Walter Stokes
Appearance
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Born | Mohawk, Florida, United States | 23 May 1898|||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 June 1996 Stuart, Florida, United States | (aged 98)|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||||||
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Walter Raymond Stokes (May 23, 1898 – June 9, 1996) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
Life
He was born on May 23, 1898, in Mohawk, Florida.
In 1924, he won the gold medal as member of the American team in the team free rifle event, and the bronze medal in the team running deer, single shots, competition. At the 1924 Summer Olympics, he also participated in the following events:[2]
- 600 metre free rifle - fourth place
- Team running deer, double shots - fifth place
- running deer, single shots - tenth place
- 50 metre rifle, prone - tenth place
- running deer, double shots - twelfth place
He died on June 9, 1996, in Stuart, Florida.
References
- ^ "Walter Stokes". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Walter Stokes". Olympedia. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
External links
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1996 deaths
- American male sport shooters
- ISSF rifle shooters
- Running target shooters
- Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in shooting
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- American sport shooting Olympic medalist stubs