Maurice Faure (26 June 1859 – 1945) was a French

sports 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 ...

. He competed at the

1906 Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Gam ...

and the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, b ...

. He won a bronze medal at the 1906 Intercalated Games. He was also awarded a retrospective silver medal in live pigeon shooting 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 ...

, although the Olympic status of the event is disputed.

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* 1859 births 1945 deaths French male sport shooters Olympic shooters for France Shooters at the 1906 Intercalated Games Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics People from Chaville Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Sportspeople from Hauts-de-Seine Shooters at the 1900 Summer Olympics Date of death missing Place of death missing Olympic silver medalists for France Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{France-sportshooting-bio-stub