Charles Winder

Charles Winder
	Winder in 1911
Personal information
Born	June 23, 1874; Champaign County, Ohio, United States
Died	March 5, 1921 (aged 46); West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Charles Blish Winder, Jr. (June 23, 1874 – March 5, 1921) was an American sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1] He was a colonel in the Ohio Army National Guard.

Biography[edit]

He was the winner of the Leech Cup in 1903 in Sea Girt, New Jersey.^[2]^[3]^[4]

In the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the team military rifle event and was 16th in 1000 yard free rifle event.^[5]

He died in West Palm Beach, Florida on March 5, 1921.

^ "Sports Reference: Charles Winder". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
^ "Leech Cup" (PDF). National Rifle Association of America. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
^ "Leech Cup Team Won by Corp. C.B. Winder of Ohio". The New York Times. September 11, 1903. Retrieved 2010-11-12. Leech Cup Team Won by Corp. C. B. Winder of Ohio. Old Guard of Massachusetts Beat New York Veterans. Company Team, Inter-Club, Carbine, and Tyro Matches.
^ "Private Cook of District of Columbia Won the President's Match. A New York Marksman Third". The New York Times. September 7, 1902. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
^ "Charles Winder". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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