William Styles Explained

William Styles
Birth Date:11 October 1874
Birth Place:Islington, London, England
Death Place:Seaford, East Sussex, England
Sport:Sports shooting
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William Kensett Styles (11 October 1874  - 8 April 1940) was an English sport shooter, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain.[1]

In the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the disappearing target small-bore rifle, and was 9th in the moving target small-bore rifle event. Four years later, he won a silver medal in the 25 metre team small-bore rifle event, was 13th in the 25 metre small-bore rifle event and 27th in the 50 metre rifle from the prone position event.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Reference: William Styles . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192800/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/william-styles-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2014-02-20 . Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: William Styles . Olympedia . 10 April 2021.