sport shooter lieutenant colonel january american competitive sport shooter international career captured numerous medals summer olympic games world shooting championships editions began shooting seventh grade joined rifle team competed local regional tournaments prior world war worked later served international tournament summer olympics edition point began career public service europe asia latin_america stopped competing international level retired cia end years instructor coach continued participating smaller tournaments 1990s early life jackson born brooklyn started shooting seventh grade hobby shooting cost job dry cleaning shop attended joined rifle team saving year afford cent ammunition fee won team event tournament connecticut obtaining individual honors process followed group trophy individual competition held high school sponsored following graduation briefly worked prior taking position engineering firm specialized diesel engines jackson followed sporting pursuits graduation soon joined coach time olympic gold medalist taking regional tournaments varying degrees success enrolled began competing collegiate league success local state events grew continued participating regional tournaments prior entry world war world war competitive career jackson held job years work considered essential war effort brother serving overseas permitted train combat june point signed branch united_states_army trained texas graduated rank second lieutenant served briefly instructor surrender japan left army rank lieutenant return new_york jackson joined long island club resumed competitive sport shooting career admitted shooting scholarship declined instead entered studies earned spot delegation shooting summer olympics finished 16th field competitors metre rifle positions event took job photography department began training world shooting championships won gold rifle prone position individual event silver team version turned position head promotions continue competing international stop pan american games captured gold medals won individual events positions prone rifle competitions meters silver high power rifle positions meters tournament return ordered denver colorado join radar photo school following graduation reported new_mexico jackson eventually sent michigan help form trained palm beach air force base florida winter months international stop world shooting championships took home gold rifle prone position individual team shots individual bronze standard rifle individual rifle prone position shots team traveled summer olympics won bronze medal metre rifle prone event finished 12th field competitors rifle positions tournament return united_states discovered promoted rank captain world shooting championships dominated soviet_union jackson managed home gold medal member rifle prone position team fared better taking home gold medals individual team versions rifle positions prone meters team high power rifle positions meters married began training year summer olympics finished 12th field competitors rifle positions event 31st participants metre rifle prone tournament later life following games jackson began working overseas germany joined main gun club participated swiss national championships temporarily retired shortly soon offered chance judge world shooting championships forced decline obligations cia following activities europe settled virginia resumed cia duties washington member sent japan following year able return virginia japan year stint spent years panama canal zone retiring cia air_force rank lieutenant colonel end soon moved new_hampshire took work shooting instructor coach new_england continued competing tournaments 1990s presenter awarded highest scorer team match championship member awarded highest scorer world black powder long range international championships named honor died age january concord new_hampshire
Arthur Jackson (sport shooter)