Edouard Myin (28 September 1863 – 7 March 1931) was a Belgian

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 early 20th century in

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shooting, he competed at the

1900 Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

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. Myin competed in five different rifle shooting events at the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

, his best individual result was thirteenth place in the 300 metre rifle prone position event, he did win medals in the World Championship in the team three position events, he received silver medals in 1905 and 1907, plus a bronze medal in 1906.

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* 1863 births 1931 deaths Belgian male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters for Belgium Shooters at the 1900 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Belgium-sportshooting-bio-stub