George Whelan (6 May 1859 – 12 November 1938) was a South African

sports 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 as ...

. He competed in three events at 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 ...

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1859 births 1938 deaths South African male sport shooters Olympic shooters for South Africa Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kandy South African people of Sri Lankan descent People from British Ceylon Colony of Natal people {{SouthAfrica-sportshooting-bio-stub