John Boles (sport shooter)
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John Keith Boles was an American
sports
shooter
who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
in Paris, where he won one individual Gold medal (Running Deer) and one Bronze medal as a member of the US team (Running Deer, Team).
He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sports
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
shooter
Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
in Paris, where he won one individual Gold medal (Running Deer) and one Bronze medal as a member of the US team (Running Deer, Team).
He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 86,209 in 2010, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents which encompasses the Arkansas...
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