John Wilson (sport shooter)
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John Waterloo Wilson is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
– March 15, 1940, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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, North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
) was a Dutch
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sport shooter
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...
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...
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He was born in Bennebroek
Bennebroek
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and died in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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In 1908 he finished fourth with the Dutch team in the team trap shooting event
Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team trap shooting
The men's team trap shooting competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of six shooters...
. In the individual trap competition
Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual trap shooting
The men's individual trap shooting competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Shooting was conducted in three rounds, with each shooter firing at 30 clay birds in the first round, 20 in the second, and 30 in the third. Eliminations took...
he finished seventh.
The City of Brussels
City of Brussels
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has a street named Rue John Waterloo Wilson.