Hugh Durant
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| Born |
23 February 1877 Brixton, London, England | |||||||||||||||
| Died |
21 January 1916 (aged 38) Vermelles, France | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting, modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hugh Durant (23 February 1877 – 20 January 1916) was a British sport shooter and modern pentathlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
In 1912 he won the bronze medal as member of the British team in the team 30 metre military pistol event as well as in the team 50 metre military pistol competition. In the individual 50 metre pistol event he finished 20th.[1][2]
He also participated in the first contested modern pentathlon event and finished 18th.
He was killed in action during World War I.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Olympics Statistics: Hugh Durant". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ↑ "Hugh Durant Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ↑ "Notice of Hugh Durant's death". cwgc.org. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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