James Platz
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 1931 Bruno, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | 30 October 2019 (aged 88) Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
James Walter Platz (25 June 1931 – 30 October 2019) was a Canadian sports shooter.[1] He competed in the trap event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]
James E. Platz, was a herpetologist at Creighton University, during his tenure there he discovered multiple species of frogs, one, that made its mating call under water named Rana sub aquavocalis.
References
[edit]- ^ James Platz at Olympedia (archive)
- ^ "James Platz". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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