Arthur Jackson (sport shooter)
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Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Charles Jackson (May 15, 1918 – January 6, 2015) was an American competitive sport shooter. In his international career, he won numerous medals across three Summer Olympic Games, three
Early life
Jackson was born on May 15, 1918, in Brooklyn.[1] He started shooting during the seventh grade, when his hobby of shooting marbles cost him his job at a dry cleaning and tailoring shop. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School, where he joined the rifle team after saving for a year to afford the fifteen cent ammunition fee for the tryouts. He won his first team event in 1934 at a tournament in New Haven, Connecticut, obtaining individual honors in the process, and followed it up in 1936 with a group trophy and another individual accolade at a competition held at his high school and sponsored by the New York Stock Exchange. Following graduation, he briefly worked at General Motors prior to taking up a position at an engineering firm that specialized in diesel engines.[2]
Jackson also followed his sporting pursuits after graduation and soon joined the Woodhaven American Legion Auxiliary Rifle Club, where his coach was
World War II and competitive career
By 1942 Jackson had held a job at the
Upon his return to New York, Jackson joined the
Jackson was eventually sent to
The 1954 ISSF World Shooting Championships were dominated by the Soviet Union, but Jackson still managed to take home a gold medal as a member of the United States' 50+100 m rifle prone position team. He fared better at the 1955 Pan American Games, taking home gold medals in both the individual and team versions of the rifle, three positions and prone at 50 meters,[2] as well as the team high power rifle, three positions at 50 meters.[3] He married Nancy Ord in 1956 and began training for that year's Summer Olympics,[2] where he again finished 12th in a field of 44 competitors in the 50 m rifle three positions event and 31st in among 44 participants in the 50 m rifle prone tournament.[1]
Later life
Following the 1956 Games Jackson began working overseas with the
References
- ^ a b c d e f Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "Art Jackson Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rocketto, Hap (1988). "THE ART OF SHOOTING – The Life and Times of Arthur C. Jackson" (PDF). The Rifleman's Journal. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ a b Hickok, Ralph (November 23, 2011). "Pan American Games Medalists in Shooting". Hickok Sports.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ "World Long Range Rifle Championships" (PDF). Long Range Rifle Shooter. 17 (1). Palma Promotions: 4. May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ "Fulton Trophy" (PDF). National Rifle Association of America. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "The Connecticut State Rifle and Revolver Association Shooters Hall of Fame" (PDF). Connecticut State Rifle and Revolver Association. April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ "Arthur C. Jackson". U.S. Shooting Team Alumni Association. USA Shooting. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Arthur C. Jackson Trophy" (PDF). National Rifle Association of America. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- Newspapers of New England. January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.