Franklin Green

Frank Green
Personal information
Full 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.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportShooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo 50 metre pistol
Pan American Games
1963 São Paulo 50 metre pistol
1963 São Paulo 50m pistol team
1967 Winnipeg 50m pistol team

Franklin Crawford Green (May 5, 1933 – October 24, 2003) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Green was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 5, 1933.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b 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". Olympics.com.
  3. ^ "Frank Green". Olympedia. Retrieved December 22, 2024.