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'''John Postans''' (1869 &ndash; 9 January 1958) was a British sport shooter. He was born in [[Suffolk]]. Competing for Great Britain, he won a gold medal in [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's trap, team|team trap shooting]] at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]].<ref name=sref>{{cite web|title=John Postans |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/john-postans-1.html |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref>
'''John Postans''' (14 September 1869 &ndash; 9 January 1958) was a British sport shooter. He was born in [[Suffolk]]. Competing for Great Britain, he won a gold medal in [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's trap, team|team trap shooting]] at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]].<ref name=sref>{{cite web|title=John Postans |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/john-postans-1.html |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |accessdate=11 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218184404/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/john-postans-1.html |archivedate=18 December 2012 }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 01:18, 30 December 2023

John Postans
Personal information
Born14 September 1869[1]
Samford, Suffolk, England
Died9 January 1958(1958-01-09) (aged 88)
Colchester, Essex, England
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London team trap shooting

John Postans (14 September 1869 – 9 January 1958) was a British sport shooter. He was born in Suffolk. Competing for Great Britain, he won a gold medal in team trap shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Postans at Olympedia
  2. ^ "John Postans". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

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