Hugh Durant (23 February 1877 – 20 January 1916) was a British

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 ...

and

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 anc ...

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 ...

. In 1912 he won the bronze medal as member of the British team in the team 30 metre military pistol event as well as in the team 50 metre military pistol competition. In the individual 50 metre pistol event he finished 20th. He also participated in the first contested modern pentathlon event and finished 18th. He was killed in action during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

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1877 births 1916 deaths British male sport shooters British male modern pentathletes ISSF pistol shooters Olympic shooters of Great Britain Olympic modern pentathletes of Great Britain Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in shooting People from Brixton Sportspeople from London British military personnel killed in World War I Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics English Olympic medallists 19th-century British people 20th-century British people {{UK-sportshooting-bio-stub

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