Peter Rull, Sr.

Peter Rull, Sr.
Personal information
Born (1922-11-17) 17 November 1922
Estonia
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Peter Augustus Rull, Sr. (born 17 November 1922) is a former sport shooter who represented Hong Kong at five editions of the Summer Olympic Games. He competed in the 50 metre rifle prone event each time, finishing 36th in 1960, 70th in 1964, 71st in 1968, 83rd in 1972, and joint-41st (with five other participants) in 1976. He also took part in the 50 metre rifle three positions tournament in 1964, where he placed 49th. He was born in Estonia.[1] He also took part in six editions of the Commonwealth Games, the last of which was in 1994, after which he retired from international competition.[2] By career he was a shooting coach for the police and a land bailiff.[3] His son, Peter Rull, Jr., competed for Hong Kong as a sport shooter at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[4]

References

  1. Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (April 2014). "Peter Rull, Sr. Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. "Today's number: 71". The Independent. 1994-08-27. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  3. Carney, John (2013-10-27). "Five-time Hong Kong Olympian Peter Rull wants shooting range to go public". South China Morning Post. SCMP Group. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  4. Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (April 2014). "Peter Rull, Jr. Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
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