Allan Briggs
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Born | Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. | February 14, 1873||||||||||||||
Died | November 12, 1951 Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 78)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
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Allan Lindsay Briggs (February 14, 1873 – November 12, 1951) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1912 he won the gold medal as member of the American team in the team military rifle competition.
In the 1912 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:
- 600 metre free rifle – fourth place
- 300 metre military rifle, three positions – 25th place
- 300 metre free rifle, three positions – 35th place
He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and died in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allan Briggs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
External links
- Allan Briggs at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Allan Briggs at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1873 births
- 1951 deaths
- American male sport shooters
- United States Distinguished Marksman
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
- ISSF rifle shooters
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Olympic shooters of the United States
- Sportspeople from Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- American sport shooting Olympic medalist stubs