Team trap shooting

George Whitaker (25 August 1864 – 23 August 1937) was a British sport shooter who competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

At the 1908 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the team trap shooting event and was 11th in the individual trap shooting event. Four years later, he won a silver medal in the team clay pigeons event and was 29th in the trap event.

References

  1. "Sports Reference: George Whitaker". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  2. "George Whitaker". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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