William Pimm

Full name: William Edwin Pimm
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Born: December 10, 1864 in Bow, Greater London, Great Britain
Died: 1952 in Miami, Florida, United States
Country: Great Britain
Sport: Shooting

Related Olympians: Father-in-law of William Styles.

Medals: 2 Gold, 1 Silver (3 Total)

Biography

Until Malcolm Cooper claimed his second Olympic title in 1988, William Pimm of the Wandsworth Rifle Club was the only British marksman to win two Olympic gold medals. He also competed in the various small-bore rifle individual events in 1908 and 1912, his best performance being the moving target event in 1908 when he placed sixth.

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1908 Summer	43	London	Shooting	Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 and 100 yards	Great Britain	GBR	6
1908 Summer	43	London	Shooting	Men's Small-Bore Rifle, 50 and 100 yards, Team	Great Britain	GBR	1	Gold
1908 Summer	43	London	Shooting	Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, 25 yards	Great Britain	GBR	15T
1908 Summer	43	London	Shooting	Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Moving Target, 25 yards	Great Britain	GBR	6
1912 Summer	47	Stockholm	Shooting	Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Any Position, 50 metres	Great Britain	GBR	10
1912 Summer	47	Stockholm	Shooting	Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Team	Great Britain	GBR	1	Gold
1912 Summer	47	Stockholm	Shooting	Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, 25 metres	Great Britain	GBR	7
1912 Summer	47	Stockholm	Shooting	Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, 25 metres, Team	Great Britain	GBR	2	Silver

Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Any Position, 50 metres

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	PTS
1912 Summer	47	Stockholm	Shooting	Great Britain	GBR	Final Standings		189

Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Team

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	Rank		TP	IP
1912 Summer	47	Stockholm	Shooting	Great Britain	GBR	Final Standings		1		762	193

Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 and 100 yards

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	PTS	50YP	100YP
1908 Summer	43	London	Shooting	Great Britain	GBR	Final Standings		379	192	187

Men's Small-Bore Rifle, 50 and 100 yards, Team

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Rank	TP	IP
1908 Summer	43	London	Shooting	Great Britain	GBR	Final Standings	1	771	192
1908 Summer	43	London	Shooting	Great Britain	GBR	50 yards	NP	387	99
1908 Summer	43	London	Shooting	Great Britain	GBR	100 yards	NP	384	93

Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, 25 metres

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	PTS	TH
1912 Summer	47	Stockholm	Shooting	Great Britain	GBR	Final Standings		225	25

Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, 25 metres, Team

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	Rank		TP	TTH	IP
1912 Summer	47	Stockholm	Shooting	Great Britain	GBR	Final Standings		2		917	99	237

Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, 25 yards

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	PTS
1908 Summer	43	London	Shooting	Great Britain	GBR	Final Standings		39

Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Moving Target, 25 yards

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	PTS
1908 Summer	43	London	Shooting	Great Britain	GBR	Final Standings		21

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