William McLaren (sport shooter) explained

William McLaren
Birth Date:8 March 1881
Birth Place:Grey, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sport:Sports shooting
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William Benjamin McLaren (8 March 1881 – 19 March 1962) was a Canadian sports shooter.[1] He competed in the team clay pigeon event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2] He won the Canadian trap shooting championship in 1915 and 1920, and eight times the trap shooting championship of Alberta. He had moved to Calgary, Alberta in 1906, and operated a hardware store there. He died in 1962.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: William McLaren . Olympedia . 2 September 2021.
  2. Web site: William McLaren . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070837/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/ben-mclaren-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 December 2014 . Sports Reference.
  3. News: City Store Owner Dies At Age 81. The Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. 34. March 20, 1962. January 31, 2019.

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