Edward Amoore Explained

Edward Amoore
Birth Date:20 March 1877
Birth Place:Wimbledon, London, England
Death Place:Twickenham, London, England
Sport:Sports shooting
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Edward John Amoore (20 March 1877  - 11 July 1955) was a British sport shooter and road cyclist who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics as a shooter.[1]

In 1903 he won fastest time at the annual Anfield B.C. Invitational 100 mile time trial.[2] In the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the team small-bore rifle event, bronze in the disappearing target small-bore rifle event, was fifth in the stationary target small-bore rifle event and 19th in the moving target small-bore rifle event.[3] He went on to serve in the First World War as an officer in the Honourable Artillery Company becoming its Adjutant.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Reference: Edward Amoore . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171831/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/am/edward-amoore-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2014-02-16 . Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: Anfield 100 Invitational 1903 . CyclingRanking.com.
  3. Web site: Edward Amoore . Olympedia . 10 April 2021.