Walter Winans (April 5, 1852 - August 12, 1920) was an Russian-born AmericanBritish marksman, sculptor, and painter who participated in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He won two medals for shooting: a gold in 1908 and a silver in 1912. He also won a gold medal for his sculpture An American Trotter at Stockholm in 1912. Shooting sports have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except the 1904 and 1928 editions. ... The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England. ... The mens double-shot running deer competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. ... The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The mens 100 metre team running deer, single shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... For other uses , see Painting (disambiguation). ... The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England. ... The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... A medal is a small metal object, usually engraved with insignia, that is awarded to a person for athletic, military, scientific, academic or some other kind of achievement. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, fifteen shooting events were contested. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the chemical element. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ...

As an expatriate, Winans lived in Kent, England. He was interested in horses and wild boar hunting. His favorite firearm was the Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. ... This article is about the hunting of prey by human society. ... Firearms redirects here. ... The Webley-Fosbery Self-Cocking Automatic Revolver was an unusual, recoil-operated, automatic revolver designed by Lieutenant Colonel George Vincent Fosbery, VC and produced by the Webley and Scott company from 1901 to 1915. ...

Quotes

Only quite recently there was a report of a mad dog in a crowded street of New York. The policeman on the beat killed it at the first shot, and did not hit anyone in the crowd. If a London policeman started "loosing off" a revolver in a crowd, I fear the ambulance corps would be kept busy!

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Bibliography

• The Art of Revolver Shooting (1901, 1911)
• Practical Rifle Shooting (1906)
• Automatic Pistol Shooting (1916)
• Hints on Revolver Shooting (1904, 1910)
• Automatic Pistol Shooting (1915, 1916)
• The Modern Pistol & How to Shoot it (1919)
• The Sporting Rifle (1908)
• Deer Breeding for Fine Heads (1913)
• Animal Sculpture (1914)
• Revolvers- an article in "Encyclopedia of Sports & Games in Four Volumes Vol IV", published by the Sportsman (1912)

1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in shooting
• Art competitions at the Olympic Games