Charles Robert Crowe (12 October 1867 – 3 September 1953) was a Canadian

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such ...

, who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

. He was born and died in

Guelph Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as The Royal City, it is roughly east of Kitchener, Ontario, Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Ontario Highway 6, ...

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. In the 1908 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the team military rifle event and was 9th in 1000 yard free rifle event. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Guelph, Ontario.

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* 1867 births 1953 deaths Sportspeople from Guelph Canadian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Canada Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-sportshooting-bio-stub