John Dietz
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John A. Dietz was an American
sports
shooter
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
and in the 1912 Summer Olympics
.
He won two gold medals as part of the American pistol team.
In 1908 he also competed in the individual pistol
event and finished ninth.
In 1912 he finished fourth in the 30 metre military pistol team
event. He also competed in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol
event finishing fourth and in the 50 metre pistol
finishing again ninth.
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Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
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Shooting
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who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
and in the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
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He won two gold medals as part of the American pistol team.
In 1908 he also competed in the individual pistol
Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual pistol
The men's individual revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, July 10, 1908.Forty-three sport shooters from seven nations competed....
event and finished ninth.
In 1912 he finished fourth in the 30 metre military pistol team
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 30 metre team military pistol
The men's 30 metre team military pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had also been held in 1900...
event. He also competed in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
The men's 30 metre dueling pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which had not been featured at the 1908 Games...
event finishing fourth and in the 50 metre pistol
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol
The men's individual competition with revolver and pistol, distance 50 metres was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was the only one to have been featured at every edition of the Games to...
finishing again ninth.