Offutt Pinion

Offutt Pinion (March 23, 1910 – September 30, 1976) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal in the 50 m pistol event.[1] He lived at various times in San Francisco, New Jersey, Ohio, and Kentucky.

Offutt Pinion
Personal information
Born(1910-03-23)March 23, 1910
Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
DiedSeptember 30, 1976(1976-09-30) (aged 66)
Contra Costa County, California, United States
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne 50 metre pistol

According to the official Olympics website:

"Offutt Pinion was a navy shooter in 1956 and contended with some horrible conditions to win the bronze medal in free pistol. The day of the event was very cold, with winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour. However, Pinion used some great wind doping to overcome one bad string of 88 and win the bronze medal. This was in his first international competition, although he had been All-Navy champion in 1956 and northwest regional champion in 1951 and 1952."[2]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Offutt Pinion". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  2. "Offutt Pinion". olympics.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.


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