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Jaime Loyola

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Jaime Loyola
Personal information
Born(1931-05-27)27 May 1931
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Died23 May 1993(1993-05-23) (aged 61)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Sport
SportSports shooting

Jaime Loyola (27 May 1931 – 23 May 1993) was a Puerto Rican sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He was also a bronze medalist at the 1955 Pan American Games in trap shooting.[2]

Loyola was also a top skeet shooter. He competed at the Central American and Caribbean Games several times, being a gold medalist in the event in 1954, a silver in 1959, a bronze in 1962 and a bronze in 1966.[2] He won the Puerto Rican Governor's Cup championship at least five times and also won multiple competitions competing in the U.S.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Jaime Loyola". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Jaime Loyola". Olympedia.org.
  3. ^ "Skeet Champion". Carta de Puerto Rico: 8. 1967.
  4. ^ "Southpaw Loyola Right on Target". The Miami Herald. 15 November 1967. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Loyola Wins Crown In Everglades Shoot". The Miami Herald. 10 April 1967. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon