Walter Wainans ( born Walter W. Winans ; April 5, 1852 , St. Petersburg , Russian Empire - August 12, 1920 , Barking Greater London ) - American shooter , horse breeder , sculptor , author of books. Walter Wynans gained wide fame thanks to his victories at the Olympic Games . One of the oldest champions and medalists in the history of the Olympic Games [1] .
Olympic awards Walter Wynans (1910) | ||
| Shooting sport | ||
| Gold | London 1908 | Moving target double shots |
| Silver | Stockholm 1912 | Single shots at “Running deer” (teams), 100 m |
| Art contests | ||
| Gold | Stockholm 1912 | Sculpture |
Life Path
On the paternal side, Walter Wynans was Dutch, and on the maternal French origin. At the end of the XVII century, his ancestors moved from Europe to America, where they were quite successfully engaged in business in the field of railway construction. In the XIX century, the father and uncle of the future Olympic champion went to Russia to participate in the construction of the Nikolaev railway .
Until the age of 18, Walter Wynans lived and studied in St. Petersburg . On the eve of his relocation with his parents from Russia to England, Walter Wynans swore allegiance to the US Embassy and retained American citizenship all his life [1] .
Thanks to his father’s business, which he did not show a professional interest in, Walter Wines was always financially independent and could devote himself to sporting and artistic inclinations. Twelve consecutive times, he won the English championship in shooting from a revolver, was also successful in breeding and testing horses of trotter breeds.
In the years from 1868 to 1914, the English weekly Vanity Fair “Vanity Fair”) often included in their publications a special page with a lithographic caricature of some of the celebrities, including Walter Wynans - “Record shot from a revolver” (1893) and “Tracks and triggers” (1909).
At the IV Summer Olympics, London - 1908, Walter Wines won a gold medal in single shooting competitions - discipline: moving target with double shots ("running deer"). Four years later, at the V Summer Olympics, Stockholm - 1912, Walter Wines was a member of the American team that won the silver medal in shooting - discipline: single shots at a “running deer”, 100 m [2] .
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| Sculpture "American Trotter" | |
In addition to shooting competitions, at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Walter Wines also participated in an art competition [3] and won a gold medal for a bronze sculpture depicting an American trotter [4] .
The Swedish National Olympic Committee, after the completion of these Games, acquired a sculpture by Winans for display at an exhibition at the Malmo Sports Museum. Throughout his life, Walter Wynans has published several books, primarily about shooting. In London in August 1920 , participating in a competition of riders , he died of a heart attack shortly before the finish. At the end of his life, Wines lost a significant part of his fortune, in particular Russian securities, due to a change of power in Russia . However, judging by his will, Winans did not suspect this.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Walter Winans . sports-reference.com. Date of treatment July 7, 2019.
- ↑ Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games . sports-reference.com. Date of treatment July 7, 2019.
- ↑ by Raymond T. Grant. The Cultural Influence of Pierre de Coubertin. A Contemporary Context . artsmanagement.net (October 21, 2006). Date of treatment July 7, 2019.
- ↑ Olympic Art Competitions / Contests 1912 - 1948 . archive.is . Date of treatment July 7, 2019.
Literature
- Walter Winans. In: Richard Stanton: The Forgotten Olympic Art Competitions: The Story of the Olympic Art Competitions of the 20th Century. Trafford Publishing, Victoria BC 2001, ISBN 1-55-212606-4 , S. 324/325
- Walter Winans Dies in a Race. In: The New York Times . Ausgabe vom 13. August 1920, S. 9
- Winans´ Legal Domicile Puzzles English Court. In: The New York Times . Ausgabe vom 27. Mai 1921, S. 2
- Winans Poor At Death. In: The New York Times . Ausgabe vom 24. Juli 1921, S. 2 (English)
See also
- 1908 Summer Olympics Shooting - Moving Target with Double Shots
- Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic art competitions
- Art Competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics