Nelson Lincoln

{{short description|American sports shooter}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2015}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Nelson Lincoln

| full_name = Nelson Hayford Lincoln

| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|4|20}}

| birth_place = Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|3|7|1914|4|20}}

| death_place = Glendale, Arizona, U.S.

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{{MedalSport | Men's shooting }}

{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1959 Chicago | 50 m pistol }}

{{MedalGold | 1959 Chicago | 50 m pistol team }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 1958 Moscow | 50 m pistol team }}

{{MedalBronze | 1958 Moscow | 50 m pistol }}

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Nelson Hayford Lincoln (April 20, 1914 – March 7, 2000) was an American sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre pistol event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/nelson-lincoln-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082539/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/nelson-lincoln-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Nelson Lincoln |access-date=July 1, 2015}} Lincoln won two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games, and also won silver and bronze at the 1958 ISSF World Shooting Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/44711 |title=Nelson Lincoln |work=Olympedia |access-date=January 5, 2022}}