David Smith (sport shooter)
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Born | Scotland | 10 April 1880|||||||||||||
Died | 15 August 1945 Johannesburg, South Africa | (aged 65)|||||||||||||
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David J. Smith (10 April 1880 – 15 August 1945) was a South African sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
1920 Antwerp
In 1920 he won the silver medal with the South African team in the team 600 metre military rifle, prone competition. In the 1920 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:[2]
- Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone - fifth place
- Team 300 metre military rifle, prone - eighth place
- Team 300 metre military rifle, standing - ninth place
- Team free rifle - tenth place
- 300 metre free rifle, three positions - result unknown
1924 Paris
In the 1924 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events:
- Team free rifle - ninth place
- 600 metre free rifle - 59th place
References[]
- ^ "David Smith". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "David Smith". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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Categories:
- 1945 deaths
- 1880 births
- Scottish emigrants to South Africa
- South African male sport shooters
- ISSF rifle shooters
- Olympic shooters of South Africa
- Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for South Africa
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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