Peter Rull Sr.

Peter Rull Sr.
Born(1922-11-17)17 November 1922
Estonia
Died5 January 2014(2014-01-05) (aged 91)[1]
NationalityBritish subject (until circa 1981)
Sports career
SportSports shooting
Military career
AllegianceBritish Empire
Service / branchRoyal Hong Kong Regiment[2]

Peter Augustus Rull Sr. (17 November 1922 – 5 January 2014) was a 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.[3] 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.[4] By career he was a shooting coach for the police and a land bailiff.[5] His son, Peter Rull Jr., competed for Hong Kong as a sport shooter at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[6]

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  2. ^ 九華徑無地方練習 嘆射擊運動無希望 槍王之王追擊港府收靶場. Apple Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Next Media. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (April 2014). "Peter Rull Sr. Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Today's number: 71". The Independent. 27 August 1994. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. ^ Carney, John (27 October 2013). "Five-time Hong Kong Olympian Peter Rull wants shooting range to go public". South China Morning Post. SCMP Group. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  6. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (April 2014). "Peter Rull Jr. Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2014.