Leonard Bull

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLeonard James•Bull
Used nameLeonard•Bull
Born25 January 1935 in Southwark, England (GBR)
Died23 November 2013 in Trinidad, Colorado (USA)
Measurements174 cm / 85 kg
NOC Kenya

Biography

Leonard Bull was a pistol shooter who represented Kenya at the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympics. For many years he worked as a gunsmith for Shaw & Hunter Ltd. in Nairobi, and also wrote articles for Guns magazine in the 1960s. Because of political uncertainty in Kenya, Bull moved to England in 1960 where he worked for Holland & Holland as a gunsmith, but he returned to Kenya after one year.

In the early 1970s Bull moved to the United States and Shreveport, Louisiana, recruited there to work as a gunsmith. He eventually moved to Trinidad, Colorado, where he started his own company, Casting Company, which made custom guns and castings. He was also an instructor at the Trinidad School of Gunsmithing.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Shooting KEN Leonard Bull
Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men (Olympic) 44
1968 Summer Olympics Shooting KEN Leonard Bull
Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Open (Olympic) 35
1972 Summer Olympics Shooting KEN Leonard Bull
Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Open (Olympic) 55