Jules Bury

Jules Bury (28 December 1862 – Unknown) was a Belgian sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting, he competed at the 1900 Olympics in Paris.[1]

Jules Bury
Personal information
Born(1862-12-28)28 December 1862
Fontaine-l'Évêque, Belgium
DiedUnknown
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportSports shooting

Bury was born into a family of gunmakers and firearm engravers from the Wallonia area in Belgium,[2] he went on to compete at the 1900 Summer Olympics in five different rifle events, his best finishes was a sixth place in the 300 metre team rifle event although there were only six teams,[3] and seventh place in the 300 metre standing rifle event where there were 29 other shooters.[4]

Reference
  1. "Jules Bury". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. "Britte, Bury and others". shotguncollector.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. "Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. "Men's Free Rifle, Standing, 300 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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