Marcus William Dinwiddie (August 27, 1906 – March 20, 1951) was an American
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 ...
who competed in the
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
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In 1924 he won the silver medal 50 metre rifle, standing in the team free rifle competition. He was born in
Washington, D.C.
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, and died in
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about west of downtown Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 31,402 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Oak ...
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References
External links
Marcus Dinwiddie's profile at databaseOlympics
1906 births
1951 deaths
American male sport shooters
ISSF pistol shooters
Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in shooting
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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