John Wilson (sport shooter) explained

John Wilson
Birth Date:1 September 1879
Birth Place:Bennebroek, North Holland, Netherlands
Death Place:Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Sport:Sports shooting
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John Waterloo Wilson (1 September 1879  - 15 March 1940) was a Dutch sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was born in Bennebroek and died in Amsterdam.

In 1908 he finished fourth with the Dutch team in the team trap shooting event. In the individual trap competition he finished seventh.[2]

The city of Brussels has a street named Rue John Waterloo Wilson after his grandfather John W. Wilson, who left 27 paintings to the City of Brussels.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Reference: John Wilson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051908/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/john-wilson-2.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2014-02-25 . Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: John Wilson . Olympedia . 11 April 2021.
  3. http://archives.lesoir.be/expo-sur-un-mecene-anglais-du-xixe-au-musee-du-costume-_t-19951229-Z0AGNR.html Expo on an English patron of the nineteenth century in the Costume Museum