Harry Edward Sears (May 11, 1870 – October 19, 1920) was an American

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who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the 50 metre military pistol team, which won he gold medal. He also participated in the 30 m rapid fire pistol event and finished 7th and in the 50 metre pistol event finished 16th. He graduated from

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and

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.Harry Sears at Sports Reference
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1870 births 1920 deaths American male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Harvard College alumni Harvard Medical School alumni {{US-sportshooting-Olympic-medalist-stub