Franklin Green

Franklin Crawford "Frank" Green (born May 5, 1933) is an American former sport shooter who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He won 2 gold medals in the 1963 Pan-Am Games in pistol shooting. He 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. He was National Rifle Association national pistol champion in 1968. He held several patents and manufactured the Green Free-Pistol manufactured under the name Electroarms.

Franklin Green
Personal information
Born (1933-05-05) May 5, 1933
Chicago, Illinois, United States
DiedAugust 24, 2003 (age 70)
Sport
SportShooting
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 50 metre pistol

Green was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1]

References

  1. 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".


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