Morris Fisher was an American

United States

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 sports

Shooting sports

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 shooter

Shooting

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 who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

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 and in the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

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Early life

Fisher was Jewish, and was born in Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown, Ohio

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, and died in Honolulu, Hawaii

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Career

He won a total of five olympic gold medals. He was the author of two popular books on marksmanship.

Fisher frequently competed in shooting tournaments while on duty as a United States Marine

United States Marine Corps

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. He retired from the Marine Corps as a Sergeant Major and in April 2009, he was inducted into the United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame.

See also

• List of select Jewish shooters
• List of notable United States Marines

Books by Morris Fisher

• Mastering the Pistol and Revolver, New York: Putnam's, 1940. [Riling 2314]
• Mastering the Rifle, New York: Putnam's, 1940. [Riling 2315]

References are to Ray Riling

Ray Riling

Raymond "Ray" Riling , a Philadelphia builder and arms collector, was an important arms book collector, dealer, author and publisher from the 1940s into the 1970s....

, Guns and Shooting, a Bibliography, New York: Greenberg, 1950.

External links

• Morris Fisher at USA Shooting Hall of Fame