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James Platz
Personal information
Born(1931-06-25)25 June 1931
Bruno, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died30 October 2019(2019-10-30) (aged 88)
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
SportSports shooting

James Walter Platz (25 June 1931 – 30 October 2019) was a Canadian sports shooter.[1] He competed in the trap event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

James E. Platz, was a herpetologist at Creighton University, during his tenure there he discovered multiple species of frogs, one, that made its mating call under water named Rana sub aquavocalis.

References

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  1. ^ James Platz at Olympedia
  2. ^ "James Platz". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

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