Frank H. Hughes (January 14, 1881 – June 28, 1942) was an American

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such a ...

who competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. In 1924, he won the gold medal as member of the American team in the team clay pigeons competition and the bronze medal in the individual trap. He was born in

Neligh, Nebraska Neligh is a city and county seat in Antelope County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,599 at the 2010 census. History In 1872, John D. Neligh and a few of his friends took a trip up the Elkhorn River from West Point, Nebraska. ...

and died in

Rochester, Minnesota Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota, the city is the home and birthplace of the renowned Mayo Clinic. Acco ...

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1881 births 1942 deaths People from Neligh, Nebraska American male sport shooters Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in shooting Trap and double trap shooters Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 19th-century American people 20th-century American people {{US-sportshooting-Olympic-medalist-stub