Edward Amoore
Personal information
Born(1877-03-20)20 March 1877
Wimbledon, London, England
Died11 July 1955(1955-07-11) (aged 78)
Twickenham, London, England
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team small-bore rifle
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Disappearing target

Edward John Amoore (20 March 1877 11 July 1955) was a British sport shooter and road cyclist who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics as a shooter.[1]

In 1903 he won fastest time at the annual Anfield B.C. Invitational 100 mile time trial.[2] In the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the team small-bore rifle event, bronze in the disappearing target small-bore rifle event, was fifth in the stationary target small-bore rifle event and 19th in the moving target small-bore rifle event.[3] He went on to serve in the First World War as an officer in the Honourable Artillery Company becoming its Adjutant.

References

  1. "Sports Reference: Edward Amoore". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. "Anfield 100 Invitational 1903". CyclingRanking.com.
  3. "Edward Amoore". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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