Ángel León Gozalo

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Ángel León Gozalo (Villalón de Campos, Valladolid, 2 October 1907 – Madrid 10 August 1979) was a Spanish sport shooter. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1960 Olympics in the 50 m pistol event and finished in 6th, 2nd and 18th place, respectively.[1] Léon Gozalo worked as a shooting instructor with the police in Madrid.[2]

Ángel León
Personal information
Born(1907-10-02)2 October 1907
Villalón de Campos, Valladolid, Spain
Died10 August 1979(1979-08-10) (aged 71)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Olympics
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki 50 m pistol
ISSF World Shooting Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Buenos Aires 50 m pistol

References edit

  1. ^ "Ángel Léon". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. ^ El 'finlandés volador', protagonista. marca.com (2008)