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George Huston Bare (January 5, 1899 – May 26, 1981) was an American
modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...
. He competed at 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 ...
.


Biography

George Bare was born in
Sardinia, Ohio Sardinia is a village in Brown and Highland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,083 at the 2020 census. History Sardinia was laid out in 1833. The village's name is derived from the homonymous island in the Mediterranean S ...
on January 5, 1899. He graduated from the
United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...
at West Point in 1920. He served in the
United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...
for 33 years, attaining the rank of colonel. After retiring, he worked as an insurance broker. He died in
Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, Washington, Olympia, and northwest of Mount ...
on May 26, 1981.


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* 1899 births 1981 deaths American male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes of the United States Modern pentathletes at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Sardinia, Ohio Sportspeople from Ohio 20th-century American people United States Army colonels United States Military Academy alumni {{US-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub