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Newspaper articles. Jean Foster. , July 14,19 and 25, 1996

 File — Box: MS419.15, Folder: MS419.15.947
Identifier: MS419.15.947

Scope and Contents

Bozeman Daily Chronicle (July 14). Nothing on Foster. USA Today (July 19). Pg.2) Shooting: Former Olympian Jack Foster will miss the NRA National Smallbore Rifle Championships for the first time in 40 years. Wednesday, he’ll be watching daughter Jean Foster of Bozeman, MT, compete in the 3-position rifle competition. Pg.11E) U.S. Olympic Team. Women – Jean Foster, 23, 3-position rifle. Won gold in her event at ’96 North American championships. Silver medalist a NCAA Championships in ’94 for West Virginia. Mother is a former world champion and father competed in 2 Olympic games. The Washington Post (July 19). Shooting – July 20-27 Wolf Creek Shooting Complex – U.S. Roster – Jean Foster; standard rifle 3-position. The Atlanta Journal – Constitution (July 25). “Shooters avoid media after bad rounds”. ACOG press officials said U.S. rifle team coach Robert Mitchell refused a request for interviews with the 2 American competitors after the match. U.S. shooter Jean Foster finished 12th and Elizabeth Bourland failed to earn a medal after qualifying in “sixth” place for the final round. (Another article said she placed 8th in the final round.)

Dates

  • July 14,19 and 25, 1996

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From the Collection: 6 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

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