Joseph Jackson (September 23, 1880 – December 30, 1960) was an American

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and Olympic champion. He was born in

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. He won three gold medals, all in team events, at 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 ...

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External links

Joseph Jackson at FindAGrave
1880 births 1960 deaths American male sport shooters Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Olympic medalists in shooting Sportspeople from St. Louis Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-sportshooting-Olympic-medalist-stub