James Enoch Hill

James Enoch Hil

William McMillan (left) and Hill (right) are commended by David M. Shoup, Commandant of the Marine Corps. Hill holds the rifle he used at the 1960 Olympics.
Personal information
Born (1929-10-30) October 30, 1929
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Club US Marine Corps

James Enoch Hill (born October 30, 1929) is a retired sports shooter from the United States. He won a silver medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1]

Hill was a gunnery sergeant with the United States Marine Corps. In 1956 he won the National Service Rifle Championship, and in 1957 the Pershing Trophy at the NRA Championships in the free rifle team event.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jim Hill". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 2, 2010.


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