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Olympic medal record Men's shooting Competitor for the 
United StatesGold 1920 Antwerp 300 m free rifle,
three positionsGold 1920 Antwerp Team free rifle Gold 1920 Antwerp Team 300 m
military rifle, proneGold 1924 Paris 600 metre free rifle Gold 1924 Paris Team free rifle Morris Fisher (May 4, 1890 – May 23, 1968) was an American sports shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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Early life
Fisher was Jewish,[1] and was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and died in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Career
He won a total of five olympic gold medals.[2] He was the author of two popular books on marksmanship.
Fisher frequently competed in shooting tournaments while on duty as a United States Marine. 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.[3]
See also
- List of select Jewish shooters
- List of notable United States Marines
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Profile: "Morris Fisher" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 10, 2008)
- ^ Lamothe, Dan (April 29, 2009). "Corps to induct 4 into Sports Hall of Fame". Marine Corps Times. http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/04/marine_sportshall_042709w/. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
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, Guns and Shooting, a Bibliography, New York: Greenberg, 1950.
External links
Olympic champions in men's 300 metre rifle three positions 1908: Albert Helgerud • 1912: Paul Colas • 1920: Morris Fisher • 1924: Morris Fisher • 1948: Emil Grünig • 1952: Anatoli Bogdanov • 1956: Vasily Borisov • 1960: Hubert Hammerer • 1964: Gary Anderson • 1968: Gary Anderson • 1972: Lones WiggerCategories:- 1890 births
- 1968 deaths
- American sport shooters
- Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic shooters of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- United States Marines
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Jewish American sportspeople
- American sport shooting Olympic medalist stubs
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