Geoffrey Horsman Coles (13 March 1871 – 27 January 1916) was a British sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Born | (1871-03-13)13 March 1871 Hastings, East Sussex, England | |||||||||||||
| Died | 27 January 1916(1916-01-27) (aged 44) Festubert, France | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||
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In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the team pistol event and was 11th in the individual pistol event.[2]
Coles was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a private with the Royal Fusiliers near Festubert.[3] He was buried at Brown's Road Military Cemetery nearby.[4]
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