Who were the great Olympic Shooters?

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Rembrandt

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How many Olympic Shooters can you name that didn't fade into obscurity?....can name some?

Two that come to mind are....George S. Patton and Kim Rhode.

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100 years ago......1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden....
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Patton finished the modern Pentathlon in fifth place. He used a .38 caliber. It was claimed that the holes in the paper from early shots were so large that some of his later bullets passed through them, but the judges said he missed the target completely Modern competitions on this level frequently now employ a moving background to specifically track multiple shots through the same hole. There was much controversy about Patton’s finish in the pistol shooting, but the judges’ ruling prevailed. If Patton had prevailed, it is highly likely that he would have won the Gold medal instead of fifth place.
 
Lanny Basham
Ruby Fox
Margeret Murdock
Jack Writer [not Reiter]
Gary Anderson
Bill Blankenship?
Pat Spurgin
Matt Emmons
Col. Lones Wigger
 
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Rembrandt:

Foreverm14 left out deceased Marine Colonel William McMillen. He won the 22 caliber international pistol rapid fire at the Cairo, Egypt crica 1960. When he was competing in Southern California I watched him shoot many times. In one .22 timed fire match, I was shooting expert class , I cleaned the target an I beat Caption Mac ,as the Marine competers called him, out of the match winner. He was as great an officer as he was a competior.


Semper Fi.

Gunnery Sergeant
Clifford L. Hughes
USMC Retired
 
Gary Anderson was mentioned, but just in passing.

Since Mr Anderson retired he went to the Civilian Marksmanship Program donating his time to supporting and instructing other shooters, mainly juniors.

He's still there today.

I had a chance to meet Mr Anderson when I attended the CMP GSM Master Instructor's course which he instructs.

A honorable gentlemen, who goes out of his way helping us shooters. He opened up his home to us, he and his lovely wife, for a little get together.

Gary Anderson's home is a relative museum of his shooting accomplishments, his Olympic Metals were just a small part.

I probably drove him nuts with my questions, but the one answer he gave, and pushes in his instructor course, and I've adopted as a model in my firearms instruction.

THERE ARE NO HOPELESS SHOOTERS.

Everyone can be taught, we as instructors just need to find the key that works.
 
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Foreverm14 left out deceased Marine Colonel William McMillen. He won the 22 caliber international pistol rapid fire at the Cairo, Egypt crica 1960
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Bill McMillan won the rapid fire event at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960.

Didn't notice any mention of Darius Young, a member of a number of US Olympic squads.
Arnie Vitarbo is another.
Bill Blankenship - a personal hero of mine - won the National Pistol Championship six times but I do not recall him shooting either air pistol, rapid fire pistol or Free pistol in any Olympic games. Nor do I recall multiple national champ Steve Reiter as an Olympian.
Pete
 
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