William McLaren (sport shooter)
William Benjamin McLaren (8 March 1881 – 19 March 1962) was a Canadian sports shooter.[1] He competed in the team clay pigeon event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2] He won the Canadian trap shooting championship in 1915 and 1920, and eight times the trap shooting championship of Alberta.[3] He had moved to Calgary, Alberta in 1906, and operated a hardware store there. He died in 1962.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 March 1881 Grey, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 19 March 1962 (aged 81) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
References
- "William McLaren". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "William McLaren". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- "City Store Owner Dies At Age 81". The Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. 20 March 1962. p. 34. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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