William Styles

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William Styles
Personal information
Born(1874-10-11)11 October 1874
Islington, London, England
Died8 April 1940(1940-04-08) (aged 65)
Seaford, East Sussex, England
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Disappearing target
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Team 25m

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sports Reference: William Styles". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ^ "William Styles". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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