Walter Raymond Stokes (May 23, 1898 – June 9, 1996) 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 as ...
who competed in the
1924 Summer Olympics.
Life
He was born on May 23, 1898, in
Mohawk, Florida.
In 1924, he won the gold medal as member of the American team in the team free rifle event, and the bronze medal in the team running deer, single shots, competition. At the
1924 Summer Olympics, he also participated in the following events:
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600 metre free rifle - fourth place
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Team running deer, double shots - fifth place
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running deer, single shots - tenth place
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50 metre rifle, prone - tenth place
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running deer, double shots - twelfth place
He died on June 9, 1996, in
Stuart, Florida.
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profile
1898 births
1996 deaths
American male sport shooters
ISSF rifle shooters
Running target shooters
Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in shooting
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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