Olympics-Playing hurt 1924 Style

DaleA

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In the 1924 Olympics one of the shooters on the firing line got into an argument with an official that resulted in him dropping his rifle which went off and the ricochet hit U.S. shooter Sidney Hinds in the foot. He competed the next day with the injury and shot a perfect score which helped the U.S. team win the Gold.

This has been posted before but there are new folks on the forum and it’s still a good story and there is a new reference that I didn’t have before about the event.

http://apps.westpointaog.org/Memorials/Article/6791/
 
... and the coach said, “Sid, the next time we compete, I’m going to shoot you in the other foot.”​

Great story! Thanks for sharing it.
 
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