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American sport shooter (1933–2003)

Franklin Green
Personal information
Birth nameFranklin Crawford Green
Born(1933-05-05)May 5, 1933
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 24, 2003(2003-10-24) (aged 70)
Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S.
Sport
SportShooting
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 50 metre pistol

Franklin Crawford Green (May 5, 1933 – October 24, 2003) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Green was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 5, 1933. He won 2 gold medals in the 1963 Pan-Am Games in pistol shooting. Green won another Pan-American Games gold medal in 1967 as a member of the team which won the free pistol-team match. He was the 1968 US free-pistol champion. Green was National Rifle Association national pistol champion in 1968. He held several patents and manufactured the Green Free-Pistol manufactured under the name Electroarms. Green died in Grand Junction, Colorado on October 24, 2003, at the age of 70.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Green". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  2. "Franklin Crawford GREEN".
  3. "Frank Green". Olympedia. Retrieved December 22, 2024.


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