{{short description|American sport shooter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Morris Fisher | image = Morris Fisher 1923.jpg | caption = Morris Fisher in 1923 holding his 300 m rifle and its target | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date|1890|5|4}} | birth_place = Youngstown, Ohio, United States | death_date = {{death date and age|1968|5|23|1890|5|4}} | death_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | height = | weight = | website = | country = | sport = Sport shooting | club = U.S. Marine Corps | event = | headercolor = lightsteelblue | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} {{MedalOlympics}} {{MedalGold| 1920 Antwerp | 300 m free rifle,<br /> three positions}} {{MedalGold| 1920 Antwerp | Team free rifle}} {{MedalGold|1920 Antwerp| Team 300 m<br /> military rifle, prone}} {{MedalGold| 1924 Paris | 600 metre free rifle}} {{MedalGold|1924 Paris | Team free rifle}} | show-medals = yes }}
'''Morris "Bud" Fisher''' (May 4, 1890 – May 23, 1968) was an American sport shooter and United States Marine Corps shooting instructor. He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and won five gold medals in 300–800 m rifle events.<ref name="sportsref">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/bud-fisher-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185002/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/bud-fisher-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Morris Fisher |accessdate=14 December 2014 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref> He ended his Olympic career in 1924, as shooting was not part of the 1928 Games, and long-distance rifle events re-appeared only at the 1948 Olympics, when he had long retired both from active competitions and military service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/44659 |title=Morris Fisher |work=Olympedia |access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref>
==Biography== Fisher was born in Youngstown, Ohio. In 1911, Fisher enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and later competed while on duty. Besides his Olympic medals, Fisher won six world titles and held five world records. In 1916, he was awarded the distinguished marksman badge. He retired from shooting competitions in 1934 and later coached shooters at the U.S. Marine Corps and at the Toledo police department. In 1941, he retired from military service as a gunnery sergeant. He was soon recalled as a shooting instructor during World War II, in which he lost his son William, at Okinawa in 1945.<ref name="sportsref"/> Fisher retired for good in 1946 as a Chief Warrant Officer.<ref>[https://olympics.com/en/athletes/morris-fisher MORRIS FISHER]</ref>
He settled first in La Jolla, California, and then in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he died in 1968. He was buried with full military honors at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California. In 2009, he was inducted into the United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame.<ref name=j1>{{cite journal|url=http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2010/03/history-morris-fisher.html |title=Morris Fisher: Master Rifleman and Musician|author=Rocketto, Hap|journal=The Rifleman's Journal|date=March 2010}}</ref><ref name=hall>[http://www.usashooting.org/alumni-association/hall-of-fame/morris-fisher Morris Fisher]. USA Shooting</ref><ref name="MCtimes">{{cite web |last = Lamothe |first = Dan |title = Corps to induct 4 into Sports Hall of Fame |publisher = Marine Corps Times |date = April 29, 2009 |url = http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/04/marine_sportshall_042709w/ |accessdate = May 7, 2009 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120223222434/http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/04/marine_sportshall_042709w/ |archivedate = February 23, 2012 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> He has also been inducted into the USA Shooting Hall of fame.<ref name=hall-of-fame>{{cite web |url=https://www.usashooting.org/about/alumni-association/hall-of-fame/morris-fisher |website=usashooting.org |title=Hall of Fame – Morris Fisher |access-date=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
==Books by Fisher== * ''Mastering the Pistol and Revolver,'' New York: Putnam's, 1940. [Riling 2314] * ''Mastering the Rifle,'' New York: Putnam's, 1940. [Riling 2315]
==References== {{Commons category|Morris Fisher}} {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{olympics.com|morris-fisher}} * {{ISSF|SHUSAM0000000056}} * {{FAG}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Morris}} Category:1890 births Category:1968 deaths Category:American male sport shooters Category:Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Category:United States Marine Corps non-commissioned officers Category:Olympic medalists in shooting Category:Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Category:United States Marine Corps personnel of World War I Category:United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II Category:Military personnel from Ohio Category:20th-century American sportsmen