John H. Hendrickson (October 20, 1872 – February 24, 1925) was an American sport shooter who competed in the

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Biography

Hendrickson was born in

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. In 1912 he won the

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as member of the American team in the team

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. In the individual trap event he finished 41st. He died in Queens, New York.

References

1872 births 1925 deaths American male sport shooters Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Trap and double trap shooters Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-sportshooting-Olympic-medalist-stub