Armando Marques (sport shooter)

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Armando Marques
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Full nameArmando da Silva Marques
Born (1937-05-01) 1 May 1937 (age 83)
Lisbon, Portugal
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Armando da Silva Marques, CvIH [1] (born 1 May 1937) is a Portuguese sports shooter. He competed at the 1964, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In the mixed trap event at the 1976 Olympics, he won a silver medal. [2]

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References

  1. http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=153
  2. "Armando Marques". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2015.