Peter Rull Sr. Explained

Peter Rull Sr.
Nationality:British subject (until circa 1981)
Birth Date:17 November 1922
Birth Place:Estonia
Death Date:[1]
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Sport:Sports shooting
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Allegiance:British Empire
Branch:Royal Hong Kong Regiment[2]

Peter Augustus Rull Sr. (17 November 1922  - 5 January 2014) was a sport shooter who represented Hong Kong at five editions of the Summer Olympic Games. He competed in the 50 metre rifle prone event each time, finishing 36th in 1960, 70th in 1964, 71st in 1968, 83rd in 1972, and joint-41st (with five other participants) in 1976. He also took part in the 50 metre rifle three positions tournament in 1964, where he placed 49th. He was born in Estonia.[3] He also took part in six editions of the Commonwealth Games, the last of which was in 1994, after which he retired from international competition.[4] By career he was a shooting coach for the police and a land bailiff.[5] His son, Peter Rull Jr., competed for Hong Kong as a sport shooter at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter A Rull. 2014. Fold3. Ancestry.com. 2017-05-08.
  2. News: https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20131006/18452089. zh:九華徑無地方練習 嘆射擊運動無希望 槍王之王追擊港府收靶場 . 6 October 2013. 30 October 2017. Apple Daily. Hong Kong. Next Media. zh-hk.
  3. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans . Peter Rull Sr. Bio, Stats, and Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004116/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/peter-rull-sr-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2014-07-02.
  4. News: Today's number: 71. The Independent. 1994-08-27. 2014-07-02.
  5. News: Carney. John. Five-time Hong Kong Olympian Peter Rull wants shooting range to go public. South China Morning Post. SCMP Group. 2013-10-27. 2014-07-02.
  6. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans . Peter Rull Jr. Bio, Stats, and Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052444/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/peter-rull-jr-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2014-07-02.