Ernest Tippin

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameErnest Elwood•Tippin
Used nameErnest•Tippin
Born7 April 1890 in Mankato, Kansas (USA)
Died30 October 1958
NOC United States

Biography

Ernest Tippin shot rapid-fire pistol at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Tippin graduated from Cooper College in Sterling, Kansas in 1919. He became a physician, specializing in eye, ear, nose, and throat surgery. Tippin was a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, and a fellow of the American Society of Ophthalmologic and Otolaryngologic Allergy. Tippin served in SATC (Student Army Training Corps) at the University of Chicago from January 1918 to December 1930.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Shooting USA Ernest Tippin
Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men (Olympic) 16