George Henry Harvey (9 January 1878 – 6 October 1960) was a South African
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
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...
and in the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
.
1912 Stockholm
In the
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...
he participated in the following events:
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Team military rifle - fourth place
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Team free rifle
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- sixth place
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300 metre military rifle, three positions - tenth place
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600 metre free rifle - 21st place
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300 metre free rifle, three positions - 40th place
1920 Antwerp
Eight years later he won the silver medal with the South African team in the team 600 metre military rifle, prone competition.
In the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
he also participated in the following events:
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Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone - fifth place
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Team 50 metre small-bore rifle - eighth place
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Team free rifle
A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal.
As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to infor ...
- tenth place
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300 metre free rifle, three positions - result unknown
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50 metre small-bore rifle - result unknown
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1878 births
1960 deaths
English emigrants to South Africa
South African male sport shooters
ISSF rifle shooters
Olympic shooters for South Africa
Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for South Africa
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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